ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME Casts Merlin & Guinevere

Deadline reports that Season 5 of ABC's hit show ONCE UPON A TIME will feature characters from the well-known fantasy-land of Camelot. A few weeks ago Liam Garrigan was cast as King Arthur, and it has now been revealed that Elliot Knight will join him as MERLIN while Joana Metrass plays Guinevere. Additionally, Andrew Jenkins will take on the role of Percival, one of Arthur's most loyal knights.

The upcoming Season 5 will revolve around the Savior, Emma Swan, and her search for Merlin who will be the only one who can save her from becoming The Dark One.

Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama series that premiered on October 23, 2011, on ABC. The show takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, whose residents are characters from various fairy tales transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by a powerful curse. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline in Storybrooke, as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character's life before the curse was enacted. The show airs Sundays at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT.

Once Upon a Time was created by Lost and Tron: Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Its first season received "generally favorable" reviews from critics. Metacritic gave it a score of 66 out of 100 based on 26 reviews. The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and achieved an adult 18-49 rating/share of 4.0/10. The second season premiered on September 30, 2012, to an audience of 11.36 million, while the third season began on September 29, 2013, opening to 8.52 million viewers. In May 2014, ABC renewed the show for its fourth season, premiering in September 2014 to an audience of 9.47 million viewers. The series was renewed for a fifth season in May 2015.

Season five is set to premiere on September 27, 2015 at 8pm on ABC.

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