Fringe: Season 5

2012 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 5 of Fringe

Season five picks up from events depicted in season four's flash-forward episode the seemingly peaceful Observers seized control of our universe in 2015. Now, in 2036, they have become ruthless rulers who stand unopposed. What awaits in the future, however, is the Fringe Team's final stand to protect our world.

13episodes

Sep 28, 2012premiered

Jan 18, 2013Latest episode

9.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
Sep 28, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
The Fringe team - preserved in amber for 20 years - is now a rebel resistance team fighting for freedom. Peter, reunited with his now adult daughter, Etta, sets out to find out what happened to his wife and Etta's mom - Olivia - as they start their mission to save the world from the Observers.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik · Writing: J. H. Wyman · Starring: Clark Middleton, Georgina Haig, Giacomo Baessato, Alex Dafoe
5x02 In Absentia
Oct 5, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
The Fringe team revisits the Harvard lab, now under Observer control, to try to find the information they need as the team fights on in their mission to save the world.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: J. H. Wyman, David Fury · Starring: Georgina Haig, Andrew Coghlan, Jennifer Cheon Garcia, Robin Jung
5x03 The Recordist
Oct 12, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
As the rogue Fringe team continues to fight off the oppressive Observers’ invasion, unforeseen events lead them into a forest where they encounter a strange subculture of people devoted to recording human history.
Directing: Jeff T. Thomas · Writing: Graham Roland · Starring: Georgina Haig, Gaelan Beatty, Bojan Dulabic, Gaalen Engen
5x04 The Bullet That Saved the World
Oct 26, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
When the Fringe team tracks a lead into a hostile and heavily guarded location, Phillip Broyles resurfaces…but can he be trusted?
Directing: David Straiton · Writing: Alison Schapker · Starring: Lance Reddick, Dave Thompson, Georgina Haig, Charles Zuckermann
5x05 An Origin Story
Nov 2, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
The Fringe team responds to recent devastating events, and a key member makes a pivotal and shocking move.
Directed by: P.J. Pesce · Written by: J. H. Wyman · Starring: Ted Cole, Paul Moniz de Sa, David Stuart, Shaun Smyth
5x06 Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There
Nov 9, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Walter retrieves another video tape from the amber and it leads the team into a pocket universe.
Directing: Jon Cassar · Writing: David Fury · Starring: Colleen Winton, Georgina Haig, Robert Hayley, Bob Phipps
5x07 Five-Twenty-Ten
Nov 16, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
The team retrieves another cassette tape from the amber. With Nina Sharp's help, the team recovers 2 cylinders. While Peter works independently to score a minor victory against the Observers, Olivia ascertains Peter's secret.
Directing: Eagle Egilsson · Writing: Graham Roland · Starring: Blair Brown, Jordana Largy, Michael J. Rogers, Samantha Claude
5x08 The Human Kind
Dec 7, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
Olivia encounters a very intuitive and oracle-like person named Simone as she looks to recover a key piece of equipment for Walter. Meanwhile, Peter finds himself in a perilous situation as he observes Windmark.
Directing: Dennis Smith · Writing: Alison Schapker · Starring: Eliza Faria, Nathan Dashwood, Claude Duhamel, Brian McBride
5x09 Black Blotter
Dec 14, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
In attempt to recall a plan to defeat the Observers, Walter takes an LSD trip down memory lane. Meanwhile, Peter and Olivia trace a mysterious signal to the woods, where they come upon a grisly scene.
Directing: Tommy Gormley · Writing: Kristin Cantrell · Starring: Blair Brown, Allie Bertram, Faustino Di Bauda, Rowan Longworth
5x10 Anomaly XB-6783746
Dec 21, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 8.2
The Fringe team is running out of time to save the world. As Peter, Olivia, Astrid and Walter scramble to tap into a key piece of the puzzle to defeat the Observers, they enlist the aid of Nina Sharp who conjures up a plan.
Directing: Jeffrey G. Hunt · Writing: David Fury · Starring: Blair Brown, Michael Cerveris, Alexa Asjes, Ian Butcher
5x11 The Boy Must Live
Jan 11, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
As time dramatically ticks down, Peter, Olivia and Walter stop at nothing to save the universe from Observer rule. Walter enters the infamous deprivation tank in an attempt to uncover a key piece of information about the mysterious figure, Donald. Meanwhile, Captain Windmark sets out on a revealing mission of his own as long-standing questions are answered.
Directing: Paul Holahan · Writing: Graham Roland · Starring: Michael Cerveris, Ian Butcher, Sage Brocklebank, Steve Elliott
5x12 Liberty
Jan 18, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraordinary battle for the fate of mankind.
Directed by: P.J. Pesce · Written by: Alison Schapker · Starring: Lance Reddick, Michael Cerveris, Seth Gabel, Sarwan Badesha
5x13 An Enemy of Fate Season Finale
Jan 18, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 8.7
The Fringe team engages a desperate plan as Olivia embarks on a dangerous and otherworldly journey into the unknown. Then, Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraordinary battle for the fate of mankind.
Directing: J. H. Wyman · Writing: J. H. Wyman · Starring: Lance Reddick, Michael Cerveris, Ian Butcher, Shaun Smyth