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Merlin
2008–2012
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #266
- IMDb #256
- Rotten Tomatoes #118
- Metacritic #268
- RatingGraph #160
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #207
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #98
- Metacritic Critics #324
- Metacritic Audience #182
- Criticker #266
- Trakt #214
Every rating
50–87
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 87.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →These are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.
Details
- Created by
- Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, Julian Jones, Julian Murphy
- Based on
- Arthurian romance
- Studio
- Shine TV
- Released
- 20 September 2008
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Old English, English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 65 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (52) →
Awards & nominations
See all 29 →4 wins from 29 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 2015 | Best DVD/Blu-Ray Television Release For "The Complete Series" | Merlin | Nominee |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 2013 | Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television | Merlin | Nominee |
| National Television Awards 2013 | Most Popular Drama | Merlin | Nominee |
| National Television Awards 2013 | Most Popular Male Drama Performance | Colin Morgan | Winner |
| SFX Awards 2013 | Best Actor | Colin Morgan | Winner |
| SFX Awards 2013 | Best Actress | Katie McGrath | Nominee |
| National Television Awards 2012 | Most Popular Drama Series | Merlin | Nominee |
| Royal Television Society 2012 | Best Sound | Merlin | Nominee |
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TV Quick Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Drama | Merlin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Colin Morgan | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Colin Morgan | Nominee |
| Best Family Drama | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Family Drama | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Family Drama | Merlin | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Merlin | Winner |
| Best Design | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Director | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Interactivity | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Merlin | Nominee |
National Television Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Most Popular Male Drama Performance | Colin Morgan | Winner |
| Most Popular Drama | Merlin | Nominee |
| Most Popular Drama Series | Merlin | Nominee |
SFX Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Colin Morgan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Katie McGrath | Nominee |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
7 nominations
| Outstanding Actor | Colin Morgan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor | Bradley James | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor | Colin Morgan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor | Colin Morgan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress | Katie McGrath | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress | Angel Coulby | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress | Katie McGrath | Nominee |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
2 nominations
| Best DVD/Blu-Ray Television Release For "The Complete Series" | Merlin | Nominee |
| Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television | Merlin | Nominee |
7th Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Merlin | Nominee |
IFMCA
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Television Series | Merlin | Nominee |
Royal Television Society
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Merlin | Nominee |
TRIC Awards
1 nomination
| TV Drama Programme of the Year | Merlin | Nominee |