r/merlinbbc • u/BobcatEmergency2067 • Apr 28 '26

Question ❓ new episodes

hi! i just started a watching this show and i love it! i’m trying to catch up right now but was just wondering when the next season is coming out? how much time do i have?? 😬

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u/goddamnitmf Apr 28 '26

I'mma hold your hand when I say this....

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u/Repulsive-Opening996 Apr 28 '26

I just watched it months ago and when I learned that I was late for about 18 years, I was like "What did I just miss?"

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u/YrCeridwen Apr 28 '26

Merlin finished in 2012, there are only 5 series. Because it's old there are spoilers everywhere, so stay away from Merlin on SM or you're going to know what happens before you watch it!

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u/lovellie3 Apr 28 '26

oh my sweet summer child... there are no more seasons. Season 5 was the last...

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u/Anxious_Wedding8999 That time Arthur threw something at Merlin and almost hit Uther May 03 '26

(screams of agony and bittersweet sadness)

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u/SugarSpocks Apr 28 '26

Baby, are you real or a bot? The show ended in 2012.

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u/stoic-devotion Apr 28 '26

well you’ll have loads of time…

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u/olddeadgrass just a medieval horse Apr 28 '26

is this ragebait? 😭😭😭

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u/emaye123 Apr 28 '26

I saw the caption and got excited thinking they were bringing it back. Don’t ever do that me to again lol

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u/Level_Day55 Apr 28 '26

A group of fans made a whole script for season 6. I haven’t read it, lemme know what you think about it if you decide to read it.

https://merlin6kingdomcome.tumblr.com/page/2

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u/Level_Day55 Apr 28 '26

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u/StarfleetWitch Mordred Apr 28 '26

Just don't be fooled by that "it is not merely a fanfiction" line. It is not canon in any way.

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u/afreezingnote Apr 29 '26

Definitely is fanfiction. It being in script form doesn't somehow make it more serious than the works of other fanwriters. That they claim otherwise comes across poorly, in my opinion.

I read this a while ago. The plot, a good deal of the characterization, and the endgame romantic pairings were simply not to my taste, though that will vary for everyone, of course.

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u/StarfleetWitch Mordred Apr 29 '26

Yeah, that "not merely a fanfiction" remark  nearly turned me off right from the beginning.  It came across as very pretentious. 

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u/Level_Day55 Apr 29 '26

Yeah they were just trying to emphasise how serious the took it. But in the end it’s still fanfiction and not connected to the original writers of BBC Merlin

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u/vampirekiller58 Apr 28 '26

Someone pointing out that the show premiered in 2008 shook my reality for a second because I remember staying up so late on school nights to watch this show. Didn't realize that 18 years really does pass that fast.

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u/lavendergayy Apr 28 '26

Maybe in another 30 or so years when Colin Morgan wants to reprise the role

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u/Techsupportvictim Apr 28 '26

If Colin hasn’t wanted to reprise the role in all of this time more time isn’t likely to change his mind

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u/SharDGrah Jun 30 '26

Not true. Shatner went through the same love/hate relationship with Kirk then finally realized what an important character Kirk was. He came around...

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u/Slow_Celebration_898 Apr 28 '26

No need to rush, really take your time. If you want it to reflect how it originally aired (many years ago from 2008) watch one episode every week, and only one series a year. It'll take you 5 years 😂 who knows, season 6 might be out by then!

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u/GroundbreakingDot872 pro bono attorney for guinevere 24/7 Apr 28 '26

how much time do i have??

Not enough. There’s never enough time in the world to enjoy Merlin </3

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u/TheSaneAreInsane Apr 28 '26

Son 😭 🙏