School Warrior season 5
| School Warrior | |
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| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Showrunners | Freddie Goodwin Jackson Greene |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO Max |
| Original release | October 12, 2028 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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
Season five is divided into multiple “Graphic Novel” arcs, continuing the structure first introduced in the earlier seasons.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | ||||||
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| Graphic Novel #7: Hearts Made of Lightning | ||||||||||||
| 61 | 1 | "Sparks in the Silence" | Sara Case | Freddie Goodwin | October 12, 2028 | T37.01501 | ||||||
| 62 | 2 | "Echoes of Tomorrow Past" | Damon Rourke | Jackson Greene | October 19, 2028 | T37.01502 | ||||||
| 63 | 3 | "The Weight of Lightning" | Mira Silverleaf | Celeste Hart | October 26, 2028 | T37.01503 | ||||||
| 64 | 4 | "Runaways of Fate" | Orion Kestrel | Georgiana Valentine | November 2, 2028 | T37.01504 | ||||||
| 65 | 5 | "Lightning Divided" | Freddie Goodwin | Benjamin Knowles | November 9, 2028 | T37.01505 | ||||||
| Interlude V | ||||||||||||
| 66 | 6 | "A Day Without Velocity" | Kael Mirewood | Sara Case | November 16, 2028 | T37.01506 | ||||||
| 67 | 7 | "Midnight in Midvale" | Finnian Hawke | Ethan Morland | November 23, 2028 | T37.01507 | ||||||
| Graphic Novel #8: Storm of the Fallen | ||||||||||||
| 68 | 8 | "The Fallen Return" | Jasper Nightingale | Oliver Greenwood | November 30, 2028 | T37.01508 | ||||||
| 69 | 9 | "Shadows Upon Shadows" | Dorian Ashwood | Clara Redwood | December 7, 2028 | T37.01509 | ||||||
| 70 | 10 | "Stormfront Rising" | Freddie Goodwin | Jackson Greene | December 14, 2028 | T37.01510 | ||||||
| 71 | 11 | "When the World Stood Still" | Celeste Starfall | Isla Sterling | December 21, 2028 | T37.01511 | ||||||
| 72 | 12 | "The Quiet Before the Collapse" | Orion Kestrel | Nathan Bright | January 4, 2029 | T37.01512 | ||||||
| Interlude VI | ||||||||||||
| 73 | 13 | "Stardust Memories" | Mira Silverleaf | Geoffrey Vale | January 11, 2029 | T37.01513 | ||||||
| 74 | 14 | "The Hour Between Heartbeats" | Damon Rourke | Sara Case | January 18, 2029 | T37.01514 | ||||||
| Graphic Novel #9: The Architects of Infinity | ||||||||||||
| 75 | 15 | "The Architect's Hand" | Freddie Goodwin | Benjamin Knowles | January 25, 2029 | T37.01515 | ||||||
| 76 | 16 | "Fractures of Infinity" | Jasper Nightingale | Jackson Greene | February 1, 2029 | T37.01516 | ||||||
| 77 | 17 | "Where Lightning Ends" | Orion Kestrel | Ethan Morland | February 8, 2029 | T37.01517 | ||||||
| 78 | 18 | "Destiny's Collapse" | Finnian Hawke | Celeste Hart | February 15, 2029 | T37.01518 | ||||||
| 79 | 19 | "The Last Horizon, Part 1" | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin | February 22, 2029 | T37.01519 | ||||||
| 80 | 20 | "The Last Horizon, Part 2" | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin | March 1, 2029 | T37.01520 | ||||||
| 81 | 21 | "The Edge of Infinite Night" | Sara Case | Jackson Greene | March 8, 2029 | T37.01521 | ||||||
| 82 | 22 | "Lightning Without End" | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin | March 15, 2029 | T37.01522 | ||||||
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.
