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Babylon 5

Babylon 5

The last, best hope for peace.

1994Ended5 Seasons110 Episodes8.0TMDB

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 serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.

Created by: J. Michael Straczynski

Specials

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Episode 1: The Gathering

Feb 22, 1993 · 1h 34m

The Vorlon ambassador is nearly killed by an assassin shortly after arriving at the station, and Commander Sinclair is the prime suspect.

Episode 2: In the Beginning

Jan 4, 1998 · 1h 34m

The Earth military encounters an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out that nearly results in the death of every human on Earth. The war and its aftermath provide the background for the TV series "Babylon 5."

Episode 3: Thirdspace

Jul 19, 1998 · 1h 34m

The crew of Babylon 5 discover a mysterious artifact of unknown origin. The artifact influences the minds of people aboard the station and endangers the lives of everyone aboard.

Episode 4: River of Souls

Nov 8, 1998 · 1h 33m

Captain Lochley now has solid proof that Garibaldi is a disaster magnet: when he comes to the station to meet with one of his new company's subordinates, she's being sued by the owner of an illegal virtual reality "holo-brothel" and besieged by Soul Hunters looking for one of their soul vessels, this one containing the souls of the long-lost Ralga alien species.

Episode 5: A Call to Arms

Jan 3, 1999 · 1h 33m

A technomage named Galen predicts an imminent attack by the Drakh, the old allies of the Shadows. Through dreams, a thief, a captain, and a president are brought together to head them off. The president is John Sheridan. Because of his irrational behavior, Sheridan's friends begin to wonder about his sanity. It's up to all of them and two prototype battlecruisers, the Excalibur and the Victory, to stop the fleet and their planet-killer. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?

Episode 6: The Legend of the Rangers

Jan 19, 2002 · 1h 29m

After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers takes place in 2264 after the wars are over and a new age of space exploration has begun. The Interstellar Alliance has been organized to establish and maintain peace among its member worlds, including Earth. The Rangers are an elite military force made up of hand-picked young, smart, dedicated human and alien members who combine the high-tech elements of space travel with the idealism and honor of the knights of old. They encounter a previously unknown alien race whose lethal power is far greater than any force previously known to Earth or any other world in the Interstellar Alliance.

Episode 7: Voices in the Dark: Over Here

Jul 31, 2007 · 45m

Col. Lochley asks a Catholic priest to come to Babylon 5 a few days before President Sheridan is to arrive for the Interstellar Alliance’s tenth anniversary celebration. A crew member who recently returned from a vacation on Earth had been complaining of hearing voices before finally barricading himself in a section of the station. The crewman, Burke, is now restrained within a security cell and claiming to be possessed by a demonic spirit. The priest is skeptical at first, suspecting mental illness or some kind of hoax. But after a demonstration of the being’s power, he is convinced. He is unsure whether or not to try to perform an exorcism immediately, or summon additional help from Earth. If he calls for help, the word of the reason will spread. And while this may cause some panic, it would also lead to a renewed purpose for a Church that has been declining toward irrelevance. The demonic being claims this is, in fact, its purpose – that it was trapped in space by God so that starfaring humans would find reason to believe. The being’s apparent eagerness to be exorcised gives Lochley and the priest pause – there is another agenda here. But denying the demon’s wish would seem to condemn Burke to suffer, and that responsibility may be too much to bear.

Episode 8: Voices in the Dark: Over There

Jul 31, 2007 · 45m

En route to Babylon 5 for the anniversary celebration, Sheridan begrudgingly gives an interview to ISN. He mentions his regret that Londo will not be at the celebration to represent the Centauri, but that his ship will be picking up Prince Regent Vintari, third in line to the throne. The night before the rendezvous, Galen appears to Sheridan in a dream, and shows him a vision of the destruction of New York City. In 30 years, he says, Emperor Vintari will attempt to restore the Republic’s former glory by destroying an old adversary – Earth. This can all be prevented if Sheridan will simply kill Vintari now. But when Sheridan meets the young man, who already feels trapped by the political intrigues of the Republic, he begins to doubt that he can kill a man for actions he has not yet committed.

