Confirmed Facts
1.It was confirmed at the SDCC Merlin Press with
Bradley James that the tagline for the series -
"The Darkest Hour is Just Before the Dawn" - is
actually one of his lines. Watch it here at
link
2. v=Wax0DoWJeRc&feature=related There are also
links to the SDCC Merlin Press with Colin Morgan
and the SDCC Merlin Press with Katie McGrath in
the Suggestions bar on the right hand side of the
page.
3. Merlin is in torment after making a grave error
that causes huge upset for Arthur.[5]
4.Merlin will get the biggest chance he'll ever have to bring magic back to Camelot.
5.Nimueh will be accidently revived by Morgana and will return.
6.Merlin will show a darker and damaged side to
his personality. His personality will presumably
become darker than the previous three seasons.
7.A sword will be burned near the start of the
series.
8.There will be more Knights of the Round Table.
9.Old Merlin/Emrys appears regularly. Morgana
knows that her doom is Emrys and wants to get
him, even though she doesn't know who he is.
Morgause and Morgana will start looking for
Emrys, unaware that he is Merlin.
10.Lancelot has a major role in Revival of the
Witch.
11.Lancelot will be declared dead, which causes
mourning among Merlin, Arthur, the knights and
especially Gwen.
12.There will be more stories about Uther's past.
13.The way Lancelot is portrayed may be
substantially different from the legends.
14.Merlin and Gwen's friendship will be explored
this series.
15.Gwen and Lancelot may be under a love
enchantment, causing a fight between Lancelot and
Arthur. In the official trailer, Guinevere is
shown to be wearing a suspicious bracelet, while
kissing Lancelot. Lancelot also shows suspicious
behavior, since he attacks Arthur. The most
likely possibility is that Agravaine has put a
spell on them with Morgana or Morgause's help
causing a fight and trouble.
17.There will be an episode that focuses solely on
dragons and the future of the dragons.
18.Merlin is going to struggle keeping his
friendship with Arthur going on, but he is met
with a wall and he's not sure how to deal with
that.
19.Merlin's greatest fear is a reincarnation of
Uther in Arthur: if there's any sign that Arthur
is thinking like Uther, then he can never bring
his magic to the foreground. He can never get the
kingdom he wants to have.
20.Merlin will dress like a knight of camelot.
(Not sure why thought but was confirmed by Colin
Morgan) [9]
21.There will be a dragon egg in one of the
episodes.
22.Uther is closer and warmer towards Arthur.
There's some really nice, emotional stuff between
them.
23.As per usual Uther and Merlin will have just a
little interaction. Merlin will be sympathetic
towards Uther but ultimately loyal to Arthur.
24,In the blooper reel, someone will temporarily
wear Merlin's costume and serve Arthur.
25.Morgana and Morgause will go to the Isle of the
Blessed.
26.Someone emerges from the Lake of Avalon.
27.The Isle of The Blessed will be used in a big
way for the two parter opening episodes .
Rumours
1.Only Excalibur can kill the faceless beings. This is very possible
2.Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic
3.Merlin reads the ancient book of prophecys and is shocked by what is said
4.The Great Purge make be shown briefly in a flashback
5.Morgana will have somewhat of a reluctant romance, possibly with Gwaine.
6.Arthur's mother Ygraine will appear (in a vision or flashback).
7.Mordred and Arthur will meet again.
8.Merlin meets Morgana at the Isle of the Blessed.
9.Arthur kills Uther after learning the truth of his birth again.(spoiler)
10.Gwen tells Arthur about Merlin's powers and he banishes him from Camelot.
11.When magic returns to Camelot, it makes more bad than good and Merlin is blamed.
12.Morgana and Merlin will have a kissing scene.
13.Arthur will confront Morgana for the first time after discovering her true nature.
14.Agravaine kills Uther.
15. Alvarr will return. This is very possible.
16.Emrys confronts Morgana.
17.Roles change in the Morgana and Mordred relationship has he not the little innocent boy that was once shown to her.
19.Mordred of course knows who Emyrs is, but is not choosing to tell Morgana or Morgause just yet.
20.Morgause is Mordred's mother. In the legends, Mordred is supposed to be Morgan Le Fay's nephew.
21.The evil alliance of Mordred and Morgana comes to pass towards the end of series 4 and follows on after the revelation of everything being out in the open.
22.Merlin leaves Camelot.
23.Merlin begins his quest in searching within and far to become the Merlin/Emrys that is fortold.This is very possible.
24.The Lady Vivian may return still being under the love enchantment seen in 2x10, or as a guest to the wedding of Arthur and Guinevere.
25.Freya will reappear in The Lake of Avalon.
