BoJack Horseman (season 5)
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Season 5 promotional poster
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | September 14, 2018 |
The fifth season of the animated television series BoJack Horseman premiered on Netflix on September 14, 2018.[1] As has been the norm in the first four seasons, season 5 also consists of 12 episodes.
Contents
Cast and characters
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Main
- Will Arnett as BoJack Horseman
- Amy Sedaris as Princess Carolyn
- Alison Brie as Diane Nguyen
- Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter
- Aaron Paul as Todd Chavez
Recurring
- Rami Malek as Flip McVicker
- Stephanie Beatriz as Gina Cazador
- Hong Chau as Pickles Aplenty
Guest
- Ed Helms as Kyle
- Natalie Morales as Yolanda Buenaventura
- Issa Rae as Dr. Indira, Diane's therapist
- Laura Linney as herself
- Wanda Sykes as Mary Beth, Dr. Indira's wife and a corporate mediator
- Eva Longoria as Yolanda's mother
- John Leguizamo as Yolanda's father
- Bobby Cannavale as Vance Waggoner
- Angela Bassett as Ana Spanakopita
- Jaime Pressly as Sadie
- David Sedaris as Cutie Cutie Cupcake, Princess Carolyn's mother
- Jessica Biel as herself
- Aparna Nancherla as Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack
- Ken Jeong as Dr. Allen Hu
- Raúl Esparza as Ralph Stilton
- Brian Tyree Henry as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace, Jr.
- Daveed Diggs as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace, Sr.
- Margo Martindale as Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale
- Whoopi Goldberg as Mikhaela
- James Adomian as Stuart, Princess Carolyn's assistant
- Abbi Jacobson as Emily
- Daniele Gaither as Biscuits Braxby
Episodes
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| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 50 | 1 | "The Light Bulb Scene" | Adam Parton | Kate Purdy | September 14, 2018 | 501 |
| 51 | 2 | "The Dog Days Are Over" | Amy Winfrey | Joanna Calo | September 14, 2018 | 502 |
| 52 | 3 | "Planned Obsolescence" | Aaron Long | Elijah Aron | September 14, 2018 | 503 |
| 53 | 4 | "BoJack the Feminist" | Anne Walker Farrell | Nick Adams | September 14, 2018 | 504 |
| 54 | 5 | "The Amelia Earhart Story" | Adam Parton | Joe Lawson | September 14, 2018 | 505 |
| 55 | 6 | "Free Churro" | Amy Winfrey | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | September 14, 2018 | 506 |
| 56 | 7 | "INT. SUB" | Aaron Long | Alison Tafel | September 14, 2018 | 507 |
| 57 | 8 | "Mr. Peanutbutter's Boos" | Anne Walker Farrell | Kelly Galuska | September 14, 2018 | 508 |
| 58 | 9 | "Ancient History" | Peter Merryman | Rachel Kaplan | September 14, 2018 | 509 |
| 59 | 10 | "Head in the Clouds" | Amy Winfrey | Peter A. Knight | September 14, 2018 | 510 |
| 60 | 11 | "The Showstopper" | Aaron Long | Elijah Aron | September 14, 2018 | 511 |
| 61 | 12 | "The Stopped Show" | Anne Walker Farrell | Joanna Calo | September 14, 2018 | 512 |
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 98% based on 48 reviews, with an average score of 9.3. The site's consensus reads "BoJack Horseman continues confidently down the thematic rabbit hole with a fresh and poignant season that's as devastating as it is hilarious".[2] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the season holds a score of 92 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
For Vox, Emily VanDerWerff gave the season a score of 4.5 out of 5, praising the show's "truly sustained artistic response to the #MeToo movement".[4] Ben Travers of IndieWire, who writes that the "series seems infallible", notes the season's effort to look inward and address controversy, even its own.[5]
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