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Season 5 – The Expanse

2020 Drama Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure TRAILER for The Expanse: Season 5 NYCC Trailer List
100% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 88% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
Hundreds of years in the future, things are different than what humanity is used to after humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has become an independent military power. Rising tensions between Earth and Mars have put them on the brink of war. Against this backdrop, a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain come together to investigate the case of a missing young woman. The investigation leads them on a race across the solar system that could expose the greatest conspiracy in human history. Read More Read Less
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The Expanse's many threads come to a head in an excellent fifth season that expertly capitalizes on everything that makes the show work while setting the stage for an epic final season.

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Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) For those prepared to commit the necessary time and attention, it's an absolute blast. Rated: 4/5 Dec 7, 2021 Full Review Melanie McFarland Salon.com The Expanse this season served up several disaster movies, a bullet-riddled action thriller and family drama, and it did a spectacular job with each. Feb 4, 2021 Full Review Steve Greene indieWire Even with the protomolecule saga relatively sidelined this season, "The Expanse" draws so much strength from exposing how fragile an expansive society like this is. Rated: B+ Dec 21, 2020 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net After five brilliant seasons, it feels like THE EXPANSE could just continue forever. But knowing the end is near makes all this feel that much more precious. I doubt we’ll get anything this good again, at least until they adapt the final three books. Rated: 5/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Mark Serrels CNET It's a show that's stubbornly carried by its strengths, to levels of quality it has no right attaining. Mar 28, 2023 Full Review Miles Surrey The Ringer While the fifth season takes a little longer to gain momentum... it builds to a breathtaking crescendo that represents a new high mark for the series... Dec 7, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Honest D I was a little bit worried after watching the 4th season. The quality dipped noticeably. It just felt like the writing was sloppy and some of the ideas especially towards the end of the season were ridiculous (the toxic slugs made me roll my eyes). The 5th is much better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Arkadiusz K I watching all season 5 times already. That series is just brilliant. Cast and characters, story and actions. I loved this, really good SF spectacle. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Audience Member i'm surprised cara gee, shohreh aghdashloo, & wes chatham didn't blow their backs out carrying this season on their shoulders. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Lucas M Well, it's war and Drummer rocks. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Petr L The best sci-fi ever made. I watch regularly every year. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Christopher V Amos and Drummer just quietly making you proud to be a human being. Loved this season. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Dec 16, 2020 Exodus Holden pleads with Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule; Naomi gets an important lead to her son; on Luna, Avasarala hunts for Marco Inaros. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 16, 2020 Churn Holden and Fred deal with infiltrators on Tycho; Drummer's past comes back to haunt her; Amos returns to Baltimore. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 16, 2020 Mother Naomi comes face to face with Filip; Holden and Fred turn the tables; Avasarala closes in on Marco's plot. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 23, 2020 Gaugamela Marco's grand plan shocks Earth, Mars and the Belt. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 30, 2020 Down and Out Amos and Clarissa are trapped in a collapsed building; Naomi contends with her old family; Holden assembles a new crew on the Roci; Alex and Bobbie make a dangerous discovery in the Belt. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 6, 2021 Tribes Holden and the Roci go on the hunt; Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth; Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle; Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse; Avasarala returns to a position of power. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 13, 2021 Oyedeng Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco; on the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 20, 2021 Hard Vacuum Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa; on Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift; alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 27, 2021 Winnipesaukee Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth; Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike; Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 3, 2021 Nemesis Games Holden and the Roci face off against Marco's forces and Drummer, while Alex and Bobbie attempt a dangerous rescue of Naomi, and the balance of power in the Solar System shifts. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Naren Shankar, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster, Sharon Hall, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Dan Nowak
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 16, 2020