Invincible season 5 release date speculation, cast and latest news

Prime Video's hit superhero animation Invincible has officially ended its fourth season, with all eyes now on season 5. The good news is: it's happening!

Season 4 saw everything from the arrival of brutal villain Thragg (Lee Pace) to the recast of a fan favourite character and departures from the comic books to make way for original stories.

Prime Video handed Invincible an advance renewal before a single episode of season 4 had launched, showing enormous confidence in the project, with all voice roles being recorded in full last summer.

That savvy planning allowed the show's animators to start working their magic nice and early, with an eye to keeping the wait between seasons to an absolute minimum.

In short, there's reason to be optimistic that Invincible season 5 will bring the series back to the late winter/early spring release window it has carved out in recent years – here's everything we know so far.

Invincible season 5 release date speculation

While a release date for Invincible season 5 has not been announced, we'd expect it to come our way in February or March 2027 - although that's just speculation at this stage.

The animated series was renewed in summer 2025, but the decision would probably have been made some time earlier, given that the new episodes had been fully recorded by the time of the announcement.

The news took the form of a star-studded behind the scenes video, which saw the likes of Steven Yeun, Walton Goggins and Gillian Jacobs enjoying another unpredictable read through.

As for when the episodes will be released, Invincible has overcome its early delays to establish a pretty consistent annual schedule, so spring next year seems pretty likely.

Invincible season 5 cast: New and returning

Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh and JK Simmons will reprise their roles for Invincible season 5, playing the highly dysfunctional Grayson family, comprised of son Mark, mother Debbie and father Nolan (aka Omni-Man).

As confirmed by a recent behind-the-scenes clip, Invincible season 5 will also feature Walton Goggins (Cecil), Gillian Jacobs (Atom Eve), Jonathan Banks (Brit), Clancy Brown (Damien Darkblood), Ben Schwartz (The Shapesmith) and executive producer Seth Rogen (Allen the Alien), among others.

The promo also revealed that Matthew Rhys, best known for FX's The Americans, HBO's Perry Mason and Netflix's The Beast in Me, would be joining the Invincible cast. He is reportedly playing Dr David Anders and his destructive alter-ego Dinosaurus (according to Comic Basics).

Here's a reminder of the key players in Prime Video's Invincible:

• Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson aka Invincible
• Sandra Oh as Debbie Grayson
• JK Simmons as Nolan Grayson aka Omni-Man
• Gillian Jacobs as Atom Eve
• Seth Rogen as Allen the Alien
• Walton Goggins as Cecil
• Lee Pace as Thragg
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Conquest
• Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Splode
• Zazie Beetz as Amber
• Chris Diamantopoulos as Isotope
• Ross Marquand as various
• Andrew Rannells as William
• Kevin Michael Richardson as The Mauler Twins
• Ben Schwartz as The Shapesmith
• Clancy Brown as Damien Darkblood
• Mark Hamill as Art Rosenbaum
• Matthew Rhys as Dr David Anders aka Dinosaurus
• Danai Gurira as Universa
• Malese Jow as Dupli-Kate

What is Invincible season 5 about?

There are few available plot details about Invincible season 5 just yet, but of course, the show will continue adapting Robert Kirkman's celebrated comic book series.

The pages of the source material would be your best bet for clues on what's to come in the TV version, with massive compendiums from Image Comics collecting the series in bulk. You can find them from Amazon or other booksellers.

Is there a trailer for Invincible season 5?

There isn't just yet, but we'll update this page when that changes.

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