The Fosters (season 5)

The fifth and final season of The Fosters premiered on July 11, 2017.[1][2][3] The season consisted of 22 episodes[4] and stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, an interracial lesbian couple, who have adopted a girl (Maia Mitchell) and her younger brother (Hayden Byerly) while also trying to juggle raising Latinx twin teenagers (Cierra Ramirez and Noah Centineo) and Stef's biological son (David Lambert). Danny Nucci also returns as Mike Foster in a recurring role.

The Fosters
Season 5
The Fosters season 5 poster
Starring	Teri Polo Sherri Saum Hayden Byerly David Lambert Maia Mitchell Danny Nucci Cierra Ramirez Noah Centineo
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Freeform
Original release	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) – June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
Season chronology

Cast

Main article: List of The Fosters characters

Main cast Teri Polo as Stef Adams Foster Sherri Saum as Lena Adams Foster Hayden Byerly as Jude Adams Foster Noah Centineo as Jesus Adams Foster David Lambert as Brandon Foster Maia Mitchell as Callie Adams Foster Danny Nucci as Mike Foster^1 Cierra Ramirez as Mariana Adams Foster ^Note 1 : Danny Nucci is only credited as a series regular for the episodes he appears in.

Recurring cast Elliot Fletcher as Aaron Baker Kalama Epstein as Noah Amanda Leighton as Emma Annika Marks as Monte Porter Izabela Vidovic as Taylor Shaw Lisseth Chavez as Ximena Sinfuego Nandy Martin as Poppy Sinfuego Meg DeLacy as Grace Mullen Nia Peeples as Susan Mullen Tom Williamson as AJ Hensdale Jordan Rodrigues as Mat Tan Alex Saxon as Wyatt Christopher Meyer as Logan Bayfield Kristen Ariza as Tess Bayfield Reggie Austin as Dean Bayfield Jared Ward as Drew Turner Denyse Tontz as Cortney Strathmore Brandon Quinn as Gabriel Duncroft Alexandra Barreto as Ana Gutierrez Alex Skuby as Joe Gray Tyler Alvarez as Declan Rivers Nick Fink as Shawn Abigail Cowen as Eliza Hunter Beau Mirchoff as Jamie Hunter Robert Gant as Jim Hunter Susan Walters as Diane Hunter Spencer List as Carter Hunter Dallas Young as Corey

Guest cast Annie Potts as Sharon Elkin Lorraine Toussaint as Dana Adams Bruce Davison as Stuart Adams Kerr Smith as Robert Quinn Marlene Forte as Elena Gutierrez Tony Plana as Victor Gutierrez Jamie McShane as Donald Jacob Adam Irigoyen as Kyle Snow Louis Hunter as Nick Stratos Suzanne Cryer as Jenna Paul Madisen Beaty as Talya Banks Daffany Clark as Daphne Keene Chad Todhunter as Patrick Molloy Hope Olaidé Wilson as Diamond Mark Totty as Craig Stratos Jay Ali as Timothy Tom Phelan as Cole

