Overview
- Apple TV, which announced the date Wednesday, set a July 8 premiere with new episodes released weekly until an August 26 finale.
- The new season runs eight episodes and starts with a single-episode debut.
- Season 5 centers on Princess and Tyler’s biological mother, Kat, arriving and disrupting Nikki and Jason’s family life, with Charlotte Riley playing Kat.
- Esther Smith and Rafe Spall return as stars and executive producers, with creator Andy Wolton and BBC Studios continuing to lead the series.
- Orla Gartland provides original songs across the season, as the show returns with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes track record over its first four seasons.