What'll happen when the new batch of episodes drops? Here's everything we know about Ballers Season 5.
When does Ballers Season 5 start?
The last season just finished with episode nine on October 7. Season five is expected in 2019 . In all likelihood, it'll start airing in the summer, like past seasons, but theres no guaranteed premiere date as of now.
Johnson is a busy, busy, busy man. In 2018, he was the highest-paid actor in the history of Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, and he already has three movies scheduled for 2019.
But The Rock took time from his busy schedule in June to post on Instagram that he had returned to working on Ballers after wrapping production for Disney's upcoming Jungle Cruise.
"This series has been a helluva learning curve to produce and star in - but what will always matter most is you guys making us HBO's #1 highest rated 30min show for years now," Johnson wrote.
In the post, Johnson also outlined the similarities between the character of Spencer and himself, realizing that they're "exactly one in the same."
"We look you directly in the eyes when we shake your hand. If we give our word to get something done - it gets done," Johnson wrote. "If you cross us, we rip your jugular out. And there's no problem that tequila (and maybe a few pills) can't help fix "
View this post on Instagram Just wrapped JUNGLE CRUISE, for DISNEY and had to shift major gears and to start filming season 5 of BALLERS for HBO. This series has been a helluva learning curve to produce and star in - but what will always matter most is you guys making us HBOs #1 highest rated 30min show for years now. THANK YOU for rockin with us. I loved every minute of playing this character, Spencer Strasmore because were exactly one in the same. We look you directly in the eyes when we shake your hand. If we give our word to get something done - it gets done. If you cross us, we rip your jugular out. And theres no problem that tequila (and maybe a few pills) cant help fix #ballers #season5 #hbo #RoyceDa65 A post shared by therock (@therock) on Jun 2, 2019 at 3:48pm PDT
In a separate post, The Rock shared a snippet of a heartfelt on-set goodbye speech to co-star John David Washington, whom he called "the highest quality human being."
"Usually this is reserved for our first AD to do something like this, but considering our past, considering our history, considering where we've come from, I wanted to be the one to do this and send this person home with a special goodbye," The Rock said in the IGTV post.
"When I think about our growth not only as actors, but as brothers, this guy for sure will make us all proud and bring an Oscar home one day."
View this post on Instagram A post shared by therock (@therock) on Jun 3, 2019 at 7:06am PDT
Who's in the Ballers Season 5 cast?
Johnson will return as Spencer, of course, the former football star who now helps athletes cash in on their dreams as part of Anderson Financial Management. His right-hand man Joe (a delightfully scenery-chewing Rob Corddry ) should also be back. Washington-Denzels son-will be coming off his major success leading this years Spike Lee movie BlacKkKlansman, and returning to his role as Ricky, a top-rated NFL athlete.
Fans can also look for more from main characters including Charles (Omar Miller), Vernon (Donovan W. Carter), and Reggie (London Brown). Probably no more Russell Brand though-his Lance was left in the dust.
What's going to happen in the next season of Ballers?
The end of season four saw Spencer having an emotional moment at his brothers grave and facing a legal struggle with the NCAA. He sued the NCAA, and publicly blamed the organization for his brothers suicide. The PR fiasco led to Quincy (Eli Goree), whos under Spencers guidance, being eligible again to play for USC. So Spencer was able to do some good, but its not yet clear if his lawsuit is still in play and how he will (or wont) resolve his issues with the NCAA. Will he take the association to court, demanding pay for student-athletes, and get revenge for his brother? He did say f**k the NCAA to his dead brother so... possibly.
Joe scored a victory of his own by sealing a deal with Nike for skateboarders he represents. Hell no doubt continue trying to elevate the extreme sports agency SportsX that Anderson Financial acquired.
Meanwhile, Ricky is now on the West Coast and getting in shape since he ended his retirement, but also dealing with quite a bit of emotional and physical baggage. The season-four finale revealed that hes been using steroids. He comes clean to Joe, who says hell be cut from the team if he tests positive after the fifth game. So Rickys return to NFL glory is looking shaky, to say the least.
What are fans saying about Ballers Season 5?
HBO is keeping mum on plot for season five, but that hasnt stopped fans on Reddit. With his gambit taking on the NCAA, Spencer has stirred up drama-but also potentially brought in a lot of new clients. Viewers seem to think Ballers will take an even more head-on approach to college athletics in season five.
It seems pretty obvious that Spencer figured out a way to get everything he wanted, one Reddit user said of the season four finale. And moving forwards, if he's able to get college kids paid, he's the face of the movement and will be every major player's first choice to manage their money. This is good for writing in the show too because you get to bring in college football. I was honestly kinda giving up on the show, and now I'm pretty excited for the next season.
The fifth season is a do-or-die moment for many shows, so heres hoping Ballers know how to keep on thriving.