Episodes

See also: List of The Fosters episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
83	1	"Resist"	Peter Paige	Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	0.87[5]
Still in the motel room, Diamond uses another girl's phone to text Stef where they are. After chasing the wrong criminal, Stef finally gets Diamond's message and heads to the motel. Russel gets shot as Callie and Diamond run out of the motel room to see Stef in the parking lot. Stef informs Callie that Troy Johnson confessed to murdering his grandmother, meaning Callie's hit-and-run case will be tossed out, so Callie must be more conscious of her decisions and value her life. Struggling with his TBI, Jesus unleashes his anger, taking a baseball bat to Brandon's room, after discovering that he helped Emma get an abortion. Gabe and Ana admit to being clueless about the dynamics of their relationships with Jesus and Marianna, but Gabe decides to stay in town regardless. Ana and Marianna go to therapy and get closure. With Mariana leading the charge, protests continue over Anchor Beach Charter's privatization. When school security comes to break up the protest, Jude gets pepper sprayed. Since Monte never officially resigned as principal, there's a good chance in fighting against the privatization.
84	2	"Exterminate Her"	Danny Nucci	Joanna Johnson	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	0.69[6]
Callie gets control of her life and applies to audit art classes at a local college. Jesus distances himself from Mariana and Brandon so he can build his treehouse with Gabe alone. The Fosters get a new neighbor.
85	3	"Contact"	Aprill Winney	Anne Meredith	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	0.76[7]
Callie and Aaron go on their first official date. Mariana and Jude spearhead an underground school newspaper. Noah and Jude question their compatibility, while Brandon and Grace take their relationship to the next level. The moms have their new neighbors over for a family dinner party.
86	4	"Too Fast, Too Furious"	Tate Donovan	Cristian Martinez	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	0.66[8]
Callie and Aaron discuss taking their relationship to the next level. Mariana finds fulfillment training with the Latina derby team. Brandon's new girlfriend Grace catches him playing hero to his ex-girlfriend Cortney.
87	5	"Telling"	Anne Renton	Kris Q. Rehl	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	0.69[9]
The Fosters kids attend a party at the Derby warehouse, but things escalate quickly when the cops show up. Lena struggles when Stef starts to become obsessed with an ongoing case at work, meanwhile Brandon's relationship with Grace is put into jeopardy with Cortney back in his life.
88	6	"Welcome to the Jungler"	Kelli Williams	Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	0.61[10]
Callie is torn with turning over a new leaf or supporting a cause that means a lot to her, while Jude and Taylor begin making gaming videos that earn them unwanted notoriety. Stef makes major headway in her case.
89	7	"Chasing Waterfalls"	Chandra Wilson	Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	0.58[11]
Lena's parents are back in town for a visit, while Callie and Aaron get closer than ever before. Mariana tries to get closer to Logan, but it backfires when his girlfriend catches wind of it.
90	8	"Engaged"	Kees Van Oostrum	Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon	August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)	0.58[12]
Brandon throws a party which turns south when secrets are revealed. Mariana and Jude try to convince the students to vote against their school going private.
91	9	"Prom"	Joanna Johnson	Joanna Johnson	September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)	0.74[13]
On prom night at Anchor Beach, Grace's mom has a candid conversation with Brandon, while Ximena faces a life-altering decision when ICE agents show up at prom, meanwhile Mariana meets her crush's girlfriend, and Jesus gets back with Emma.
92	10	"Sanctuary"	Rob Morrow	Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige	January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)	0.52[14]
Ximena and Callie are still in the church seeking sanctuary from ICE. The Adams Fosters' offer support to the Sinfuego family as they struggle with their immigration status.
93	11	"Invisible"	Laura Nisbet Peters	Story by : Kimberly Ndombe Teleplay by : Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon	January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)	0.70[15]
Callie actively helps to make Ximena's fight visible. Meanwhile, Brandon and Grace struggle to be intimate knowing her diagnosis and Mariana is suddenly courted by multiple suitors.
94	12	"#IWasMadeInAmerica"	Lee Rose	Anne Meredith	January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)	0.62[16]
Lena fires paraprofessional David and takes his place. She goes to visit Nick, who claims to have something that will help with the privatization. What he gives Lena is his father's blueprint plans for the Anchor Beach property: he plans to tear down the school and turn it into beach-front housing. Lena shows the evidence to the board, and they vote against privatization. Drew asserts his power as principal by announcing that he will be offering merit-based bonuses for teachers. Timothy tells Lena that all the teachers want her to become principal, leading Lena to go into the board meeting and demand that Drew be fired or else she will leave, along with most of the teachers. Stef is still dealing with anxiety from her birthday party. Callie and her friends are trying to get enough pressure put on immigration so that Ximena can get a special hearing so that she can leave the church without fear of deportation, despite her DACA status still being in question. They go support Ximena in a big way at Shiloh's conservative anti-immigration rally and get a lot of buzz for Ximena's plight, leading to Ximena kissing Callie. Noah gets mad at Jude for flirting with Declan on their video game stream. Marianna tells Mat, Wyatt, and Logan that she has not decided between them, but that she intends on dating all of them.
95	13	"Line in the Sand"	Cheryl Dunye	Dan Richter	January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)	0.56[17]
Ximena can finally leave the church due to a judge granting her a stay of deportation, but she needs the footage of her speech at the rally to help her chance in court. She needs to prove that she made no threats against the government. Luckily, the Conservative Student Union at UCSD has the footage, but unluckily they will not hand it over. However, Callie finds a way around them by realizing that the video technically belongs to UCSD, and they give her the footage. Ximena's DACA status is still pending, but she can live without fear of being deported. She will be staying with the Fosters. Brandon and Grace plan the ultimate senior prank, turning the hallways of Anchor Beach into a beach, which ends up going a little too far. The prank leads to Lena embracing her fun side as the new principal. Grace meets Talya, and prepares for her T-cell injection. Stef gets the flu from Jude, leading her to miss an awkward dinner with Jenna and Tess. Lena goes in her place, and witnesses flirting between Tess and Jenna. Mariana and Mat make a huge decision about the future of their relationship; Marianna dumps Mat. After talking to Wyatt, Marianna is inspired to keep moving forward, and leave Mat in the past.
96	14	"Scars"	Kelli Williams	Cristian Martinez & Kris Q. Rehl	February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)	0.57[18]
Callie receives a surprising tip from an unexpected source; Jude tries to calm Noah's fears about his budding relationship with fellow gamer Declan.
97	15	"Mother's Day"	Bradley Bredeweg	Joanna Johnson	February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)	0.52[19]
Stef's mother comes to visit and helps Stef cope with a tough time; Callie and Jude grapple with the memory of their biological mother.
98	16	"Giving Up the Ghost"	Michael Medico	Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon	February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)	0.54[20]
Stef challenges her monsters and confesses all to Lena regarding exactly what has been distressing her. Mariana and Emma make a discovery, placing Poppy as well as Jesus in an unpleasant position.
99	17	"Makeover"	Laura Nisbet Peters	Cristian Martinez & Kris Q. Rehl	March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	0.50[21]
Callie speaks on a panel about Ximena's struggle and realizes she may have a passion for something other than art; Mariana has two amazing dates and cannot decide who she likes more.
100	18	"Just Say Yes"	Joanna Johnson	Joanna Johnson	March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)	0.53[22]
Brandon and Grace go on a road trip and discover a lot about each other; Mariana and Emma vie for a competitive internship; Stef and Lena go on a couples retreat to reconnect.
101	19	"Many Roads"	Peter Paige	Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige	March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)	0.48[22]
It is graduation day for Callie and Brandon, but after some shocking news, the family wonders whether they will make it to the ceremony.
102	20	"Meet the Fosters"	Michael Medico	Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon	June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)	0.63[23]
The Adams Fosters come together for some major celebrations.
103	21	"Turks & Caicos"	Joanna Johnson	Joanna Johnson	June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05)	0.61[24]
The family travels to Turks & Caicos for Brandon and Eliza's wedding where they find themselves at odds with their future in-laws, meanwhile when Brandon and Eliza find themselves butting heads, Brandon turns to the person who knows him best.
104	22	"Where the Heart Is"	Joanna Johnson	Joanna Johnson	June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)	0.63[25]
After a turbulent few days in Turks & Caicos, the family starts to question if the wedding will actually take place. The moms make a huge decision that will change the family forever.

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