Babylon 5 (1994)
The last, best hope for peace.
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 26 January 1994 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 25 November 1998 |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure |
| Created by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Starring | Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle and Mira Furlan |
| Seasons | 5 seasons, 110 episodes |
| Episode length | about 44 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 81 hours |
| Rated | TV-PG |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.0/10 |
Where to watch Babylon 5
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Where to watch Babylon 5 in 6 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Prime Video $12.99 AUD |
| Canada | Prime Video $9.99 CAD |
| Guernsey | Prime Video |
| Ireland | Prime Video €6.99 |
| New Zealand | Prime Video $8.99 NZD |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP |
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What kind of watch this is
Babylon 5 places its drama in a five-mile space station where five civilizations keep the peace through diplomacy rather than war. Created by J. Michael Straczynski, the series treats interstellar relations as a bureaucratic nightmare that occasionally explodes. You spend 81 hours watching ambassadors negotiate while soldiers stand by, a slow burn that rewards patience. The tension lives in the pauses between speeches, not the explosions. It is a show that trusts its audience to sit with quiet moments. That is a rare gamble in the genre.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 8 out of 10. That is a high mark. No box office figures exist in the data, so the verdict rests entirely on that user score. It tells you the show stayed with people long after the credits rolled.
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Sources
- Babylon 5 on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q210146 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Babylon 5” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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