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0 / 13 watchedPilot film, five seasons intact, then the TV films and the 2023 animated film in release order. The reboot sits last as an undated entry.
Babylon 5
- 1 Babylon 5: The Gathering Pilot film aired February 22, 1993.
- 2 Babylon 5 Season 1 Signs and Portents. 22 episodes.
- 3 Babylon 5 Season 2 The Coming of Shadows. 22 episodes.
- 4 Babylon 5 Season 3 Point of No Return. 22 episodes.
- 5 Babylon 5 Season 4 No Surrender, No Retreat. 22 episodes.
- 6 Babylon 5 Season 5 The Wheel of Fire. 22 episodes.
- 7 Babylon 5: In the Beginning Prequel film aired January 4, 1998; held here to keep season 5 intact.
- 8 Babylon 5: Thirdspace Aired July 19, 1998.
- 9 Babylon 5: The River of Souls Aired November 8, 1998.
- 10 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms Aired January 3, 1999. Sets up Crusade.
- 11 Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers Backdoor pilot aired January 19, 2002.
- 12 Babylon 5: The Road Home Animated film released August 2023. Latest released entry.
- 13 Babylon 5 Reboot Live-action reboot announced 2021; no series order or date as of September 17, 2026.
About Babylon 5
Babylon 5 was plotted as one five-year arc, 110 episodes from the 1993 pilot film through season 5 in 1998. Captain Sheridan's station hosts the Shadow War and Earth's slide into dictatorship, and creator J. Michael Straczynski wrote 92 of the episodes himself. Release order is the intended order, so this list keeps it.
Five TV films ran from 1998 to 2002, and the animated The Road Home followed in August 2023 with surviving cast members voicing their roles. A live-action reboot was announced for The CW in 2021, but no series order or air date had followed as of September 17, 2026. Seasons sit intact below, with the films slotted after season 5.
Good to know
The three 1998 films premiered during season 5's TNT run; this list holds them until after the finale so the arc plays unbroken. Crusade (1999) and The Lost Tales (2007) are optional spinoffs outside this list. The reboot has been described as in development at several points since 2021 with no date set, so its entry stays TBA.
