Editing School Warrior season 5

{{Infobox television season
 | bgcolour      = #4e89b0
 | season_number = 5
 | image         = School Warrior season 5 poster.png
 | image_size    = 225px
 | caption       = Promotional poster
 | starring      = {{Plainlist|
* Asa Butterfield
* Hailee Steinfeld
* Noah Jupe
* Emma Myers
* John Boyega
* Margot Robbie
* Melissa Barrera
* Malese Jow
* Robert Downey Jr.
* Nick Creegan
}}
 | num_episodes  = 22
 | network       = HBO Max
 | first_aired   = {{Start date|2028|10|12}}
 | last_aired    = present
 | episode_list  = List of School Warrior episodes
 | showrunner    = Freddie Goodwin<br>Jackson Greene
}}

The fifth season of the Australian television series ''School Warrior'', based on characters appearing in DC Comics publications, premiered on October 12, 2028, on HBO Max and consists of 22 episodes. The season continues the story of Miles Porter, a metahuman police officer with superhuman speed, and follows the next major chapter of the Warriorverse. Produced by Mob Productions and SOI Studios, Freddie Goodwin and Jackson Greene return as co-showrunners.

The season was announced in late 2027, with filming beginning in May 2028 and concluding in February 2029. Asa Butterfield stars as Miles Porter / Velocity, alongside returning leads Hailee Steinfeld, Noah Jupe, Emma Myers, John Boyega, Margot Robbie, Melissa Barrera, Malese Jow, Robert Downey Jr., and Nick Creegan. HBO Max renewed the series for a sixth season in December 2028.

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of School Warrior episodes}}{{space}}
Season five is divided into multiple “Graphic Novel” arcs, continuing the structure first introduced in the earlier seasons.

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{{Episode table/part|id=gn7|subtitle=Graphic Novel #7: ''Hearts Made of Lightning''|c=#4e89b0}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 61
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 | Title           = Sparks in the Silence
 | DirectedBy      = Sara Case
 | WrittenBy       = Freddie Goodwin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|10|12}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01501
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
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{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 62
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 | Title           = Echoes of Tomorrow Past
 | DirectedBy      = Damon Rourke
 | WrittenBy       = Jackson Greene
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|10|19}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01502
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 63
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 | Title           = The Weight of Lightning
 | DirectedBy      = Mira Silverleaf
 | WrittenBy       = Celeste Hart
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|10|26}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01503
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 64
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 | Title           = Runaways of Fate
 | DirectedBy      = Orion Kestrel
 | WrittenBy       = Georgiana Valentine
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|11|2}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01504
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 65
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 | Title           = Lightning Divided
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Benjamin Knowles
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|11|9}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01505
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode table/part|id=gn7|subtitle=Interlude V|c=#4e89b0}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 66
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 | Title           = A Day Without Velocity
 | DirectedBy      = Kael Mirewood
 | WrittenBy       = Sara Case
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|11|16}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01506
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
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{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 67
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 7
 | Title           = Midnight in Midvale
 | DirectedBy      = Finnian Hawke
 | WrittenBy       = Ethan Morland
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|11|23}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01507
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode table/part|id=gn8|subtitle=Graphic Novel #8: ''Storm of the Fallen''|c=#4e89b0}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 68
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 | Title           = The Fallen Return
 | DirectedBy      = Jasper Nightingale
 | WrittenBy       = Oliver Greenwood
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|11|30}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01508
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 69
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 | Title           = Shadows Upon Shadows
 | DirectedBy      = Dorian Ashwood
 | WrittenBy       = Clara Redwood
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|12|7}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01509
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 70
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 10
 | Title           = Stormfront Rising
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Jackson Greene
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|12|14}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01510
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 71
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 11
 | Title           = When the World Stood Still
 | DirectedBy      = Celeste Starfall
 | WrittenBy       = Isla Sterling
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2028|12|21}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01511
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 72
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 12
 | Title           = The Quiet Before the Collapse
 | DirectedBy      = Orion Kestrel
 | WrittenBy       = Nathan Bright
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|1|4}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01512
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode table/part|id=gn8|subtitle=Interlude VI|c=#4e89b0}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 73
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 13
 | Title           = Stardust Memories
 | DirectedBy      = Mira Silverleaf
 | WrittenBy       = Geoffrey Vale
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|1|11}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01513
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 74
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 14
 | Title           = The Hour Between Heartbeats
 | DirectedBy      = Damon Rourke
 | WrittenBy       = Sara Case
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|1|18}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01514
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode table/part|id=gn9|subtitle=Graphic Novel #9: ''The Architects of Infinity''|c=#4e89b0}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 75
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 15
 | Title           = The Architect's Hand
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Benjamin Knowles
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|1|25}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01515
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
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{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 76
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 16
 | Title           = Fractures of Infinity
 | DirectedBy      = Jasper Nightingale
 | WrittenBy       = Jackson Greene
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|2|1}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01516
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 77
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 17
 | Title           = Where Lightning Ends
 | DirectedBy      = Orion Kestrel
 | WrittenBy       = Ethan Morland
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|2|8}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01517
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 78
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 18
 | Title           = Destiny's Collapse
 | DirectedBy      = Finnian Hawke
 | WrittenBy       = Celeste Hart
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|2|15}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01518
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 79
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 19
 | Title           = The Last Horizon, Part 1
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Freddie Goodwin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|2|22}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01519
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
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{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 80
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 20
 | Title           = The Last Horizon, Part 2
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Freddie Goodwin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|3|1}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01520
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 81
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 21
 | Title           = The Edge of Infinite Night
 | DirectedBy      = Sara Case
 | WrittenBy       = Jackson Greene
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|3|8}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01521
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

{{Episode list/sublist|School Warrior season 5
 | EpisodeNumber   = 82
 | EpisodeNumber2  = 22
 | Title           = Lightning Without End
 | DirectedBy      = Freddie Goodwin
 | WrittenBy       = Freddie Goodwin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2029|3|15}}
 | ProdCode        = T37.01522
 | ShortSummary    = 
 | LineColor       = #4e89b0
}}

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== Production ==

=== Development ===
In November 2027, HBO Max renewed ''School Warrior'' for a fifth season following strong performance of the series’ fourth year. Freddie Goodwin and Jackson Greene returned as co-showrunners. Filming took place from May 2028 to February 2029.

=== Writing ===
Season five was designed around three major Graphic Novel arcs, expanding the emotional and cosmic mythology of the Warriorverse. Goodwin and Greene developed the overarching narrative, while individual episodes were written by a mix of returning and new writers.

== Release ==
Season five premiered on October 12, 2028, and is scheduled to conclude in March 2029.

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}
{{School Warrior}}