Arrow: Season 5
2016 · 23 episodes · ★ 7.4
What Season 5 of Arrow
Oliver serves as mayor of Star City and, at the same time, as the city's protector, and the weight of both roles starts to take its toll. To take on gangster Tobias Church, he forms a team of rookie vigilantes that includes Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp. Green Arrow's training methods put the recruits to the test, and Oliver has to decide how far he's willing to push them. Diggle, Felicity and Lyla stand by his side, although their interests don't always align with his.
Season 5 Episodes
5x01 Legacy
A deadly new criminal, Tobias Church, threatens Star City, which forces Oliver to consider forming a new team of superheroes to help him do battle. In flashbacks, Oliver faces off against the Bratva in Russia.
Directing: James Bamford · Writing: Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim · Starring: Katie Cassidy, Rick Gonzalez, Nisreen Slim, Alexander Calvert
5x02 The Recruits
Oliver recruits Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp for his team, but his training methods prove to be too much for some to handle. In flashbacks, Oliver continues his initiation into the Bratva.
Directing: James Bamford · Writing: Beth Schwartz, Speed Weed · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Suki Kaiser, Michael Dorn
5x03 A Matter of Trust
The Green Arrow is forced to face a powerful new drug dealer when Wild Dog goes off on his own.
Directing: Gregory Smith · Writing: Ben Sokolowski, Emilio Ortega Aldrich · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Michael Rowe, Christopher Ang
5x04 Penance
Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
Directing: Dermott Downs · Writing: Brian Ford Sullivan, Oscar Balderrama · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Vincent Gale, Andrew Baker
5x05 Human Target
When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance AKA the Human Target, for help. Meanwhile, Felicity's worlds collide when Detective Malone joins the ACU.
Directing: Laura Belsey · Writing: Oscar Balderrama, Sarah Tarkoff · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Chad L. Coleman, Curtis Braconnier
5x06 So It Begins
Prometheus claims two more victims, and Oliver realizes that the killings are related to the people on his father's list. His recruits aren't happy to hear that Oliver used to be a serial killer. In the past, Oliver finally meets Kovar and may not live to regret it.
Directing: John Behring · Writing: Wendy Mericle, Brian Ford Sullivan · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Jonel Earl, Nicholas Holmes
5x07 Vigilante
When the bodies of two criminals are dropped at SCPD, Oliver realizes there is a new Vigilante in Star City. The team is split about whether they should stop someone who is helping keep the city safe. Diggle is frustrated with his new situation and Thea fights for Lance who confesses a shocking secret. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver finally sits down with Konstantin Kovar.
Directing: Gordon Verheul · Writing: Ben Sokolowski, Emilio Ortega Aldrich · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Toby Levins, Dolph Lundgren
5x08 Invasion! (III)
Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert and Moira Queen are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl.The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I) and The Flash S03E08 Invasion! (II). It continues on DC's Legends of Tomorrow S02E07 Invasion! (IV).
Directing: James Bamford · Writing: Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim · Starring: Katie Cassidy, Rick Gonzalez, Susanna Thompson, John Barrowman
5x09 What We Leave Behind Mid-Season Finale
After Prometheus attacks Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus knows all of Team Arrow's secret identities and is planning to come for them one by one. Felicity and Detective Malone discover a clue that links Prometheus to Oliver's past.
Directing: Antonio Negret · Writing: Wendy Mericle, Beth Schwartz · Starring: Katie Cassidy, Rick Gonzalez, Joe Dinicol, Tyler Ritter
5x10 Who Are You?
Worried that Prometheus is right and he is truly a killer at heart, Oliver looks for any ray of hope and finds it in what seems to be the miraculous return of Laurel Lance. However Felicity, still reeling from Detective Malone's murder, is bent on revenge - she wants to stop Prometheus at any cost. While in prison, Diggle fights for his life.
Directing: Gregory Smith · Writing: Ben Sokolowski, Brian Ford Sullivan · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Katie Cassidy, Joe Dinicol, Katie Cassidy
5x11 Second Chances
In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver gets help from a surprising source - Talia al Ghul. However, when she reveals what she wants from him in exchange, Oliver isn't sure he can accept her help. Felicity attempts to hack the NSA to help free Diggle but when her online efforts are flagged, she faces off against an unknown adversary. Meanwhile, Curtis tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland, he uncovered online who has been wreaking havoc all over the country.