26.Vivienne, mother of Morgana and Morgause, and sister of Igraine, will appear .
27.Once Morgana learns that Merlin has magic, there will be a magical battle between the two.
Main Cast
Colin Morgan as Merlin/Emrys
Bradley James as Arthur Pendragon
Angel Coulby as Guinevere
Katie McGrath as Morgana Pendragon
Anthony Head as Uther Pendragon
Richard Wilson as Gaius
Emilia Fox as Morgause
Santiago Cabrera as Sir Lancelot
John Hurt as the voice of Kilgharrah the Great Dragon
Eoin Macken as Sir Gwaine
Cast to Reappear
Tom Hopper as Percival
Adetomiwa Edun as Elyan
Caroline Faber as Hunith
Asa Butterfield as Mordred
Warwick Davis as Grettir
Alice Patten as Ygraine Pendragon
Rupert Young as Sir Leon
Michelle Ryan as Nimueh
Michael Cronin as Geoffrey of Monmouth
Rumoured Cast
David Schofield as Alined
Laura Donnelly as Freya Very possible
Harry Melling as Gilli
Georgia Moffett as Lady Vivian
Joseph Mawle as Alvarr
New Cast
Phil Davis as The Gleeman
Nathaniel Parker as Agravaine
Charlenne MacKenna as Lamia
Hayley Bishop as Caelia
James Callis as TBA
Gemma Jones as The Cailleach (gatekeeper to the spirit world)
Lindsay Duncan as Queen Annis
Zee Asha as Audrey
Steven Hartley as King Carleon
Emma Tainton as Servant
Andrew Fowler as Knight of Camelot
Sarah Beck Mather as Vilia
Zig Byfield as Goron
Anya Beth-Davies as one of the girls who gets saved by Vikings
Terence Maynard as Helius
Gary Lewis as sorcerer
Miranda Raison as Isolde
Ben Daniels as Tristan
Wayne Foskett as John Howden
Paul Kynman as Sir Cador
Janet Montgomery as visiting princess to Camelot
Katie Moore as Drea
Maureen Carr as Dochraid (vampire who lives in Camelot)
episodes
1 Revival of the Witch: Part 1
2 Revival of the Witch: Part 2
3 An Uncle, and an Enemy
4 The Traitor is Betrayed
5 Powerless
12 Mystery of Time
1.It was confirmed at the SDCC Merlin Press with
Bradley James that the tagline for the series -
"The Darkest Hour is Just Before the Dawn" - is
actually one of his lines. Watch it here at
link
2. v=Wax0DoWJeRc&feature=related There are also
links to the SDCC Merlin Press with Colin Morgan
and the SDCC Merlin Press with Katie McGrath in
the Suggestions bar on the right hand side of the
page.
3. Merlin is in torment after making a grave error
that causes huge upset for Arthur.[5]
4.Merlin will get the biggest chance he'll ever have to bring magic back to Camelot.
5.Nimueh will be accidently revived by Morgana and will return.
6.Merlin will show a darker and damaged side to
his personality. His personality will presumably
become darker than the previous three seasons.
7.A sword will be burned near the start of the
series.
8.There will be more Knights of the Round Table.
9.Old Merlin/Emrys appears regularly. Morgana
knows that her doom is Emrys and wants to get
him, even though she doesn't know who he is.
Morgause and Morgana will start looking for
Emrys, unaware that he is Merlin.
10.Lancelot has a major role in Revival of the
Witch.
11.Lancelot will be declared dead, which causes
mourning among Merlin, Arthur, the knights and
especially Gwen.
12.There will be more stories about Uther's past.
13.The way Lancelot is portrayed may be
substantially different from the legends.
14.Merlin and Gwen's friendship will be explored
this series.
15.Gwen and Lancelot may be under a love
enchantment, causing a fight between Lancelot and
Arthur. In the official trailer, Guinevere is
shown to be wearing a suspicious bracelet, while
kissing Lancelot. Lancelot also shows suspicious
behavior, since he attacks Arthur. The most
likely possibility is that Agravaine has put a
spell on them with Morgana or Morgause's help
causing a fight and trouble.
17.There will be an episode that focuses solely on
dragons and the future of the dragons.
18.Merlin is going to struggle keeping his
friendship with Arthur going on, but he is met
with a wall and he's not sure how to deal with
that.
19.Merlin's greatest fear is a reincarnation of
Uther in Arthur: if there's any sign that Arthur
is thinking like Uther, then he can never bring
his magic to the foreground. He can never get the
kingdom he wants to have.
20.Merlin will dress like a knight of camelot.