Episode 9: Celestial Sound

Aug 4, 2007 · 6m

Douglas Netter, John Copeland, and J. Michael Straczynski talk about the wonderful music Christopher Franke created for the show. Using computers and a full orchestra, Franke created nearly 25 minutes of new music for every episode in the series.

Episode 12: Gag Reel

Aug 7, 2007 · 3m

Laugh along with the cast and crew as they screw up their lines.

Episode 20: Season 2 Data Files

Apr 29, 2003 · 45m

Video bits on: Drafa, Ground Pounders, Interstellar Network News, Murago, Narn-Centauri War, Nightwatch, Project Lazarus, Streib, Techno-mage, and Underground Railroad. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.

Episode 21: Season 2 Personnel Files

Apr 29, 2003 · 45m

Video bits on the characters: Captain John Sheridan, Lieutenant Warren Keffer, Vir Cotto, Lennier, Na'Toth, Lord Refa, General Richard Franklin, Dr. Everett Jacobs, Sebastian, and Draal. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.

Episode 22: Season 2 Tech Files

Apr 29, 2003 · 45m

Video bits on: Copernicus, Babylon 5 Defense Grid, Icarus, Cortez, and Tragati. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.

Episode 24: Shadow Dossier

Aug 12, 2003 · 3m

Garibaldi's records on the Shadows. This section sums up all the information known about them. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 25: Behind the Mask: Creating the Aliens of Babylon 5

Aug 12, 2003 · 8m

John Vulich (make-up effects), J. Michael Straczynski (creator/executive producer), and John Copeland (producer) discuss some of the aliens on the shows. Vulich goes into detail for the show's four main alien races; the Narn, Centauri, Vorlon, and Minbari. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 26: Building a Better Narn

Aug 12, 2003 · 7m

John Vulich (make-up effects) takes us through the process of applying make-up to Marshall Teague (Ta'lon), a Narn. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 27: Designing Tomorrow: The Look of Babylon 5

Aug 12, 2003 · 10m

John Iacovelli (production designer) explains how many of the sets on the show came together. Also features interviews with J. Michael Straczynski (creator/executive producer), Jason Howard (set decorator), Douglas Netter (executive producer), John Copeland (producer), and Ann Bruice Aling (costume designer). Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 29: Season 3 Data Files

Aug 12, 2003 · 45m

Video bits on: White Star, Battle For Babylon 5, Thunderbolt, Grey 17, and Mindwipe. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 30: Season 3 Personnel Files

Aug 16, 2003 · 45m

Video bits on the characters: Zack Allan, Marcus Cole, David Corwin, Alfred Bester, and Zathras. Special Feature on Season 3 DVD.

Episode 36: Season 4 Data Files

Jan 6, 2004 · 45m

Video bits on: Voice of Resistance, Proxima 3, Edgars Industries, Mars Resistance, and Battle For Earth. Special Feature on Season 4 DVD.

Episode 39: Digital Tomorrow

Apr 13, 2004 · 6m

A featurette on the animation and special effects producer for the series. Features interviews with J. Michael Straczynski, Douglas Netter, John Copeland, George Johnsen, Mitch Suskin, John Teska, and Shant Jordan. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.

Episode 40: Beyond Babylon 5

Apr 13, 2004 · 7m

Various cast and crew members talk about the fans, the universe, conventions, and merchandise. Features interviews with John Copeland, Douglas Netter, Patricia Tallman, Jason Carter, J. Michael Straczynski, Jerry Doyle, Kathryn Drennan, Peter Jurasik, Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, and Robin Atkin Downes. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.

Episode 44: Season 5 Data Files

Apr 13, 2004 · 45m

Video bits on: Drakh, Interstellar Alliance, Book of G'Kar, Day of the Dead, and the fall of the Centauri Republic. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.

