Southland: Season 5

2013 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 5 of Southland

The season follows the officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, both on patrol and in investigations. John Cooper, a veteran, has to teach the job to Ben Sherman, a rookie who starts to doubt he's cut out to be a cop. Cooper's approach to the profession clashes with that of his new partner, Gary Steele, who has just arrived from Afghanistan, and the tension between them grows. Detective Lydia Adams tries to balance her cases with life alongside her mother. Ben, meanwhile, gets close to a group of questionable officers, while Sammy Bryant fights a bitter custody battle with Tammi. Chickie Brown hopes to join SWAT, the elite unit. More than the cases, the season focuses on what its characters are going through.

10episodes

Feb 13, 2013premiered

Apr 17, 2013Latest episode

6.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Hats and Bats
Feb 13, 2013 · 46 min
Officer John Cooper clashes with his new boot, Gary Steele, a vet from Afghanistan. Lydia struggles to balance detective work and motherhood. Ben Sherman falls in with a sketchy crowd of cops, while Sammy Bryant is trapped in a hellish custody battle with Tammi.
Starring: L. Scott Caldwell, Emily Bergl, Tom Choi, Dorian Missick
5x02 Heat
Feb 20, 2013 · 41 min
After Mendoza is injured in a drive-by, Ben takes it upon himself to solve the case, much to Sammy's dismay. Lydia regains her footing as a detective while investigating the murder of a female boxer's husband. Tensions between Cooper and Steele finally come to a head during a traffic stop-gone-sideways.
Starring: L. Scott Caldwell, Jamie Brewer, Lesley Fera, Dorian Missick
5x03 Babel
Feb 27, 2013 · 41 min
A breakdown in the LAPD's dispatch system makes a difficult job even harder for the cops, all of whom are already grappling with communication issues. Lydia, in a moment of weakness, reaches out to her old flame, Terrell. John is assigned a new partner; Ben and Sammy's partnership is strained just as Ben makes a romantic connection on the job.
Starring: Emily Bergl, Lesley Fera, Mario Cortez, Dorian Missick
5x04 Under the Big Top
Mar 6, 2013 · 41 min
Lydia and Reuben track the killer of a man whose body was slow cooked down to the bone. John and Lucero settle into their new friendship during a day filled with strange calls. Ben and Sammy respond to an insane bank robbery in which the suspects throw cash out into the streets as they make their escape in a getaway car.
Starring: Stephanie Beatriz, Dorian Missick, LaVelle LaRue
5x05 Off Duty
Mar 13, 2013 · 42 min
John is forced to think about what life will hold for him once he leaves the LAPD. Lydia connects with a man she sent to death row earlier in her career. Much to his chagrin, Sammy becomes a tabloid celebrity for the day after a very public act of heroism. Ben makes a dubious decision to get a drug dealer arrested. And a foot pursuit puts Dewey in danger.
Starring: Lesley Fera, Roxana Brusso, Dorian Missick, Kenneth Chang
5x06 Bleed Out
Mar 20, 2013 · 41 min
The day’s events bring all of our cops face to face with some of their greatest fears. The death of a baby shakes Lydia to her core. Sammy is questioned by I.A. about his altercation with Tammi. A difficult day on the job causes Cooper to seek solace in Hicks but finds none. Ben becomes more deeply involved with Brooke while continuing to see Elena.
Starring: Dorian Missick, Carmen Corral
5x07 Heroes
Mar 27, 2013 · 41 min
John takes drastic measures to try to save Hicks while being confronted with demons from his past. Sammy’s lie about the tape weighs heavily on his conscious. Lydia and Ruben track down a John Doe. Ben’s relationship with Elena becomes more serious.
Starring: Mario Cortez, Dorian Missick, Carmen Corral
5x08 The Felix Paradox
Apr 3, 2013 · 41 min
The funeral of a major drug dealer brings gangsters of all kinds out of the woodwork, there is chaos in the streets but as our cops learn sometimes the greatest threats come from within. Lydia and Ruben investigate the drug related murder of Sgt. Hill’s son; they discover police corruption in the process and clash over how to handle it. Ben suspects that Sammy did not destroy the tape and decides to take matters into his own hands with tragic consequences. John sinks farther into his loneliness.
Starring: Mario Cortez, Dorian Missick, Carmen Corral, Shaquille O'Neal
5x09 Chaos
Apr 10, 2013 · 41 min
Chaos prevails in the city of angels when Cooper and Lucero are kidnapped and held hostage by a pair of tweakers. All of our cops join the frantic search to find their brothers in blue before it is too late. Sammy searches for Strokeface. Ben tries to throw Sammy off the trail while simultaneously dealing with an increasingly irrational Brooke.
Starring: Lesley Fera, Dorian Missick, Carmen Corral
5x10 Reckoning Season Finale
Apr 17, 2013 · 41 min
John copes with the aftermath of his kidnapping. Sammy closes in on the real robbers. Lydia continues to pursue John’s kidnappers and becomes more intimate with Russell.
Starring: Mario Cortez, Dorian Missick, Carmen Corral