Season guide

Ripper Street: Season 5

6 episodes Premiered Oct 12, 2016

Previously on Ripper Street

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 Ripper Street 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 5 Episodes

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Oct 12, 2016

Reid - on the run from the police - must find a way to bring down Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove.

S5·E2 Core

Oct 12, 2016

Reid and Dove engage the press in their battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Whitechapel.

S5·E3 Core

Oct 12, 2016

The serial killer - Nathaniel Dove - is hid in the Hackney Marshes, but how long can he stay out of trouble?

S5·E4 Core

Oct 12, 2016

Thatcher discovers a fresh lead of a double murder committed by Nathaniel, giving Reid cause for hope.

S5·E5 Mytharc

Oct 12, 2016

With Reid locked in the cells it seems that all hope is lost, but is there time for one last roll of the dice?

S5·E6 Mytharc

Oct 12, 2016

Reid must finally bring Augustus Dove to justice, but also find his peace in Whitechapel.