Season 5: “The Wheel of Fire”

The Shadow War is at a standstill as 2261 begins.

Babylon 5 has failed in its mission. War has erupted, and is quickly pulling all the major races in.

Babylon 5′s mission appears increasingly hopeless. After nearly two years of operation, everything is changing for the worse.

With the completion of the last of the Babylon stations in 2257, the galaxy is enjoying a fragile peace.

The Earth/Minbari war began as a misunderstanding.

It is the dawn of the third age of mankind, the middle of the twenty-third century. Man is far from alone in the universe.

There has always been a plan for a series to follow. To create a novel for TV that would span five years, for which the pilot is the opening chapter.