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AEW Dark: Season 5

17 episodes Premiered Jan 3, 2023 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on AEW Dark

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of AEW Dark Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (14): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Dark #177

Jan 3, 2023 · 82 min

S5·E2 Core

Dark #178

Jan 10, 2023 · 50 min

S5·E3 Core

Dark #179

Jan 17, 2023 · 43 min

S5·E4 Core

Dark #180

Jan 24, 2023 · 58 min

S5·E5 Core

Dark #181

Jan 31, 2023 · 51 min

S5·E6 Core

Dark #182

Feb 7, 2023 · 52 min

S5·E7 Core

Dark #183

Feb 14, 2023 · 88 min

S5·E8 Core

Dark #184

Feb 21, 2023 · 97 min

S5·E9 Core

Dark #185

Feb 28, 2023 · 98 min

S5·E10 Core

Dark #186

Mar 7, 2023 · 40 min

S5·E11 Core

Dark #187

Mar 14, 2023 · 44 min

S5·E12 Core

Dark #188

Mar 21, 2023 · 44 min

S5·E13 Core

Dark #189

Mar 28, 2023 · 66 min

S5·E14 Core

Dark #190

Apr 4, 2023 · 47 min

S5·E15 Core

Dark #191

Apr 11, 2023 · 25 min

S5·E16 Mytharc

Dark #192

Apr 18, 2023 · 43 min

S5·E17 Mytharc

Dark #193

Apr 25, 2023 · 41 min

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