Babylon 5
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Babylon 5 (1993) is a drama and action series from First-run syndication. It has built a run of 110 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on February 22, 1993. Viewers rate it 8.4 out of 10. Critics sit at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is currently ended. It runs 5 seasons.
What Babylon 5 Is About
“It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind ten years after the Earth-Minbari War The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where Humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It’s a port of call – home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five-hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it’s our last best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5”.
A five season space opera written by J. Michael Straczynsky.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 110 episodes, spread across 5 seasons and it leans into its drama/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan and Richard Biggs to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian and Peter Jurasik lead the cast.
Key roles include Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi; Mira Furlan as Delenn; Richard Biggs as Dr. Stephen Franklin; Bruce Boxleitner as John Sheridan; Claudia Christian as Susan Ivanova.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, action and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside First-run syndication’s other originals, a 8.4/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1993 and carried by First-run syndication with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and action viewers.
Where to Stream
Babylon 5 comes from First-run syndication. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Babylon 5 is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Jerry Doyle and Mira Furlan doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/action roots, It has held up since 1993 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Babylon 5 is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and action lane, at 110 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8.4/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.4/10. Watch it if you want drama/action you can settle into.