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Season guide
Biography: Season 5
32 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 1996 Updated Sep 26, 2026
1996
Previously on Biography
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 Biography 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.
Season overview
1996
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Season 5 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S5·E20
Core
John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
Sep 5, 1996 · 60 min
The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future
S5·E23
Core
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Sep 26, 1996 · 90 min
Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.