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40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.

2 Seasons
17 Episodes
Canceled
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast & Characters
episode image Is It a Good Dot?
7.9/10 (484 votes)

#1 Is It a Good Dot?

S2:E3

When the ship crosses paths with a rogue space station, Ryan and the crew jump at the opportunity to socialize, while Billie angles for help with Avenue 5’s mounting eel problem. Then, after Rav discovers the true purpose of Storm Falcon’s mission, Ryan must steer his team through a difficult moral quandary.

episode image This Is Physically Hurting Me
7.8/10 (844 votes)

#2 This Is Physically Hurting Me

S1:E8

While Karen oversees an effort to jettison non-essential passenger items, Billie tries to teach an inattentive Ryan how to dock the ship. Matt learns of Judd’s plan to make the “ultimate sacrifice” by returning to Earth. Meanwhile, the passengers suspect all is not as it seems with the journey.

episode image Let's Play with Matches
7.6/10 (415 votes)

#3 Let's Play with Matches

S2:E5

After a failed revolt, the passengers put the ship’s leadership to a vote, bringing forth a pack of unlikely candidates. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Office of the Other President proposes a plan that could spell doom for Avenue 5.

episode image That's Why They Call It a Missile
7.6/10 (366 votes)

#4 That's Why They Call It a Missile

S2:E8

With the ship divided, both sides find themselves in an all-out fight to survive. Then, Ryan takes part in a shotgun wedding, and Rav reaches a personal breakthrough.

episode image Eight Arms But No Hands
7.5/10 (776 votes)

#5 Eight Arms But No Hands

S1:E9

A search party commences for Matt, who’s in hiding with a guilty conscience – and the airlock codes. Iris questions Karen about her rumored affair with Ryan. Rav seeks an apology from Judd for ruining her life, as chaos ensues when a seat on a rescue shuttle suddenly becomes available. Season finale.

episode image How It Ends: As a Starter and a Main
7.5/10 (410 votes)

#6 How It Ends: As a Starter and a Main

S2:E4

Now stuck with an unsavory stowaway, Ryan and Billie lock down the ship – with potentially dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Iris and Judd attempt to blackmail Lucas, Karen claws her way back to the top, and Frank fends off an attack.

episode image I Love Judging People
7.5/10 (363 votes)

#7 I Love Judging People

S2:E7

The crew turns to a Judd-designed ranking algorithm to deal with their latest threat. As Ryan’s rating mysteriously tanks, Billie searches for her more worthy counterpart, and Judd attempts to make amends with an estranged Iris.

episode image Intoxicating Clarity
7.3/10 (372 votes)

#8 Intoxicating Clarity

S2:E6

With a "new" leader at the helm, life on deck reaches a semi-status quo – until the discovery of a mysterious blip and dissident uprising threaten to upend the passenger’s tenuous peace. Later, life imitates art as the shocking conclusion of TV’s Avenue 5 puts those aboard the real ship in peril.

episode image I'm a Hand Model
7.2/10 (1019 votes)

#9 I'm a Hand Model

S1:E3

Judd outlines the plan for a rescue mission and tasks Iris with organizing a vigil on Earth to raise the money to fund it. Rav endures a barrage of messages from the ship and handles an unruly press conference.

episode image Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder?
7.2/10 (919 votes)

#10 Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder?

S1:E4

With Judd worried about his reputation, Iris arranges a meet-and-greet with several passengers in his luxury suite. Frustrated by a bridge crew with no answers, Ryan and Billie bond with the engineers below deck.

episode image Was It Your Ears?
7.2/10 (821 votes)

#11 Was It Your Ears?

S1:E6

Rav attempts to secure funds for a rescue mission, while on the ship the stress begins to show when what appears to be an oxygen leak is detected. Meanwhile Judd hits on a plan to beautify the ship's recently gained orbital ring.

episode image No One Wants an Argument About Reality
7.2/10 (542 votes)

#12 No One Wants an Argument About Reality

S2:E1

After five long months, the passengers of Avenue 5 eagerly await their impending return to Earth­­ while behind the scenes, Ryan and the crew struggle to find a way to reveal the much longer timeline of their journey home. Later, a disgraced Karen comes to blows with a newly famous Frank.

episode image He's Only There To Stop His Skeleton From Falling Over
7.1/10 (876 votes)

#13 He's Only There To Stop His Skeleton From Falling Over

S1:E5

Billie seeks her moment in the limelight after stepping in to help Ryan during the ship's newest crisis. Iris vets comedian Jordan Hatwal's material for the Halfway Home Party, which Judd has decided should go on as planned. Doug tries to get in the way of Mia's newfound sexual freedom.

episode image Are You a Spider, Matt?
7.1/10 (775 votes)

#14 Are You a Spider, Matt?

S1:E7

Judd enlists Ryan to help charm Harrison Aimes, an uber-wealthy passenger who has a strange effect on Judd. Meanwhile, the passengers become transfixed by a divine image circling the ship and Rav deals with the fallout when the ship's moral quandary hits the media.

episode image What an Unseasonal Delight
7.1/10 (458 votes)

#15 What an Unseasonal Delight

S2:E2

With the ship facing a fiery threat, Billie hatches a plan that could just save some of the passengers… and the eels. Meanwhile, Iris makes a risky bid on Earth, Ryan finds himself in the middle of a three-way couples’ quarrel, and Mia shares some shocking news with Doug.

episode image And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off...
6.9/10 (1187 votes)

#16 And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off...

S1:E2

Rav and her team meet with a NASA representative to plot a potential rescue mission. An engineer working in a hidden part of the ship has a surprisingly optimistic theory about the ship's future. Karen becomes a vocal advocate for passengers.

episode image I Was Flying
6.7/10 (1636 votes)

#17 I Was Flying

S1:E1

When a malfunction occurs aboard the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5, it's up to engineer Billie McEvoy to warn Capt. Ryan Clark, owner Herman Judd and his right-hand woman Iris Kimura that the incident may have a cataclysmic knock-on effect.

Cast & Chracters

character image Ryan Clark

Ryan Clark

Actor: Hugh Laurie
character image Herman Judd

Herman Judd

Actor: Josh Gad
character image Billie McEvoy

Billie McEvoy

Actor: Lenora Crichlow
character image Matt Spencer

Matt Spencer

Actor: Zach Woods
character image Rav Mulcair

Rav Mulcair

Actor: Nikki Amuka-Bird
character image Iris Kimura

Iris Kimura

Actor: Suzy Nakamura
character image Spike Martin

Spike Martin

Actor: Ethan Phillips
character image Karen Kelly

Karen Kelly

Actor: Rebecca Front

The highest rated episode of Avenue 5 is "Is It a Good Dot?" (S2E3) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 484 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "I Was Flying" (S1E1) with a rating of 6.70.

This episode received 1,636 votes.

The highest rated episode is "This Is Physically Hurting Me" (S1E8) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 844 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "I Was Flying" (S1E1) with a rating of 6.70.

This episode received 1,636 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Is It a Good Dot?" (S2E3) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 484 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "What an Unseasonal Delight" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 458 votes.

Name Department Job
Armando Iannucci Production Executive Producer
Kevin Loader Production Executive Producer
Lewis Cook Production Assistant Accountant
Simon Blackwell Production Executive Producer
Tony Roche Production Executive Producer
Will Smith Production Executive Producer

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