Over the years, the programme has featured an array of guest stars, including Michelle Ryan, Emilia Fox, Mackenzie Crook, Adrian Lester, Warwick Davis and Miriam Margoyles.
Johnny Capps, who co-created the show with Julian Murphy, said: "This is the series where the storylines truly reach their apex. We always felt the story of the legend was best told across five series, leading to a spectacular finale that draws on the best-known elements of this much-loved story and brings to a conclusion the battle for Camelot."
Capps confirmed earlier this summer that he and Murphy were planning to make feature-length films out of the series.
"We're hopefully going to do a trilogy – three movies. We will focus on them when we finish season five," he told Digital Spy.
"One idea we've been playing around with is to reboot the whole series [for the films]. We would go back in time and start the story again and show different parts that you didn't see in the series.
"The other idea is to do a continuation, but we haven't decided yet."
BBC One controller Danny Cohen said: "I admire the creators' decision to end Merlin on a high, but also know that we will miss it in the BBC One schedule.
"We have ambitious plans for new drama in the Saturday evening slot in 2013."
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