Merlin Series 5 Trailer To Air On 3rd August

Sunday, 29 July 2012 - Reported by John Bowman

A feature-length trailer for the fifth series of Merlin is to be shown on BBC One on Friday 3rd August.

It will air about 8pm as part of the channel's Original British Drama campaign during the Olympics, highlighting what is coming up over the next few months, and will be shown again the next week.

BBC One Controller Danny Cohen said:

The London 2012 London Olympics provides a rare and unique opportunity to showcase some of BBC One's very best forthcoming programmes to our audiences.

We will give viewers the first exclusive look at a range of brand-new original British drama coming up on BBC One in the form of specially-made feature-length trailers. These new series highlight the exciting and broad range of tones, stories and worlds we want drama on BBC One to encapsulate.

It's a fantastically diverse and ambitious combination of fiction coming up on BBC One over the next few months.

The full schedule of the individual and exclusive trailers - with each one airing around 8pm - is as follows:

Today - Hunted

Tomorrow - Good Cop

Tuesday 31st July - Accused

Wednesday 1st August - The Secret of Crickley Hall

Thursday 2nd August - Doctor Who

Friday 3rd August - Merlin

Saturday 4th August - The Paradise

Sunday 5th August - EastEnders

Monday 6th August to Saturday 11th August - Repeats of the above

Sunday 12th August - Ripper Street

BBC Drama Commissioning Controller Ben Stephenson said:

BBC One drama offers audiences the most vibrant and most original home-grown drama in Britain today. This upcoming range of new drama titles are the very best of British, made with ambition and scale that I hope will capture the imagination of our audiences with the same spirit as the London 2012 Olympics.

It is not yet known when the new series of Merlin will start.

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Films Could Follow Merlin Series 5

Monday, 16 July 2012 - Reported by John Bowman

A trilogy of films could be made after the forthcoming fifth series of Merlin, it has been revealed.

According to a report on Digital Spy, show co-creator Johnny Capps told this year's San Diego Comic-Con:

We're hopefully going to do a trilogy - three movies. We will focus on them when we finish season five.

One idea we've been playing around with is to reboot the whole series [for the films]. We would go back in time and start the story again and show different parts that you didn't see in the series. The other idea is to do a continuation, but we haven't decided yet.

A promotional picture for Series 5 was also released at Comic-Con. Pictured right, it features Colin Morgan (Merlin), Angel Coulby (Guinevere/Gwen), Katie McGrath (Morgana), Bradley James (King Arthur), and Richard Wilson (Gaius), with the subhead "The Die Is Cast". Click on the image to enlarge it.

The new series, comprising 13 episodes, started filming in March and returns to BBC One later in the year. According to a tweet on the official Merlin Twitter account, Capps also revealed that Anthony Head will guest-star in a reprise of his role as Uther Pendragon in the fifth series. Liam Cunningham and John Bradley have also been cast. In addition, Lindsay Duncan and Janet Montgomery will be returning as Queen Annis and Princess Mithian respectively.

An official YouTube channel for the programme has also been launched, featuring trailers, promos, interviews, and various looks behind the scenes.

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Merlin Facebook Game On Its Way

Tuesday, 19 June 2012 - Reported by John Bowman

A real-time game based on the BBC One series Merlin is to be launched on Facebook.

Developed by Bossa Studios, which is owned by the parent firm of Merlin production company Shine TV, it will let gamers team up to complete quests and fight evil.

Imre Jele, Bossa co-founder and creator-in-chief, said:

We have carefully crafted the game to capture the very essence of the world's most famous sorcerer. Players can explore magical lands while adventuring alongside trusty allies in the Crystal Cave, knocking out ferocious Wilddeoren rats, or uniting with one of their favourite characters like Merlin or Arthur.

A company statement added:

Being huge fans of the awesome Merlin TV show, the opportunity to bring the enchanting legend of Merlin and Arthur of Camelot to life in a brand-new real-time game has had us spellbound for months.

When creating our latest adventure, we wanted to capture as much detail from the world of Camelot as possible and give players a truly immersive and co-operative experience. It's certainly been a lot of fun so far.

We’re absolutely thrilled at how it's all coming together and cannot wait for you guys to be able to fight the dark forces of Camelot shoulder-to-shoulder.

A behind-the-scenes developer video can be seen here.

A closed-beta trial of the game will be launched at Comic-Con International next month. In the meantime, people can sign up for it here. Merlin The Game will be launched publicly in the autumn when the show returns to UK screens for its fifth series, comprising 13 episodes.

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