The fifth season of '' Superstore'', the U.S. television series, was ordered on March 4, 2019 and filming began in August 2019. The season premiered on September 26, 2019 on NBC. The series continues to air in its Thursday at 8:00 PM timeslot. The season was set to contain 22 episodes, however production was shut down after the completion of the 21st episode due to the

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. ''Superstore'' follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional

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in St. Louis,

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. The ensemble and supporting cast features

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, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos,

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, Mark McKinney, and Kaliko Kauahi. Kauahi joins the regular cast after being credited as a recurring character in seasons 1–4.

Cast

Main

as Amy Sosa *

as Jonah Simms * Lauren Ash as Dina Fox * Colton Dunn as Garrett McNeil * Nico Santos as Mateo Fernando Aquino Liwanag *

as Cheyenne Thompson * Kaliko Kauahi as Sandra Kaluiokalani * Mark McKinney as Glenn Sturgis

Recurring

* Jon Barinholtz as Marcus White * Kelly Stables as Kelly Watson * Kelly Schumann as Justine Sikowitz * Irene White as Carol * Amir M. Korangy as Sayid * Michael Bunin as Jeff Sutton * Chris Grace as Jerry * Justina Machado as Maya Fonseca * David Wain as Dan the Optometrist *

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as Dr. Brian Patterson, Dina's new boyfriend

Guest cast

* Johnny Pemberton as Bo Derek Thompson * Heidi Gardner as Colleen * Kerri Kenney-Silver as Jerusha Sturgis * Jerry Minor as Richard *

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as Kyle * George Salazar as Eric Sosa * Ian Gomez as Herb * Dean Norris as Howard Fox * Scott MacArthur as Benny * Jason Ritter as Josh Simms, Jonah's brother * Fred Melamed as Richard Simms, Jonah's father * Meagen Fay as Marilyn Simms, Jonah's mother

Episodes

Production

Casting

It was announced on May 22, 2019 that Kaliko Kauahi, who portrays Sandra Kaluiokalani since the first season, has been promoted to series regular. On August 28, 2019 it was announced that Justina Machado joined the cast as a recurring character, playing the new district manager Maya. Heidi Gardner was cast as Dina's nemesis Colleen.

America Ferrera’s departure

After NBC had initially announced the sixth season renewal of the series, the network revealed on February 28, 2020, that series star America Ferrera would be departing at the end of the fifth season, citing she has new projects and wants to spend more time with her family. However, due to season 5 production being halted by the

, Ferrera returned to finish the story of Amy's departure in season 6.

Promotional Consideration

Episode 17 contained promotional consideration which was furnished by

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Ratings

References

External links

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