BoJack Horseman season 5

The fifth season of the American animated television series BoJack Horseman was released on Netflix on September 14, 2018, and consisted of 12 episodes. It premiered with the episode "The Light Bulb Scene", and concluded with "The Stopped Show". The series continues to focus on anthropomorphic horse BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett), a washed-up 1990s sitcom star who plans a return to relevance with an autobiography written by ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Alison Brie).

The season picks up where the previous left off, with BoJack finding out his supposed daughter is his sister, continued marriage troubles between Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter, and Philbert, the detective series that BoJack stars in. Season five was met with near universal acclaim upon release. The season includes one of the series' most acclaimed episodes, Free Churro, which received an Emmy Award nomination and an Annie Award nomination. Actress Issa Rae received a nomination at the 50th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for her work on the show.

Critics noted the season's emotion and commentary, notably on the #MeToo movement. Season five contains many guest stars, including Wanda Sykes, Issa Rae, and Jessica Biel. The production crew was looking to diversify the series' cast, as to not "[give] all the juicy parts to the white people". The season's writers had the ultimate goal for BoJack to "get sober and get therapy", in order to "move his character forward".