Babylon 5

1994–1998 · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 5 seasons · ★ 8.0

Ended

Syndication+13

Synopsis of Babylon 5

In 2257, humanity builds the space station Babylon 5 as a neutral ground for trade and diplomacy between species, with the aim of preventing new wars like the ones they had just endured. Human staff who run the station and alien diplomats assigned to it live together, all isolated in the middle of space. Shortly after their arrival, Vorlon ambassador Kosh narrowly survives an assassination attempt, and Commander Jeffrey Sinclair, played by Michael O'Hare, becomes the main suspect. Created by J. Michael Straczynski, the series aired on the Prime Time Entertainment Network, and its focus falls on a cast mixing military officers, doctors and ambassadors from different worlds.

«The last, best hope for peace.»

5seasons

110episodes

44 minper episode

8.0audience scoreTMDB · 629 votes

8.4IMDb rating37,654 votes

Seasons of Babylon 5

Season 11994 · 22 ep. · ★ 7.1

Season 21994 · 22 ep. · ★ 7.5

Season 31995 · 22 ep. · ★ 7.6

Season 41996 · 22 ep. · ★ 7.8

Season 51998 · 22 ep. · ★ 7.3

Cast by Babylon 5

Jerry DoyleMichael Garibaldi110 episodes

Mira FurlanDelenn110 episodes

Richard BiggsStephen Franklin110 episodes

Andreas KatsulasG'Kar110 episodes

Peter JurasikLondo Mollari110 episodes

Stephen FurstVir Cotto110 episodes

Bill MumyLennier110 episodes

Claudia ChristianSusan Ivanova89 episodes

Bruce BoxleitnerJohn Sheridan88 episodes

Jeff ConawayZack Allan74 episodes

Patricia TallmanLyta Alexander47 episodes

Julie Caitlin BrownGuinevere Corey45 episodes

Andrea ThompsonTalia Winters44 episodes

Jason CarterMarcus Cole44 episodes

Josh CoxxDavid Corwin36 episodes

Michael O'HareAmbassador Jeffrey Sinclair25 episodes

Ardwight ChamberlainUlkesh (voice)24 episodes

Tracy ScogginsElizabeth Lochley22 episodes

Robert RuslerWarren Keffer22 episodes

Mary Kay AdamsNa'Toth22 episodes

Marianne RobertsonTech #120 episodes

Mark HendricksonAlien18 episodes

Jonathan ChapmanBrakiri15 episodes

Kim StraussDrazi Ambassador14 episodes

Ed WasserMorden13 episodes

Walter KoenigAlfred Bester12 episodes

Michael McKenzieAlien Customer11 episodes

Wayne AlexanderDrazi11 episodes

Maggie EganJane / ISN Anchor11 episodes

Robin Atkin DownesMorann9 episodes

Damian LondonCentauri Senator9 episodes

Denise GentileLise Hampton9 episodes

Neil BradleyNarn9 episodes

Marjorie MonaghanNumber One / Tessa Holloran7 episodes

David L. CrowleyLou Welch7 episodes

Louis OrtizWaiter / Religious Representative (uncredited)7 episodes

John VickeryNeroon6 episodes

William ForwardLord Refa6 episodes

Robin SachsHedronn6 episodes

Macaulay BrutonGaribaldi's Aide6 episodes

Technical Details

Created by: J. Michael Straczynski
Address: Michael Vejar, David J. Eagle, Jim Johnston, Janet Greek, John C. Flinn III
Writing: J. Michael Straczynski, Larry DiTillio, D.C. Fontana, Peter David, Harlan Ellison
Production companies: Babylonian Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network or Platform: TNT, Syndication
Country: United States
Original Language: English
Premiere: January 26, 1994
Last Episode: November 25, 1998 (5x22)
Status: Ended
Type: Fiction
Awards: Won 2 Emmy Awards; 18 wins and 26 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Awards for Babylon 5

🏆 Ray Bradbury Award

Source: Wikidata

Trivia about Babylon 5

Straczynski conceived the series as a "television novel," with a five-year story arc planned in advance, something unusual for American television at the time.

Straczynski wrote 92 of the 110 episodes, including all 44 episodes of the third and fourth seasons, something never before achieved in American television.

Straczynski estimated that each episode cost about $650,000, compared with $1.5 million per episode for Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Christopher Franke composed the soundtrack for all five seasons, after Stewart Copeland, who had worked on the original TV movie, was unable to return for the first season.

As many as twelve people took turns playing supporting alien roles wearing prosthetics and makeup, and the production informally called them the "Babylon 5 Alien Rep Group."

Warner Bros. doubted that audiences would stick with a continuing storyline and that a science fiction series, with the exception of Star Trek, would make it to three seasons before being canceled.

In 2023, the direct-to-video animated film "Babylon 5: The Road Home" premiered, written by J. Michael Straczynski, with Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, Bill Mumy, Tracy Scoggins and Patricia Tallman reprising their roles as voice actors.

The film brought back part of the original cast and replaced deceased actors with new voices, such as Rebecca Riedy as Delenn, Phil LaMarr as Franklin and Anthony Hansen as Garibaldi. It was released on August 15, 2023.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)