Renee has spent company money and time on a search and rescue team to discover what happened to Liam in the chamber. She is asked to cease or quit. She quits, convinced that Liam is alive. Street helps her put together a new search team.

三年前，他们来了，永远的改变了人类的未来。他们说他们只为和平而来，称呼自己为“盟友”。各国的领导人欢迎他们的到来，他们帮助解决了我们过去无法解决的难题：战争、饥荒和疾病。他们除了友谊，别无所求。盟友获得了很高的声望和爱戴。他们和世界上的国家，都建立了外交联系。但是这些友善动作的背后，似乎隐藏着什么……

Following Boone's confrontation with Hegel that left him severely injured, he was eliminated by Zo'or. Beckett who was impregnated by Hegel gives birth to a boy who immediately grows up to a man. He assumes the name Liam Kincaid and goes to Boone's funeral where Quon would be eliminated by an alien replicant. After impressing Da'an he is made his new protector.

An unknown woman saves Augur and Liam from the raids on the Resistance. Lili sabotages the mother ship, but Zo'or stops its total destruction. Lili is reportedly dead. The investigation on the President's shooter continues.

Lili, Vorjak, and the baby flee to find a shuttle to escape Earth. Liam and Sandoval are both tracking them - for different reasons. Augur is on the run from volunteers, but sends a friend (Juliet) to help Liam while he's gone.

Lili, Vorjak, and the baby flee to find a shuttle to escape Earth. Liam and Sandoval are both tracking them - for different reasons. Augur is on the run from volunteers, but sends a friend (Juliet) to help Liam while he's gone.

Lili, Vorjak, and the baby flee to find a shuttle to escape Earth. Liam and Sandoval are both tracking them - for different reasons. Augur is on the run from volunteers, but sends a friend (Juliet) to help Liam while he's gone.

Lili, Vorjak, and the baby flee to find a shuttle to escape Earth. Liam and Sandoval are both tracking them - for different reasons. Augur is on the run from volunteers, but sends a friend (Juliet) to help Liam while he's gone.

N.K. 杰米辛（N.K. Jemisin）荣获雨果奖的长篇小说《第五季 The Fifth Season》被TNT改编成剧集，由利·达娜·杰克逊（Leigh Dana Jackson）负责编写剧本。故事背景设定在一个定期发生高破坏性地震的世界，有一小部分人具备阻止和引发地震的能力。主角是三位拥有地震控制能力的女性：一个年幼的女孩被带离家乡，被迫接受残酷训练，以“服务”国家；一位年轻女子被派遣执行任务，从而揭开生活背后残酷的真相；一位年长的女性失去了丈夫和孩子，整日沉浸在悲痛与恐惧中，东躲西藏……这三个相互交织的故事，共同构建出一幅宏大的世界末日景象。

第五个季节集中在媒体行业。巴尔的摩太阳报面对利润的下滑、记者和新闻的数量减少、新闻质量下降的困境，如何报道被杀流浪者的新闻专题。第四季结束后的十五个月，市长Carcetti削减警局预算缩减教育赤字迫使案件调查中止。McNulty回到重案组，通过伪造证据制造了流浪者连环杀人案。暗自联系记者，得到社会关注，最终争取到市长支持查案。McNulty 将所得资源分配给警局的侦探使得多个案件取得重大进展。