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DC's Legends of Tomorrow was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on January 31, 2019.[1] It will premiere on January 21, 2020,[2] with a Crisis on Infinite Earths special airing the prior week and consist of 15 episodes[3][4] including the special.
Cast
Starring
- Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / The Atom and Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
- Courtney Ford as Nora Darhk
- Amy Louise Pemberton as Gideon
- Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Charlie
- LaMonica Garrett as Mobius / Anti-Monitor
- Caity Lotz as Sara Lance / White Canary
- Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe
- Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz
- Nick Zano as Nate Heywood / Steel
- Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory / Heat Wave
Special appearance by
Special guest cast
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
- Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl
- Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
- Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman
- Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
- Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Frost
- Ruby Rose as Kate Kane / Batwoman
- Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers
- Nicole Maines as Nia Nal / Dreamer
- Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Nash Wells / Pariah (archive footage)
Recurring cast
Confirmed plot points
- Sara will get a magical illness, which will later become a superpower.[5]
- Ava will experience some personal growth this season because she is currently unemployed; in the wake of the events of "Hey, World!", the Time Bureau was shuttered, meaning the Legends are now once again the timeline's last line of defense and Ava must figure out what comes next for her.[5]
- Tala Ashe will be portraying a different version of Zari.[6] This version of Zari will "come in like a hurricane" and is expected to be hated but then maybe loved by fans.[7]
- Astra Logue will be the main antagonist of the season.[8]
- Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford will depart as series regulars at some point.[9]
- There will be an episode centered on Ray and Nate that will somehow involve a prom.[7]
Confirmed characters
- Unnamed: A ruthless killing machine with daggers made of bones. Wherever she goes, death follows. When she arrives on the Waverider, Charlie - and the Legends - will never be the same.[10]
Episodes
| # | Episode name | Directed by | Story by | Teleplay by | Original airdate |
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| — | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" | Gregory Smith | Keto Shimizu & Ubah Mohamed | January 14, 2020 | |
| "Worlds lived, worlds died. Nothing will ever be the same." | |||||
| 1 | "Meet the Legends" | Kevin Mock | Grainne Godfree & James Eagan | January 21, 2020 | |
| Sara, Ray and Mick are shocked to discover that the Legends have become famous. It seems that everyone except Sara is loving the spotlight, so much so that they invite a documentary crew on board the Waverider to film them as they investigate a strange new blip in the Timeline. The Legends discover that their new problem is none other than Rasputin, who happens to be straight out of hell, and it might be tougher than they thought. Meanwhile, Constantine thinks he knows the reason behind these new blips and informs the team that it won't be easy to defeat. | |||||
| 2 | "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me"[11] | David Geddes[11] | Ray Utarnachitt[11] | February 4, 2020[12] | |
| When a new blip lands the Legends in 1947 Los Angeles, it puts them on the trail of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who seems to take pleasure in fraternizing with Hollywood Elite. Sara, Ray and Constantine devise a plan to capture him while Ava and Rory sit on the sidelines for the time being. They soon realize that they need to worry less about Bugsy and more about his girlfriend. Ava is struggling with being on the sidelines with Rory. Meanwhile, Nate accompanies Behrad to his dad's birthday, where Nate meets Behrad's sister, Zari, who seems familiar to him.[12] | |||||
| 3 | "Slay Anything"[13] | Alexandra La Roche[13] | Matthew Maala & Tyron B. Carter[13] | TBA | |
| 4 | "A Head of Her Time"[14] | Avi Youbain[14] | Morgan Faust[14] | TBA | |
| 5 | "Mortal Khanbat"[15] | Caity Lotz[16] | Grainne Godfree & Mark Bruner[15] | TBA | |
| 6 | "Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac"[17] | Ben Bray[18] | Keto Shimizu & James Eagan[17] | TBA | |
| 7 | "Romeo v Juliet: Dawn of Justness"[19] | Alexandra La Roche[18] | Ray Utarnachitt & Matthew Maala[19] | TBA | |
| 8 | "Zari, Not Zari"[20] | Kevin Mock[18] | Morgan Faust & Tyron Carter[20] | TBA | |
| 9 | "The Great British Fake off"[21] | David Geddes[21] | Jackie Canino[21] | TBA | |
| 10 | "Ship Broken"[22] | Andi Armaganian[22] | James Eagan & Mark Bruner[22] | TBA | |
| 11 | "Freaks and Greeks"[23] | Nico Sachse[23] | Matthew Maala & Ubah Mohamed[23] | TBA | |
| 12 | "I Am Legends"[24] | Andrew Kasch | Ray Utarnachitt[24] | Leah Poulliot & Emily Cheever[24] | TBA |
| 13 | "The One Where We're Trapped On TV"[25] | Marc Guggenheim[25] | Grainne Godfree & James Eagan[25] | TBA | |
| 14 | "Swan Thong"[4] | Kevin Mock[4] | Keto Shimizu & Morgan Faust[4] | TBA | |
Gallery
Promotional images
Crisis on Infinite Earths poster - "It's the end...of the worlds"
Key art
Crisis on Infinite Earths poster - "Their worlds will never be the same"
Time. Warped.
References
| DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 5 | ||||
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| "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" • "Meet the Legends" • "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" • "Slay Anything" • "A Head of Her Time" • "Mortal Khanbat" • "Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac" • "Romeo V. Juliet: Dawn of Justness" • "Zari, Not Zari" • "The Great British Fake Off" • "Ship Broken" • "Freaks and Greeks" • "I Am Legends" • "The One Where We're Trapped On TV" • "Swan Thong" | ||||