Directing: Mark Bunting · Writing: Speed Weed, Sarah Tarkoff · Starring: Joe Dinicol, Steve Bacic, Juliana Harkavy, Clayton James
5x12 Bratva
A mission takes Oliver, Felicity and team to Russia where they meet up with Oliver's old friend, Anatoly. Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance returns to the mayor's office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it's up to Rene to help keep things on track.
Directing: Ben Hernandez Bray · Writing: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Oscar Balderrama · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Joe Dinicol, Robert Salvador
5x13 Spectre of the Gun
A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene about his family. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. Meanwhile, Oliver must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker.
Directing: Kristin Windell · Writing: Marc Guggenheim · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Parveen Dosanjh, Samaire Armstrong
5x14 The Sin-Eater
China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Det. Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk.
Directing: Mary Lambert · Writing: Jenny Lynn, Barbara Bloom · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Kelly Hu, Rutina Wesley
5x15 Fighting Fire with Fire
Oliver faces his biggest challenge yet as mayor. Felicity continues down her dark path with Helix. After Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as the mayor, Diggle leads the team in a mission to stop Vigilante once and for all.
Directing: Michael Schultz · Writing: Ben Sokolowski, Speed Weed · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, David Meunier, Mike Dopud
5x16 Checkmate
Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.
Directing: Ken Shane · Writing: Beth Schwartz, Sarah Tarkoff · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Parveen Dosanjh, David Meunier
5x17 Kapiushon
Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly.
Directing: Kevin Tancharoen · Writing: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Brian Ford Sullivan · Starring: John Barrowman, Dolph Lundgren, David Meunier, Mike Dopud
5x18 Disbanded
Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Oliver's decision to ask the Bratva for help in taking down Prometheus.
Directing: J.J. Makaro · Writing: Rebecca Bellotto · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Carly Pope, Raresh DiMofte
5x19 Dangerous Liaisons
Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.
Directing: Joel Novoa · Writing: Speed Weed · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Nisreen Slim, Kacey Rohl
5x20 Underneath
Oliver and Felicity get trapped in the bunker together, while Diggle and Lyla deal with marital issues.
Directing: Wendey Stanzler · Writing: Wendy Mericle, Beth Schwartz · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Audrey Marie Anderson, Jack Moore
5x21 Honor Thy Fathers
Oliver faces the forced release of criminals prosecuted by Adrian Chase, while a crate is delivered to Oliver's office containing a corpse in concrete.
Directing: Laura Belsey · Writing: Marc Guggenheim, Sarah Tarkoff · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Jamey Sheridan, Dolph Lundgren
5x22 Missing
Black Siren returns to give Chase help; Felicity plans a birthday party for Oliver; Lance is angry with Rene for missing the custody hearing about his daughter.
Directing: Mairzee Almas · Writing: Oscar Balderrama, Speed Weed · Starring: Katie Cassidy, John Barrowman, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law
5x23 Lian Yu Season Finale
Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.
Directing: Jesse Warn · Writing: Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Mericle · Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Susanna Thompson, Juliana Harkavy, Katie Cassidy
Season 5 Cast
Stephen AmellOliver Queen / Green Arrow23 episodes
David RamseyJohn Diggle / Spartan23 episodes
Paul BlackthorneQuentin Lance23 episodes
Echo KellumCurtis Holt23 episodes
David NyklAnatoly Knyazev13 episodes
Joe DinicolRory Regan / Ragman11 episodes
Juliana HarkavyTina Boland10 episodes
Tyler RitterDetective Billy Malone6 episodes
Lexa DoigTalia al Ghul6 episodes
Nisreen SlimReporter #25 episodes
Alexandr KaluginHooded Man5 episodes
Audrey Marie AndersonLyla Michaels5 episodes
Keri AdamsBethany Snow5 episodes
John BarrowmanMalcolm Merlyn4 episodesAll Seasons
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Are in Season 5 of Arrow?
Season 5 of Arrow has 23 episodes.
When Did Season 5 of Arrow Premiere?
Aired October 5, 2016.
Where to Watch Season 5 of Arrow
In Spain, on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
What is the best episode of Season 5?
According to the TMDB audience rating, episode 5x23, «Lian Yu», with a 8.5.