''Archer Vice'' is the fifth season of the animated television series ''

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'', created by

Adam Reed Adam Brooks Reed (born January 8, 1970) is an American voice actor, animator, screenwriter, television producer and television director. Reed created, writes, and voice acts the FX/ FXX adult animated comedy series ''Archer'', which premiered in ...

. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it aired in the

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on the cable network FX from January 13 to April 21, 2014.

Production

On February 27, 2013, FX renewed ''Archer'' for a fifth season. This season transitions to a new format, moving away from revolving around a spy agency (after it is revealed ISIS was never sanctioned by the

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), to depicting the characters embarking on a life of crime as they attempt to sell

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. Season 5 was officially dubbed ''Archer Vice'' in the opening credits sequence of the second episode, though it is 'named' by Archer after the closing montage of the first episode (which is presented to infer Archer musing on what he sees happening in the following months). It was the first season to move away from an episodic format in favor of a serial storyline that played out over the course of all ten episodes. This trend would continue in future seasons with

having said that he had grown tired of the show’s format being “mission of the week.”

Episodes

Home media

References

External links

* * {{Archer 2014 American animated television seasons Archer (2009 TV series) seasons