# The Expanse Season 5 trailer and release date **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, amazon-prime\ **Created:** [October 9, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543 "2020-10-09T04:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/21 "2020-11-25T17:12:13Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Anyways, from what I’ve seen, Book 6 does have a decent ending spot. But the upcoming season covers book 6. The final approved season after that will have to go into the books 7 and 8 story. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/22 "2020-11-25T17:26:54Z")
No, the upcoming season 5 appears to cover the 5th book. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/23 "2020-11-25T17:28:40Z")
Right, Season 5 is covering Nemesis Games, which is a really good book. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/24 "2020-11-25T18:26:37Z")
Okay, I had forgotten that there was a book between the destruction of Earth and the time jump. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/25 "2020-11-25T18:31:52Z")
I think the Laconia plot is too much to shoehorn into one season, so I suspect and kind of hope that Inaros replaces them for story purposes for the last season. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/26 "2020-11-25T20:00:26Z")
Amusingly Expanse fans are bringing back out #SaveTheExpanse or #FinishTheExpanse. Amazon only really saved the show because Jeff Bezos was a personal fan. If they can’t justify spending the money to do books 6-9, I doubt anyone else will. Though it appears it is the production company itself - Alcon - that wants to end it after Season 6. I imagine it may cost quite a bit to keep the cast on for 4 more seasons if they actually went to do a 9/10 season show. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/27 "2020-12-08T16:06:05Z")
Hey, is Amazon dropping all of Season 5 at once or weekly installments? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/28 "2020-12-08T16:17:25Z")
The first three episodes will be released December 16, then one a week after that. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/29 "2020-12-08T16:21:36Z")
That should help conversation about the season here (I hope). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/30 "2020-12-08T16:48:22Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The first three episodes will be released December 16, then one a week after that. Thanks. I prefer all at once, but I can wait a bit. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/31 "2020-12-08T22:30:27Z")
I prefer weekly drops; it makes online discussion _alot_ easier. I can’t wait to see how what Chrisjen is up to now. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/32 "2020-12-11T00:39:51Z")
The authors of The Expanse novels said they think the series is “pausing” after season 6, it’s not a cancellation. > “We have what we think is a very natural pause point for the story after season 6. It’ll feel like a satisfying end to the story we’ve been building over the first five seasons.” While I don’t share their optimism that it will be continued, it does suggest that they’ll stick to book 6 and not try to wrap the other three books into it. With a few tweaks to the story, I think this could work fine. > **[The Expanse isn’t ‘canceled’ after season 6, say the authors](https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/10/22167489/the-expanse-season-6-canceled-or-season-7-beyond-plans)** > > Authors James S.A. Corey tell Polygon that they came to Amazon prepared for a six-season arc ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/33 "2020-12-16T21:53:19Z")
The wife and I started watching last night, but that was a bit optimistic of us and we both fell asleep. Will probably start again tonight. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/34 "2020-12-16T21:54:52Z")
Episode 5.1 was pretty solid considering how much they have to set up for the season. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/35 "2020-12-16T22:09:04Z")
It is obvious that the production budget has increased significantly this season. The first 3 episodes were all good. Really enjoyed Amos’s trip to Baltimore - though things looked a lot nicer and cleaner than I mentally pictured of them when I read the book. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/36 "2020-12-17T04:08:49Z")
Dammit. We never got the punch line! Stupid scientist. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/37 "2020-12-17T17:39:21Z")
So, since this will be a weekly release how do want to handle spoilers in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/38 "2020-12-17T19:12:44Z")
It’s not my thread, so this is just my opinion. I’d say open spoilers for episodes as they air. If you haven’t watched an episode yet, don’t open the thread. Maybe the first person posting about a new episode could lead with some nice highlighted text like ## \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Episode x \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/39 "2020-12-17T20:44:44Z")
When does episode 4 drop? ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543/40 "2020-12-17T21:41:20Z")
I think they are dropping each new episode every week at the same time - so Tuesday was it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-5-trailer-and-release-date/922543.md?page=3)