Babylon 5: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind ten years after the Earth-Minbari War The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where Humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call – home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five-hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5".

A five season space opera written by J. Michael Straczynsky.

Series details

• Title: Babylon 5
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1993-02-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-08-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 475

Cast and credited roles

• Jerry Doyle — Michael Garibaldi
• Mira Furlan — Delenn
• Richard Biggs — Dr. Stephen Franklin
• Bruce Boxleitner — John Sheridan
• Claudia Christian — Susan Ivanova
• Peter Jurasik — Londo Mollari
• Andreas Katsulas — G'Kar
• Bill Mumy — Lennier
• Stephen Furst — Vir Cotto
• Jeff Conaway — Zack Allan
• Patricia Tallman — Lyta Alexander
• Michael O'Hare — Jeffrey Sinclair

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-02-22; final listed air date 1994-10-26; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-11-02; final listed air date 1995-11-01; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-11-06; final listed air date 1996-10-28; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-11-04; final listed air date 1997-10-27; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-01-04; final listed air date 2023-08-15; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Babylon 5 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.