Der Clown: Season 5
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 Der Clown 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.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Trap
Apr 10, 2001
Max is ambushed while parking; ex-mistress Judith warns him of a hit ordered by underworld boss Manescu. Max escapes with her to a houseboat, but Claudia and Dobbs are attacked and
Invisible Enemy
Apr 17, 2001
The clown fights against a traitor in the ranks of the Armed Forces, who cooperates with arms pushers and betrays the latest weapons systems of the army.
60 Minutes
May 8, 2001
Sister Romana is targeted by poison-coated bullet; Max is hit too and must find a rare antidote within an hour to save both her and children during a riverboat festival. Claudia re
General Anesthesia
May 13, 2001
Undercover among homeless to investigate disappearances, Max wakes in a rundown clinic. He discovers illegal organ harvesting, including friend Äskulap. He alerts Claudia and Dobbs
Smoking Colts
May 29, 2001
Max and crew pursue Roy Roulette, who stole a radar-detecting microchip. In a shootout, Roy is killed, Shannon (cowgirl) escapes with the chip, but Bradley claims to be a Texas Ran
Sister Dear
Jun 5, 2001
Claudia's half-sister Chantal, a stripper, witnesses a politician murdering a prostitute and inadvertently records it. The politician orders a hit. Max must protect Chantal and exp