(Not sure why thought but was confirmed by Colin
Morgan) [9]
21.There will be a dragon egg in one of the
episodes.
22.Uther is closer and warmer towards Arthur.
There's some really nice, emotional stuff between
them.
23.As per usual Uther and Merlin will have just a
little interaction. Merlin will be sympathetic
towards Uther but ultimately loyal to Arthur.
24,In the blooper reel, someone will temporarily
wear Merlin's costume and serve Arthur.
25.Morgana and Morgause will go to the Isle of the
Blessed.
26.Someone emerges from the Lake of Avalon.
27.The Isle of The Blessed will be used in a big
way for the two parter opening episodes .
Rumours
1.Only Excalibur can kill the faceless beings. This is very possible
2.Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic
3.Merlin reads the ancient book of prophecys and is shocked by what is said
4.The Great Purge make be shown briefly in a flashback
5.Morgana will have somewhat of a reluctant romance, possibly with Gwaine.
6.Arthur's mother Ygraine will appear (in a vision or flashback).
7.Mordred and Arthur will meet again.
8.Merlin meets Morgana at the Isle of the Blessed.
9.Arthur kills Uther after learning the truth of his birth again.(spoiler)
10.Gwen tells Arthur about Merlin's powers and he banishes him from Camelot.
11.When magic returns to Camelot, it makes more bad than good and Merlin is blamed.
12.Morgana and Merlin will have a kissing scene.
13.Arthur will confront Morgana for the first time after discovering her true nature.
14.Agravaine kills Uther.
15. Alvarr will return. This is very possible.
16.Emrys confronts Morgana.
17.Roles change in the Morgana and Mordred relationship has he not the little innocent boy that was once shown to her.
19.Mordred of course knows who Emyrs is, but is not choosing to tell Morgana or Morgause just yet.
20.Morgause is Mordred's mother. In the legends, Mordred is supposed to be Morgan Le Fay's nephew.
21.The evil alliance of Mordred and Morgana comes to pass towards the end of series 4 and follows on after the revelation of everything being out in the open.
22.Merlin leaves Camelot.
23.Merlin begins his quest in searching within and far to become the Merlin/Emrys that is fortold.This is very possible.
24.The Lady Vivian may return still being under the love enchantment seen in 2x10, or as a guest to the wedding of Arthur and Guinevere.
25.Freya will reappear in The Lake of Avalon.
26.Vivienne, mother of Morgana and Morgause, and sister of Igraine, will appear .
27.Once Morgana learns that Merlin has magic, there will be a magical battle between the two.
Main Cast
Colin Morgan as Merlin/Emrys
Bradley James as Arthur Pendragon
Angel Coulby as Guinevere
Katie McGrath as Morgana Pendragon
Anthony Head as Uther Pendragon
Richard Wilson as Gaius
Emilia Fox as Morgause
Santiago Cabrera as Sir Lancelot
John Hurt as the voice of Kilgharrah the Great Dragon
Eoin Macken as Sir Gwaine
Cast to Reappear
Tom Hopper as Percival
Adetomiwa Edun as Elyan
Caroline Faber as Hunith
Asa Butterfield as Mordred
Warwick Davis as Grettir
Alice Patten as Ygraine Pendragon
Rupert Young as Sir Leon
Michelle Ryan as Nimueh
Michael Cronin as Geoffrey of Monmouth
Rumoured Cast
David Schofield as Alined
Laura Donnelly as Freya Very possible
Harry Melling as Gilli
Georgia Moffett as Lady Vivian
Joseph Mawle as Alvarr
New Cast
Phil Davis as The Gleeman
Nathaniel Parker as Agravaine
Charlenne MacKenna as Lamia
Hayley Bishop as Caelia
James Callis as TBA
Gemma Jones as The Cailleach (gatekeeper to the spirit world)
Lindsay Duncan as Queen Annis
Zee Asha as Audrey
Steven Hartley as King Carleon
Emma Tainton as Servant
Andrew Fowler as Knight of Camelot
Sarah Beck Mather as Vilia
Zig Byfield as Goron
Anya Beth-Davies as one of the girls who gets saved by Vikings
Terence Maynard as Helius
Gary Lewis as sorcerer
Miranda Raison as Isolde
Ben Daniels as Tristan
Wayne Foskett as John Howden
Paul Kynman as Sir Cador
Janet Montgomery as visiting princess to Camelot
Katie Moore as Drea
Maureen Carr as Dochraid (vampire who lives in Camelot)
episodes
1 Revival of the Witch: Part 1
2 Revival of the Witch: Part 2
3 An Uncle, and an Enemy
4 The Traitor is Betrayed
5 Powerless
12 Mystery of Time