Series 5

Series 5 will be the fifth series of the highly popular drama show, Merlin. It has been officially commissioned by the BBC, due to popularity and anticipation. This was confirmed 24 July 2011 by Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. Filming will begin March 2012 in Cardiff, Wales and Pierrefonds, France. 13 episodes have been ordered.

However, at this stage it's not clear when the 5th series will be shown as Doctor Who seemingly will take the Autumn/Winter slot for its 7th series in 2012.

Confirmed Information

 * According to Julian Murphy in a recent interview, Merlin Series 5 will begin following a cliffhanger at the end of the finale of Series 4 (more of a cliffhanger than ever done before) which will become a large part of Series 5. Furthermore, series 5 will feature the return of an evil character that we've met in earlier series.
 * Series 5 will open with a two-parter, just like Series 3 and Series 4 did.
 * There will be two new monsters or creatures that we haven't met before in the first couple of episodes.

Cast
Note: Rumoured Cast is on the talk page
 * Merlin - Colin Morgan
 * Arthur Pendragon - Bradley James
 * Guinevere - Angel Coulby
 * Gaius - Richard Wilson
 * Morgana Pendragon - Katie McGrath
 * Voice of The Great Dragon - John Hurt
 * Sir Gwaine - Eoin Macken
 * Sir Percival - Tom Hopper
 * Sir Elyan - Adetomiwa Edun
 * Sir Leon - Rupert Young