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Remington Steele: Season 5

6 episodes Premiered Jan 5, 1987 Updated Oct 20, 2026
Previously on Remington Steele

Season 5 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Remington Steele Season 4.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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

The Steele That Wouldn't Die (1)

Jan 5, 1987 · 48 min

Steele is arrested for the murder of Norman Keyes while he and Laura try to honeymoon in Mexico.

S5·E2 Core

The Steele That Wouldn't Die (2)

Jan 5, 1987 · 47 min

Steele is arrested for the murder of Norman Keyes while he and Laura try to honeymoon in Mexico.

S5·E3 Core

Steele Hanging in There (1)

Feb 3, 1987 · 45 min

Their phony marriage faces a real test when a woman from Steele's past shows up, pretending to be married to him and the archaeologist from Mexico returns, this time as an immigrat

S5·E4 Core

Steele Hanging in There (2)

Feb 10, 1987 · 45 min

Their phony marriage faces a real test when a woman from Steele's past shows up, pretending to be married to him and the archaeologist from Mexico returns, this time as an immigrat

S5·E5 Mytharc

Steeled With a Kiss (1)

Feb 17, 1987 · 44 min

Laura and Steele visit the Irish castle he's inherited and decide to hide Tony there until he can prove he isn't a double agent. Daniel Chalmers must turn him over to the KGB as pa

S5·E6 Mytharc

Steeled With a Kiss (2)

Feb 17, 1987 · 48 min

Laura and Steele visit the Irish castle he's inherited and decide to hide Tony there until he can prove he isn't a double agent. Daniel Chalmers must turn him over to the KGB as pa

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