After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Britons are under attack from the barbaric Saxons, and the old religion of the goddess is threatened with oppression by the rise of Christianity.
Morgaine abandons her son, Mordred, leaving him in the hands of her aunt, Morgause. When she returns to Camelot, Morgaine meets Sir Accolon, and finds herself drawn to him - but thanks to Guinevere's manipulations she ends up marrying his father.
In this unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, THE MISTS OF AVALON tells the familiar tale but with an important twist: The story is told through the eyes of the women who wielded power behind King Arthur's throne. Filmed on location in Prague, THE MISTS OF AVALON follows the women of Avalon from their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies in the battle between Christianity and Paganism that threatens to bring down the kingdom.