Episode 45: Season 5 Personnel Files

Apr 13, 2004 · 45m

ideo bits on the characters: Elizabeth Lochley, Byron, Ta'Lon, Minister Virini, Mack, and Bo. Special Feature on Season 5 DVD.

Episode 46: Creating the Future

Aug 17, 2004 · 45m

J. Michael Straczynski, John Iacovelli (production designer), Douglas Netter (executive producer), Luc Mayrand (concept designer) and John Copeland (producer) talk about how they decided on certain aspects of the show; from the doors, to the jumpgate technology, and the operation of the station. Special Feature on The Movies Collection DVD.

Episode 47: Straczynski Diaries

Jul 31, 2007 · 21m

A multi-part series of vignettes as filmed by J. Michael Straczynski as he documents every phase of pre-production, production and post-production for The Lost Tales. Viewers are given a first person, inside look at the creative process of making Voices In The Dark. Special Feature on The Lost Tales DVD.

Episode 54: The Guide to Babylon 5

Dec 26, 1997 · 45m

A 30-min behind-the-scenes special to initiate the uninitiated produced and aired the week prior to TNT's Babylon 5 launch of In the Beginning. Hosted by Bruce Boxleitner.

Episode 56: CNN Documents Babylon 5

Apr 6, 2016 · 45m

Nearly 2 hours of interviews and behind the scenes footage shot by CNN between December 16, 1993 and July 1, 1998 during the filming of "By Any Means Necessary", "Legacies", "A Distant Star", "Objects and Rest" and "River of Souls." Includes a nearly one hour picture in picture video commentary by Claudia Christian and Jerry Doyle reflecting on some of the footage. Released on DVD by B5Books.

Episode 67: "Danger Zone" Music Video

Jul 7, 1994 · 45m

First music video created by John Hudgens for fun before J. Michael Straczynski hired him to create a series of them for showing at conventions.

Episode 80: The Road Home

Aug 15, 2023 · 1h 19m

Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way, he reunites with some familiar faces while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the universe.

Episode 110: The Making of Babylon 5

Jan 15, 1994 · 19m

Hosted by Walter Koenig (Chekov from "Star Trek"), this is a behind-the-scenes look at Babylon 5 that was used to promote the show when it first came out. Included as a Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.

Episode 112: Season 1 Data Files

Nov 5, 2002 · 45m

Video bits on: Grey Council, Psi Corps, Soul Hunters, Home Guard, Mutai, Battle of the Line, Babylon 1-4, Epsilon 3, Alien Races, and Shadows. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.

Episode 113: Season 1 Personnel Files

Nov 5, 2002 · 45m

Video bits on: Jeffrey Sinclair, Susan Ivanova, Michael Garibaldi, Dr. Stephen Franklin, Talia Winters, Delenn, G'Kar, Londo Mollari, and Kosh Naranek. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.

Episode 114: Season 1 Tech Files

Nov 5, 2002 · 45m

Video bits on: Starfury, Jumpgate, Earth Alliance Vessels, Alien Vessels, and Raiders. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.

Episode 115: Station Tour

Nov 5, 2002 · 45m

Video bits on: General Information, Brown Sector, Red Sector, Yellow/Grey Sectors, Blue Sector, and Green Sector. Special Feature on Season 1 DVD.

Episode 116: Introduction to Season 2

Apr 29, 2003 · 6m

A series of interviews with the cast and crew of the show. Every main actor, and most secondary actors, are interviewed for the piece. Special Feature on Season 2 DVD.

Season 0 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Babylon 5 Season 0 premiere?

Babylon 5 Season 0 premiered on February 22, 1993.

How many episodes are in Babylon 5 Season 0?

Babylon 5 Season 0 has 81 episodes.

What is the first episode of Babylon 5 Season 0?

The season opens with Season 0 Episode 1, "The Gathering". It aired on February 22, 1993.

Go to Season 0 Episode 1

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