The fifth season of the

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American

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series ''

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'' was announced on February 5, 2015. It premiered on October 30, 2015 and concluded on May 20, 2016. The season consisted of 22 episodes. The series was created by

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and

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, and produced by NBC, GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, and

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. It follows a descendant of the Grimm line, Nick Burkhardt, as he deals with being a cop, and trying not to expose his secret as a Grimm.

Cast and characters

Main

David Giuntoli David Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed Det. Nick Burkhardt in the NBC supernatural drama ''Grimm'' (2011–2017), and Eddie Saville in the ABC drama series ''A Million Little Things'' (2018–2023). He has appear ...

as Nick Burkhardt *

Russell Hornsby Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's '' Lincoln Heights'', as Luke on the HBO drama ''In Treatment'', as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series ''Grimm'', a ...

as Hank Griffin * Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe *

Bitsie Tulloch Elizabeth Tulloch, also known as Bitsie Tulloch, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Juliette Silverton / Eve in the NBC television series '' Grimm'', and as Lois Lane in the 2021-24 DC Comics superhero drama television se ...

as Juliette Silverton / Eve * Reggie Lee as Sergeant Drew Wu *

Sasha Roiz Sasha Roiz (; born October 21, 1973) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series '' Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series '' Grimm''. Early life Roiz was born in Tel ...

as Captain Sean Renard *

Bree Turner Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress and dancer; she is best known for her roles in several major motion pictures in films like My Best Friend’s Wedding, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, American Pie 2, T ...

as Rosalee Calvert *

Claire Coffee Claire Elizabeth Coffee (born April 14, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Adalind Schade in the NBC fantasy drama '' Grimm''. Early life Coffee grew up in Monterey, California. She attended the Santa Catalina Sch ...

as Adalind Schade

Recurring

* Damien Puckler as Martin Meisner * Jacqueline Toboni as Theresa "Trubel" Rubel * Anne Leighton as Rachel Wood * Michael Sheets as Andrew Dixon * M. Ben Newman as Jeremiah Rogers *

Bailey Chase Bailey Chase Luetgert (born January 15, 1972) is an American stage and television actor. Chase is known for his role as Cory Snyder in '' Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'', as Butch Ada in the television series '' Saving Grace'', as Graham Miller in ''Buffy ...

as Lucien Petrovich *

Danny Bruno Danny Bruno (born August 13, 1952) is an American theater, television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Bud Wurstner on the NBC fantasy drama ''Grimm (TV Series), Grimm''. Theatre After relocating to the Pacific Northwest i ...

as Bud Wurstner

Guest stars

Madeline Brewer Madeline Kathryn Brewer (born May 1, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for recurring roles in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013) and '' Hemlock Grove'' (2014–2015), and for her starring roles as Janine Lindo in the ...

as Billie Trump *

Elizabeth Rodriguez Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films ''Fresh'' (1994), ''Dead Presidents'' (1995), '' I Think I Do'' (1997) and '' Blow'' (2001). She played Detective Gina Calabrese in the 2006 film adaptation of ...

as Special Agent Kathryn Chavez *

Carlson Young Carlson Young is an American actress and director. She is known for directing ''The Blazing World (film), The Blazing World'' and ''Upgraded (film), Upgraded'', and for her acting roles in the American version of Disney Channel's ''As the Bell ...

as Selina Golias * Spencer Conway as Alexander *

Madeline Zima Madeline Rose Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She portrayed Grace Sheffield on the CBS sitcom ''The Nanny'' (1993–1999), Mia Lewis on the Showtime comedy drama series '' Californication'' (2007–2011), and Gretchen B ...

as Emily Troyer *

Rick Overton Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American actor and screenwriter. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'' (1994–2002), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, while his acting credits include '' Gung Ho'' and '' O ...

as Felix Deitrich - Monroe's Uncle * Lucy Paschall as Andrea Stroh *

Patrick Fabian Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022). His film roles include '' End Game'' (2006), '' Cloud 9'' ( ...

as Dr. Eugene Forbes *

Shaun Toub Shaun Toub (born February 15, 1958) is an American actor. He has played the character Yinsen in ''Iron Man'' (2008) and ''Iron Man 3'' (2013); Farhad in '' Crash'' (2004); Rahim Khan in '' The Kite Runner'' (2007); Majid Javadi in the Showtime ...

as Conrad Bonaparte

Production

Casting

Rodriguez returned as Chavez in the episode "The Grimm Identity", as she revealed on her instagram account. In late August,

was cast as Selina Golias, a character forced to hide the survivor of an attack that resulted in her boyfriend's death, resulting in Selina becoming the target of a Wesen "Rat King" who doesn't mind if she becomes collateral damage in a never-ending Wesen feud. In early September,

was cast as Billie Trump for episodes 6 and 7 of the season. Billie is a Skalengeck described as "a fierce lieutenant in an up-and-coming Wesen street gang who is raising hell in Portland." It was announced in November that

had been cast as Lucien Petrovich, "the leader of a Wesen revolutionary group." The news was broken by ''

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''.

Filming

Like the previous four seasons, the majority of filming takes place in the

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, area. Filming for the season began on July 7, 2015.

Broadcast

After airing the last 9 episodes of the previous season on Fridays at 8 p.m., the show moved back to its normal time slot of Fridays at 9 p.m.

Episodes

Ratings

References

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