The Expanse series was once wrapped after finishing three seasons. Thanks to the Amazon, who picked up the series and took it to The Expanse Season 5. The news of renewal for the fifth season broke before the airing of season four. It depicted that the streamer was highly confident about the success of the science fiction series, and the fans didn’t disappoint them with the wonderful viewership.
The Expanse series is based on James S.A Corey’s novel of the same name. It features the story of the future where the humans imperialized the solar system. The system is under threat due to colonization, and the battle is compulsory for the survival of humanity. The series consists of fantastic visuals.
The Expanse Season 5: Production Details!
Last day of production for The Expanse season 5! @ExpanseOnPrime https://t.co/yJp48AtDaD
— The Expanse Writers (@TheExpanseWR) February 20, 2020
Fans know that the showrunners commenced production for The Expanse Season 5 in October 2019. With the rapid procedure in filming, it was expected that they would soon disclose the news of filming wrap up. Also, the crew kept updating the fans with some of the shooting scenes. It happened as expected!
A few days ago, the showrunners announced that they have finished filming the upcoming season. The official Twitter handle of The Expanse shared the news that they have completed shooting the forthcoming season. It filled the fans with the utmost joy. They started asking about the release date. Get ready! Another high season is on the way!
Expected Plot: Upcoming Season!
The Expanse Season 4 followed the story of the fourth book in the Expanse novels. Spoilers say that the upcoming season may be based on the fifth book, named Nemesis Games. The author of the book was excited during production time. He indicated to the fans mentioning Naomi Nagata as the biggest badass in his Tweet. Earlier it was reported that the series would feature Naomi’s personal life or her past. So, there must be an interesting story regarding the belter. The book features Naomi’s ex-lover Marco and her son Filip as the core characters of the plot. The showrunners might have picked that tale.
We're wrapping up shooting season 5 of #TheExpanse .
I just watched the 508 Director's Cut. And I just realized we made a huge mistake. We didn't title episode 508 "Holy Shit Naomi Nagata is the Biggest Badass in Space."God damn, you guys. I mean, God Damn.@Mi55Tipper
— James S.A. Corey (@JamesSACorey) February 13, 2020
Besides, returning to the solar system and the effect of the Ring Gate on Earth and Mars belt will be the center of the story. There will be more destruction, and the characters will depart from the Ring Gate. One of the showrunners indicated in the past that the story might feature the time jump. So, the fans must not forget this remark.
The Expanse Season 5: Cast Details!
The majority of the old cast is expected to return in the upcoming series. Domini Tipper and Alexander will reprise their roles as Naomi Nagata and Marco Inaros. Steven Strait is also returning as Jim Holden and Cas Anvar will come back as Alex Kamal- the ship’s pilot. Punisher star, Thomas Jane, is joining the cast, and he may give some guest appearances as detective Joe. Burn Gorman joined the cast in the fourth season. Spoilers say that he may also appear in the fifth season. Apart from this, there are no other revelations regarding the cast. How many of them would you count on the screens?
Honored & humbled that Naren Shankar, Andrew Kosove & Broderick Johnson @ Alcon & terrific Amazon crew has given me the opp to direct this amazing cast, w/t best production crew in the world. Directing ep 3 of S5 is one of the highlights of my career and I aim to do us all proud pic.twitter.com/3jbnwzYqbM
— Thomas Jane (@ThomasJane) November 21, 2019
Further, talking about the release date, fans know that the Expanse series has a pattern of releasing the seasons in December. The speculations say that it will follow the same pattern. So, fans can expect the release of The Expanse Season 5 by December 2020. However, these are just assumptions wait for the official announcement. For more important updates, please stay tuned to us!
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