User blog comment:Broman178/Will Merlin end with magic returning to Camelot?/@comment-4650675-20120126174029

I think that Merlin should go on from that point until the final battle, were Arthur supposedly dies. It would be a shame if she show stops when Merlin starts fulfilling his role, because the biggest threats come after Albion unites and until it falls to pieces again there are so many important aspects of the legends that need to be seen. With that in mind, there could be 10 series minimum. However, the writers always had 5 seasons in mind, which means that: 1) we will only see the beginning of Albion (since it's about the adventures of young Merlin), 2) season 5 will be set several years ahead in the future, where Albion's already created(a bit unlikely) or 3) have more seasons.