Season 5 of The Magnus Archives started on April 2, 2020, and ended on March 25, 2021. Due to additional production demands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was divided into three acts with a six-week break between each act. Bonus content was released in place of regular episodes during these breaks.
Contents
Plot[]
A new world dawns and The Archivist has changed. Martin is still by his side, but can anything be done to return the world to its former state?
Episodes[]
Act 1: April 2, 2020 to July 16, 2020.
- Season 5 Trailer
- MAG 161: Dwelling
- MAG 162: A Cosy Cabin
- MAG 163: In the Trenches
- MAG 164: The Sick Village
- MAG 165: Revolutions
- MAG 166: The Worms
- MAG 167: Curiosity
- MAG 168: Roots
- MAG 169: Fire Escape
- MAG 170: Recollection
- MAG 171: The Gardener
- MAG 172: Strung Out
- MAG 173: Night Night
- MAG 174: The Great Beast
- MAG 175: Epoch
- MAG 176: Blood Ties
Production break
Act 2: September 3, 2020 to November 26, 2020
- MAG 177: Wonderland
- MAG 178: The Processing Line
- MAG 179: Accomplice
- MAG 180: Moving On
- MAG 181: Ignorance
- MAG 182: Wellbeing
- MAG 183: Monument
- MAG 184: Like Ants
- MAG 185: Locked In
- MAG 186: Quiet
- MAG 187: Checking Out
- MAG 188: Centre of Attention
- MAG 189: Peers
Production break
Act 3: January 14, 2021 to March 25, 2021
- Act III Finale Trailer
- MAG 190: Scavengers
- MAG 191: What We Lose
- MAG 192: An Appointment
- MAG 193: A Stern Look
- MAG 194: Parting
- MAG 195: Adrift
- MAG 196: This Old House
- MAG 197: Connected
- MAG 198: Precipice
- MAG 199: Seeing it Through
- MAG 200: Last Words
Retrospective and additional content
- MAG Roundtable - Making of Season 5
- MAG Retrospective - Crew Q&A
- MAG Retrospective - Creators Quizzed
- MAG Retrospective - Crew's Qs with Jonny & Alex
- MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 1
- MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 2
- MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 3
- MAG Retrospective - Commentary 2
- What The Ghost? - Highgate Cemetery
Credits[]
Cast[]
- Jonathan "Jonny" Sims as Jonathan Sims
- Alexander J. Newall as Martin Blackwood and Jared Hopworth
- Fay Roberts as Alice "Daisy" Tonner
- Frank Voss as Basira Hussain
- Imogen Harris as Helen
- Martin Corcoran as Breekon
- Will Harvey as Callum Brodie
- Karim Kronfli as Simon Fairchild
- Evelyn Hewitt as Not-Sasha
- Ben Meredith as Elias Bouchard/Jonah Magnus/James Wright
- Ian Hayles as Trevor Herbert
- Tim Ledsam as Jordan Kennedy
- Chioma Nwalioba as Annabelle Cane
- Ray Chong Nee as Mikaele Salesa
- Mabel Syrup as Dr Jane Doe
- Richard Davies as The Inspector
- Jon Gracey as Gerard Keay
- Sue Sims as Gertrude Robinson
- Paul Sims as Jurgen Leitner
- Mike LeBeau as Tim Stoker
- Lottie Broomhall as Sasha James
- Jenny Haufek as The Guest
- Hannah Walker as Jude Perry
- Tim Meredith as additional voices
- Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King
- Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker
- Anil Godigamuwe as Arun
- Helen Gould as Laverne
- Lowri Ann Davies as Celia/Lynne Hammond
- Marguerite Kenner as Unnamed Person
- Hannah Brankin as Rosie Zampano
Crew[]
Produced by:
- Lowri Ann Davies
- Alexander J. Newall
Editing by:
- Elizabeth Moffatt
- Alexander J. Newall
- Brock Winstead
- Annie Fitch
- Nico Vettese
- Maddy Searle
- Katie Seaton
- Tessa Vroom
Music by:
- Samuel Jones
Written by:
- Jonathan "Jonny" Sims
Directed by:
- Alexander J. Newall
