Here’s a selection of hints and teasers for Merlin Series 5 we’ve gleaned from this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

• The story picks up three years after the events of Series 4
• All the characters have grown up significantly
• Early on Merlin is shown a terrifying vision and he has fight like mad to stop it from happening
• Morgana has been held captive for two years
• Gwen’s role in Camelot is bigger and she gives council to Arthur
• Arthur’s attitude to magic is questioned a lot and he is forced to confront it head on
• Morgana is more determined than ever get revenge
• Aithusa will be back and is now Morgana’s confidant
• One episode is set in a snowy landscape and features wolves (above)
• Morgana gets to interact with the Camelot regulars in an clever way
• Mordred still has his telepathic connection with Merlin and knows his secret
• Merlin will be tempted to use darker magic