The fifth and final season of the American

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'' was announced on May 13, 2011. It included 13 episodes, which premiered on October 28, 2011, and concluded on January 27, 2012, with a two-hour finale. Continuing from the eponymous

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ending of the fourth season finale, "

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", the fifth season featured the series returning to its roots. With their new-found wealth,

(

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) and Sarah Bartowski (

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) own the fictional

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Buy More, as well as their new freelance spy organization, Carmichael Industries, which includes John Casey (

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) and

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(

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). Meanwhile, Morgan acts as the human possessor of the

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known as the Intersect, and Chuck is forced to act as Morgan's protector in the same way that Sarah and Casey were to Chuck in past seasons.

Production

Series co-creators

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and Chris Fedak expressed a desire to produce a fifth season of ''

'' as early as March 2011, when it was revealed that the fourth season finale would be titled "

". Fedak later confirmed that the episode, as the title suggests, would have a

ending leading into the fifth season. Despite a drastic decline in viewership, the series was renewed for a fifth and final season of 13 episodes on May 13, 2011. The season was scheduled to premiere October 21, 2011 and mark the transition of the series' timeslot from Monday nights to Friday nights at 8/7c, before being rescheduled to one week later, October 28. It was announced on September 8, 2011, that series star

would direct the fifth episode of the season. Levi had previously directed an episode each in the

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and fourth seasons.

Cast

Series stars

, and

all expressed an interest to reprise their roles of former Special Agents Charles "Chuck" and Sarah Bartowski, and

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John Casey, and an interview with Ryan McPartlin about the future of the series suggested he would also return as

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Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb. Chris Fedak later confirmed that

would reprise his role of

. The

Buy More, which Chuck purchased in the fourth-season finale, is also featured in the fifth season, with Mark Christopher Lawrence,

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, and

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reprising their roles as Michael "Big Mike" Tucker, Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes, and Lester Patel, respectively. It was confirmed at the 2011

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that

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would also reprise her role as

Eleanor "Ellie" Bartowski Woodcomb. John Casey was given a romantic interest in Gertrude Verbanski, the head of Carmichael Industries' biggest spy competition, Verbanski Corp., said by Fedak to be "the best spy company in the world". It was later announced that ''

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'' actress

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would play Verbanski. At Comic-Con, Fedak revealed his desire for

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to return as

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. It was later confirmed that she would appear in the final episode.

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returned to the series as

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, a villain that the team had previously defeated.

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appeared in the final four episodes as the series' final recurring villain, Nicholas Quinn. Other recurring cast members include

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as Brigadier General

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, the head of the

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and an ally to Carmichael Industries,

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as Alex McHugh, Casey's daughter and Morgan's girlfriend, and

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as Clyde Decker, a CIA agent involved in a rogue operation to take down Chuck. It was confirmed at the Comic-Con panel that '' Star Wars'' actor Mark Hamill would play a villain in the fifth-season premiere. Comedian

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also appeared in the season premiere as Roger Bale, a dangerous man who steals money from other dangerous villains. ''

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''s

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and '' Smallville''s

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guest starred in the season's second episode, as Karl Sneijder, "the president and CEO of diamond giant Natal Jewelers," and his kidnapped brother Wesley, respectively. The fourth episode featured ''

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and ''

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''s

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as Crazy Bob, "a jolly Buy More manager," and Jane Robertson, another Buy More manager and "a close friend of Bob's," respectively. The two cross paths with Chuck and Sarah at the company’s Employee of the Year Convention. The fifth episode featured cameo appearances by ''

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and

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as Robyn Cunnings, a cold, cunning CIA agent known for her abrasive interrogation technique who is a member of a rogue group which tries to frame Chuck. Stan Lee portrayed himself in the seventh episode, encountering Chuck "in the most unexpected of places." The eighth episode featured Cheryl Ladd as Emma, Sarah's mother, and

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as Kieran Ryker, Sarah's former handler. The tenth episode featured

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as herself.

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returned in the final episode as a

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agent. Fedak has stated that the writers intended to include various guest stars from past episodes in cameo appearances in the finale, but that it was not possible to include them all.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Agent Chuck Bartowski (13 episodes) *

as Agent Sarah Walker (13 episodes) *

(13 episodes) *

Ryan McPartlin Ryan John McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series ''Chuck''. Early life McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He w ...

as Dr. Devon Woodcomb (10 episodes) * Mark Christopher Lawrence as Michael "Big Mike" Tucker (9 episodes) *

as Jeffrey Barnes (11 episodes) *

as Lester Patel (11 episodes) *

as Dr. Ellie Woodcomb (10 episodes) *

as Colonel John Casey (13 episodes)

Supporting cast

as Alex McHugh (9 episodes) *

as Brigadier General Diane Beckman (7 episodes) *

as Gertrude Verbanski (4 episodes) *

as Nicholas Quinn (4 episodes) *

as CIA Agent Clyde Decker (3 episodes) *

as Daniel Shaw (1 episode) *

(1 episode) *

as Bo Derek (1 episode)

Episodes

Home media release

References

External links

* {{Chuck episodes 2011 American television seasons 2012 American television seasons