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Merlin star Colin Morgan has revealed that new episodes of Merlin will be darker than past instalments.

He told SFX that the third series of the BBC drama will see relationships between characters stretched to breaking point.

“Bad things are happening,” he confirmed. “The third series is set a year in the future. We get straight into the action and we don’t really hold back on a lot of the confrontations, and the changes in the characters are evident right from the very beginning.”

He added: “Friendships are being forged and broken and reborn and burned again.”

However, producer Julian Murphy insisted that comedy will still play a big part in the programme.

“It’s still a family show,” he claimed. “We’re careful about what we do. We also keep a lot of humour. There’s a fantastic story where a goblin (played by Mark Williams) appears, which is probably the funniest episode we’ve ever made.”

The new series of Merlin will air on BBC One in September.

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Series 3 in September, so please stop asking.

This year, some of the cast and crew of the hit BBC series Merlin made their first trip across the pond to attend Comic-Con in San Diego.  Co-creators Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy were on hand, as well as stars Anthony Head and Colin Morgan.  Merlin airs here in the States on the SyFy Channel.

We got a chance to sit down with all four of them individually to fire off a slew of questions, ranging from how they deal with the success of the show having led to an enlarged fan presence at Château de Pierrefonds — which is open to the public while they film — to what they call the hardcore UK fans behind their backs (lovingly, of course!).

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Making its first appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego, BBC’s “Merlin” brought stars Colin Morgan and Anthony Head, along with creators/writers Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, across the pond to share what is up-coming for the show’s third season.

Morgan, who plays the title role of Merlin on the show, was clearly pleased with the warm reception by the fans. Although jet-lagged from the whirlwind trip to San Diego from the UK, Morgan did not mind that he was essentially flying out for one day and then quickly returning so that he could film a major stunt sequence for the show. His enthusiasm and excitement for both the show and the privilege of promoting the show at Comic-Con was infectious. He, along with co-star Anthony Head, were just happy that they were getting this chance to meet the fans.

Due to the show’s rigorous filming schedule, there is rarely a moment to breathe, let alone stop and fly half-way around the world. It was a miracle that they were able to carve out a window of time at all for such a jaunt. But by some lucky alignment of the stars, or perhaps a bit of Merlin’s fabled magic, they arrived to share a bit about the family adventure show that has captured the hearts of children and adults around the globe. Currently airing in over 180 countries, “Merlin” has sky-rocketed in popularity.

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Comic-Con is a place where all sorts of friends can meet, as evidenced by this photo. Cindy Morgan, who played Yori/Dr. Lora Baines in the original Tron film, claims that not only is Merlin currently her favorite television series, but that it is also the only one she watched regularly. King Uther himself, Anthony Head, has previously said that he is a huge fan of the original Tron. Since they were both in sunny San Diego for the big event at the same time, why not get everyone together? Tron: Legacy premieres in theaters on December 17th, though with the notable absence of Cindy. Merlin begins its third series this autumn on the BBC.

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