Country of origin Australia Original network Network Ten | No. of episodes 13 | |
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Original release 14 May (2014-05-14) – 6 August 2014 (2014-08-06) | ||
The fifth season of Offspring, an Australian drama television series, premiered on Network TEN on 14 May 2014 and concluded on 6 August 2014.
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Production
Offspring was commissioned for a 13-episode fifth series on 12 July 2012 as part of a two-season renewal.
Filming for series five began on 21 October 2013 and concluded on 19 February 2014.
Series five of Offspring picks up six months after Patrick's death and revolves around the journey of Nina Proudman as she navigates through single parenthood with the help of sister Billie, the bringing up of her daughter Zoe and her determination to jump back into work.
Cast
Casting
Kate Jenkinson, who recurred as Kate Reid, had to be written out of the season due to her ABC series Super Fun Night being picked up the states. It was announced Matthew Le Nevez will star in series five, despite his character, Patrick dying in the penultimate episode of series four. Le Nevez is still credited as main cast.
Ratings
Figures are OzTAM Data for the 5 City Metro areas. Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night. Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed within the following seven days.