Rent/BuyBabylon 5 (1993)
1994 – 1998 · TV show · 5 seasons · 111 episodes · 45 min
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also
Written byJ. Michael Straczynski
Where to watch
United States
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, Babylon 5 is not on a streaming service right now, but it can be rented or bought on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. It is available in 7 countries, for example on Prime Video and Kinopoisk. Created by J. Michael Straczynski. Starring Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst and Andreas Katsulas. Rated 8.4 on IMDb from 37,668 votes.
- Streams in
- 7 countries · Prime Video (6), Kinopoisk (1)
- Rank in its year
- #4 · of 86 TV shows from 1993
- Rated higher than
- 95% · of the catalogue's TV shows (Action)
- IMDb rating
- 8.4/10 · 37,668 votes
Cast
Mira FurlanDelenn / Ambassador Delenn
Richard BiggsDr. Stephen Franklin
Stephen FurstVir Cotto
Andreas KatsulasG'Kar
Peter JurasikLondo Mollari
Jerry DoyleMichael Garibaldi
Bill MumyLennier
Bruce BoxleitnerCapt. John Sheridan / President John SheridanEpisodes
Season 522 episodes · 1998 · ★ 7.7Episode guide →
1. No Compromises21 January 1998 · 45 min<p>sheridan is targeted by an assassin in the lead up to his inauguration as president of the interstellar alliance. at the behest of sheridan, elizabeth lochley arrives from earth to take command of babylon 5, just as a…★ 7.1
2. The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari28 January 1998 · 45 min<p>londo suffers a heart attack and falls into a surreal dream, where he must face his greatest fear in order to survive. elsewhere, delenn learns that lennier is planing to leave babylon 5 to join the rangers.</p>★ 7.8
3. The Paragon of Animals4 February 1998 · 45 min<p>sheridan clashes with the various member worlds of the alliance over the declaration of principles, and an isolated world asks for the alliances help in defending themselves against raiders. meanwhile, garibaldi tries…★ 7.3
4. A View from the Gallery11 February 1998 · 45 min<p>as babylon 5 comes under attack by an alien race, maintenance workers mack and bo work to keep the station running.</p>★ 7.8
5. Learning Curve18 February 1998 · 45 min<p>two anlashok elders arrive from minbar with a status report for delenn, bringing with them two new ranger recruits. meanwhile, a downbelow racketeer makes plans to assassinate zack, and garibaldi investigates lochleys…★ 6.9
6. Strange Relations25 February 1998 · 45 min<p>bester arrives at the station to arrest the downbelow telepaths, and londo barely escapes an assassination attempt when the ship he was to be aboard explodes.</p>★ 6.7
7. Secrets of the Soul4 March 1998 · 45 min<p>as more telepaths arrive at the station, the denizens of downbelow start taking notice. tensions build until one of the telepaths is assaulted, and the others decide to take revenge against byrons wishes. meanwhile,…★ 6.5
8. Day of the Dead11 March 1998 · 45 min<p>after the brakiri purchase a piece of the station for a religious festival, babylon 5 becomes part of the their day of the dead celebrations. at the same time, comedians rebo and zooty arrive to do a show on the stati…★ 7.8
9. In the Kingdom of the Blind18 March 1998 · 45 min<p>londo starts to suspect that all is not right on centauri prime, when a good friend is murdered. on babylon 5, byron tries to force the interstellar alliance council to give him and his telepaths a homeworld of their …★ 7.2
10. A Tragedy of Telepaths25 March 1998 · 45 min<p>the telepaths have barred themselves inside an area of downbelow, and their telepathic tricks force lochley to ask bester for help. on centauri prime, gkar finds an old friend locked in a cell beneath the centauri roy…★ 7.1
11. Phoenix Rising1 April 1998 · 45 min<p>the standoff between the telepaths, the alliance and the psi corp continues and the fight with the violent faction of byrons followers intensifies... until the rogues seize medlab with garibaldi and franklin in it.<…★ 6.9
12. The Ragged Edge8 April 1998 · 45 min<p>the alliance gets a break in their investigation of recent shipping line attacks, when they discover a possible witness may have survived and taken refuge on the drazi homeworld. garibaldi is sent to find him, but the…★ 7.4
13. The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father15 April 1998 · 45 min<p>a telepath murders his roommate and escapes on a ship bound for babylon 5. bester is given the job of capturing him, and brings along two psi cop interns to show them how he works.</p>★ 7.5
14. Meditations on the Abyss27 May 1998 · 45 min<p>lennier undergoes ranger training aboard one of the white star vessels, while secretly on a mission for delenn and the alliance. back on babylon 5, the drazi bug londos quarters and face the wrath of vir.</p>★ 7.4
15. Darkness Ascending3 June 1998 · 45 min<p>lennier risks his life to investigate centauri signals that may be connected to recent attacks. on the station, lyta tries to continue byrons dream of finding a homeworld for telepaths, and lise visits garibaldi only …★ 7.9
16. And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder10 June 1998 · 45 min<p>evidence collected against the centauri is presented to the council of the interstellar alliance, and a boycott against the centauri is issued. in reaction, the centauri withdrawal from the alliance, making it clear t…★ 8.5
17. Movements of Fire and Shadow17 June 1998 · 45 min<p>as sheridan finally authorizes the white star fleet to participate in the war, delenn travels to minbar to start a minbari earth joint project to build a prototype white star destroyer class ship. elsewhere, vir hires…★ 8.6
18. The Fall of Centauri Prime28 October 1998 · 45 min<p>as centauri prime is being bombarded, the drakh, the real masters behind the war, reveal themselves to londo. they force him to go along with their plan to alienate the centauri from the alliance, and use whats left a…★ 8.9
19. The Wheel of Fire4 November 1998 · 45 min<p>earth force orders the arrest of lyta for financing terrorism against the psi corp. meanwhile. sheridan confronts garibaldi about his drinking, and gkar struggles with his growing mass of worshippers.</p>★ 7.9
20. Objects in Motion11 November 1998 · 45 min<p>tessa holloran, former number one of the mars resistance, arrives with a warning for lise and michael an assassin has been hired to kill them. meanwhile, gkar prepares to leave babylon 5 with lyta, though not everyb…★ 8.0
21. Objects at Rest18 November 1998 · 45 min<p>it is near the end of 2262, and many changes are abound. londo, gkar and garibaldi have already left, and franklin will be taking up his new position on earth shortly. elsewhere, lennier makes a terrible choice and mu…★ 7.9
22. Sleeping in Light25 November 1998 · 45 min<p>twenty years after his death and resurrection at zhadum, and the end of the shadow war, sheridan feels his life force ebbing away and invites some old friends to gather for a final time.</p>★ 9.2
