Season Five

Season Five
No. Episodes	13
Network	The CW
First Episode	Eden
Last Episode	TBA
First Aired	April 24, 2018
Main Cast	See Cast
Seasons
Four

Season Five is the fifth season of the CW television series The 100. It will consist of 13 episodes and will premiere on April 24, 2018. The renewal was announced on March 10, 2017. Shooting began on August 14, 2017 and scheduled to wrap up on January 29, 2018.

Synopsis

For four seasons, The 100 have fought to survive. That fight has torn them apart, turned them against each other, and taken the lives of their closest friends. Season Four introduced our heroes to the harsh truth that the human race is doomed to face an unbeatable enemy: the remaining nuclear reactors on Earth have melted down and are setting the atmosphere on fire. Our heroes had very little time to prepare for the worst, with every possible solution disappearing almost as quickly as they were able to come up with them. With a literal countdown to the end of the world, our heroes will be forced to go to unimaginable lengths to make it out alive – with or without each other. In the aftermath of Praimfaya, they must begin again, and with Season Five our heroes will have to examine their responsibility to the new place they call home, and the future generations who will inhabit it. Can they begin again and celebrate what remains, or will the frailties of human nature cost them their one chance to rise from the ashes?

Cast and Characters

Main article: Character Appearances

Starring

• Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin
• Paige Turco as Abigail Griffin
• Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake
• Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake
• Christopher Larkin as Monty Green
• Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes
• Richard Harmon as John Murphy
• Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus Kane
• Tasya Teles as Echo

Guest Starring

• Lola Flanery as Madi
• Isaiah Washington as Thelonious Jaha
• Chelsey Reist as Harper McIntyre
• Jarod Joseph as Nathan Miller
• Adina Porter as Indra
• Sachin Sahel as Eric Jackson
• Luisa D'Oliveira as Emori
• Tati Gabrielle as Gaia
• Jessica Harmon as Niylah
• Jojo Ahenkorah as Costa
• Jordan Bolger as Zeke Shaw
• Ivana Milicevic as Charmaine Diyoza
• William Miller as Robert McCreary
• Lina Renna as Young Madi
• Anousha Alamian as Delphi Delegate
• Mike Dopud as Vinson
• Shannon Kook as Lucas

Episodes

Main article: Episode Guide

1. Eden
2. Red Queen
3. Sleeping Giants
4. Pandora's Box
5. Shifting Sands
6. Exit Wounds
7. Acceptable Losses
8. Secret Weapon
9. Sic Semper Tyrannis
10. The Last

Body Count

Main article: Body Count

Air Dates

Country	Channel	Premiere	Finale
United States	The CW	April 24, 2018 (9/8c PM)	TBA

The series will be added to Netflix weekly in Canada and added to Netflix US a week after the series has finished airing.

Promotional

Pictures

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• Clarke in first trailer

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Video

THE 100 Comic Con 2017 Panel - Season 5, News & Highlights

The 100 - Comic-Con® 2017 Video - The CW

Midseason on The CW - The CW

Comic-Con 2017

The 100 hosted a panel during the San Diego Comic-Con 2017. The following people attended:

• Jason Rothenberg
• Eliza Taylor
• Bob Morley
• Marie Avgeropoulos
• Lindsey Morgan
• Christopher Larkin
• Richard Harmon
• Tasya Teles
• Dean White

Notes and Trivia

Production Notes:

• On March 10, 2017, The 100 was renewed for a fifth season.
• The writers started to work on the season on April 4, 2017 and end on December 14, 2017.
• Kim Shumway, one of writers of the show, announced on her Twitter that she will not be returning to the show for season five.
• Isaiah Washington (Thelonious Jaha) will not return as a series regular. However, he will appear as a guest star in the episodes.
• On May 26, 2017, it was announced that Tasya Teles, who portrays Echo, will become a series regular.
• It was announced at The CW TCA panel that this season will have 13 episodes, just like Season 1 and Season 4.
• Filming began on August 14, 2017 and is expected to wrap up on January 29, 2018.
• Henry Ian Cusick stated that he will direct an episode this season.
• Rothenburg tweeted that the season trailer will be released in January 2018.
• Rothenberg tweeted that he is writing the season finale.

Plot and Character Notes:

• This season will start six years and seven days after the death wave.^{[citation needed]}
  • All of the delinquents will be adults in their 20s.
• Rothenberg teased that this season will be a "Battle for Eden".
• This season will have multiple flashbacks from the six years between the day that the Second Nuclear Apocalypse hit and when Clarke and Madi spot the Gagarin spaceship. There will be flashbacks of Clarke and Madi as well as the groups on the Ark and in the Second Dawn Bunker.
  • The flashbacks will focus on pivotal emotional moments to show character development.
• Showrunner Jason Rothenberg teased that the prisoners onboard the Gagarin prisoner transport will, at first, be antagonists. Unlike the juvenile delinquents, these arrivals are "real hardened criminals" and will be a threat.
  • Rothenberg teased that the new arrivals are from before the first nuclear apocalypse and they were in hypersleep.
  • Rothenberg stated that the name for the spaceship, "Gagarin", as well as the company, "Eligius Corporation", were intentionally selected.
• As far as Clarke is aware, she and Madi are the only two people still alive on Earth since they were unable to contact the bunker survivors.
  • Clarke has been telling Madi stories about her friends for years. For Madi, Clarke's friends are her heroes.
• Rothenberg teased that fans would be surprised of where Octavia will end up.
  • Octavia will keep peace within the bunker in peace and has "special way to reprimand people".
  • Octavia will have a new look, including different hair.
• Rothenberg teased that Bellamy and Octavia will reunite.
• Rothenberg revealed that Raven will learn to fight.
• The group in space will have relationships issues.
• The clans in the bunker have retained many of their former animosities, which causes lots of problems when they try to live together.^{[citation needed]}
• Rothenberg teased there will be interesting Raven-Murphy interactions.
• At Comic-Con, Rothenberg announced that there will be three "really powerful" new characters.
  • One will be the leader of the group from the Gagarin spaceship.
  • On August 18, it was announced that one of new characters is a space explorer named Zeke Shaw.
  • On August 22, it was announced that another new recurring character is a prisoner named Charmaine Diyoza. She is a "ruthless military strategist".
  • On September 4, another new villain, named Robert McCreary, was announced.
  • On December 19, another new recurring character, named Vinson, was announced. He is one of prisoners on the Gagarin and a ruthless serial killer.
• Lola Flanery tweeted a video of the Comic Con season 5 promo, with caption "Want me to tell you a story?" In the video Madi tells the story of the Clarke's life. She was re-cast as Madi for this season.
• Marie Avgeropoulos teased that Octavia and Clarke will have to work together to lead everyone safely as they switch posts.
• Bob Morley stated that Clarke's message to Bellamy will be addressed in premiere episode.
• Rothenberg teased that Bellamy will help Clarke see that they have to do things differently.