Underbelly: 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 Underbelly 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
Thy Will Be Done
Aug 13, 2012
When a prisoner is abducted and murdered while on day-release, police embark on a massive man-hunt to find the killers. The 10-year investigation leads them to a ruthless underworl
Cut Snake and Crazy
Aug 20, 2012
Taskforce Tuno cultivates a dangerous and unpredictable informant in their hunt for Terry Falconer's killers.
The Loaded Dog
Aug 27, 2012
The police have a major breakthrough on locating Anthony Perish after Frank agrees to go undercover. Perish arranges a chilling summit meeting with a bikie boss, and one of Perish'
Year of the Rooster
Sep 3, 2012
When Strikeforce Tuno is disbanded, Gary devises a new strategy to solve the Falconer murder. The police finally track down Anthony Perish and arrest him, but Rooster proves more e
Troubleshooting
Sep 10, 2012
A car dealer's life becomes a nightmare when he befriends a charming new customer, Anthony Perish. Decker goes to extreme lengths to prove his loyalty to The Company. Camille comes
Road to Nowhere
Sep 17, 2012
Gary and Tim travel to Queensland in an attempt to stop an underworld execution. Undies goes into business for himself, with disastrous consequences. Newlywed Decker is drawn back
Bang, Bang, Kill, Kill
Sep 17, 2012
Unaware he is under police surveillance, Decker juggles two different hit-man contracts with the impending birth of his baby. Police get a crucial breakthrough in the hunt for Anth
Strike Force Tuno
Oct 1, 2012
Nine years after the death of Terry Falconer, the case against the Perish brothers appears doomed when Decker refuses to co-operate. Frank O'Rourke risks his life to testify agains