Andromeda/Season 5

"The Universe is a dangerous place. But in our future my crew and I fight to make it safe. I am Dylan Hunt, Captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, and these are our adventures."

- Captain Dylan Hunt

Andromeda is a joint Canadian/American science fiction television series that aired on the Global Television Network and the Sci-Fi Channel from October of 2000 to May of 2005 spanning five seasons (22 episodes per season) for a total of 110 episodes. The series was originally conceived by the late Gene Roddenberry, better known as the creator of the Star Trek franchise.

Season five of Andromeda aired from September 24th, 2004 to May 13th, 2005. Original series cast members, Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Laura Bertram, Steve Bacic and Lexa Doig all returned for the fifth and final season of the show, reprising their respective roles. Season five saw the introduction of Doyle, a robot character played by Brandy Ledford, who was initially brought in as a supporting character with "Phear Phactor Phenom", but soon became a part of the regular cast lineup.

Production

 * Majel Roddenberry - Executive producer
 * Robert Engels - Executive producer
 * Adam Haight - Executive producer
 * Josanne B. Lovick - Executive producer
 * Kevin Sorbo - Executive producer
 * Sherry Gorval - Producer
 * Karen Wookey - Supervising producer
 * Karen Smith - Associate producer

Directors

 * Gordon Verheul
 * Richard Flower

Writers

 * Bob Engels
 * Larry Barber
 * Paul Barber

Notes & Trivia

 * Lexa Doig was pregnant at the onset of the season, leading to her diminished role on the show, which paved the way for the introduction of Doyle.


 * Karen Smith joined the crew of Andromeda for this season. She worked on all twenty-two episodes as an associate producer.

Key episodes

 * Phear Phactor Phenom: Introduction of Doyle.
 * The Heart of the Journey (Part 2): Destruction of the Earth.

Home video

 * Andromeda: The Complete Boxset
 * Andromeda: Slipstream Collection
 * Andromeda: Season 5, Collection 1
 * Andromeda: Season 5, Collection 2
 * Andromeda: Season 5, Collection 3
 * Andromeda: Season 5, Collection 4
 * Andromeda: Season 5, Collection 5