Speaking after a screening of Merlin’s Series 5 premiere, the show’s co-creators and executive producers admitted making “hundreds of mistakes” on earlier episodes.

Launching the fifth series of Merlin at a press event last week, the show’s creators revealed that an endgame has been in place “almost since the beginning”.

The executive producers of Merlin have teased the main characters’ journeys in the show’s forthcoming fifth series during a Q&A at the press screening of its first episode.

Talking to journalists at the Series 5 press launch last week, Merlin’s executive producers revealed how the show’s family audience restricts their interpretation of Arthurian legend.

During a Q&A at last week’s press launch for Series 5 of Merlin, the show’s producers discussed the changes to the character of Guinevere following her rise from maid to queen.

The first episode of Merlin’s fifth series was recently screened for the press, and in a Q&A the show’s producers were asked whether the more mature tone was an attempt to engage older viewers.

Merlin stars Colin Morgan and Bradley James have discussed the changes to Camelot following the three-year gap that precedes the upcoming fifth series.

Alexander Vlahos, the new Mordred in BBC One’s Merlin, has discussed joining the cast of the fantasy drama series.

A member of Merlin‘s special effects team has hinted that Merlin‘s upcoming fifth series will be its last.