Season 5

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**Season 5** of ***Bunk'd*** was officially announced on February 24, 2020. It represents the first fifth season order for a series in Disney Channel history. Production began on September 30, 2020, (coincidently, on the 9th anniversary of *Jessie*) and wrapped on April 23, 2021. The season premiered on January 15, 2021, and concluded on August 6, 2021.

## Synopsis

Back for another exciting summer at the sometimes-struggling Camp Kikiwaka in rural Maine are the enthusiastic camp owner/director Lou, counselors Ava and Noah, and returning campers Destiny, Matteo and Finn, who are all ready to tackle new and hilarious adventures. As the new camp season begins, they are thrilled to welcome former counselor-turned-fashion-designer Emma Ross, who pays a surprise visit to her old stomping grounds. They also welcome witty and charming Parker Preston, who arrives to stake his 15% claim to the camp and brings his own over-the-top ideas that don’t necessarily mesh with Lou’s, much to her consternation. Meanwhile, Destiny takes on more responsibilities while she pursues her newly discovered passion for protecting the environment. Matteo impresses his fellow campers with his professor-level scientific expertise and Finn continues to charge fearlessly into adventures. Although Ava and Noah have gained confidence in their second year as counselors, Lou soon presents them with a daunting challenge: supervising the new “PeeWeeWaka” day campers, a fast-moving pack of energetic eight-year-olds who always keep them on their toes.

### **Confirmed Dates**

1. 01/15/21 - Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross (501)
2. 01/22/21 - Rise of the Machine (502)
3. 01/29/21 - R.V. Having Fun Yet? (503)
4. 02/05/21 - Tentacle Difficulties (504)
5. 02/12/21 - Luck of the Chuck (505)
6. 02/19/21 - Look Who's Squawking (506)
7. 02/26/21 - Raucous Science (507)
8. 03/05/21 - Baton-man Begins (508)
9. 05/31/21 - Everyone's Trap'd (509)
10. 06/01/21 - Pop Pop Poppin' In (510)
11. 06/02/21 - Roll Models (511)
12. 06/03/21 - Gi Whiz (512)
13. 06/04/21 - Dancin' Up a Storm (513)
14. 06/11/21 - Out of the Doghouse (515)
15. 06/18/21 - The Great Awkward Bake-Off (514)
16. 06/25/21 - I Won't Let You Clown (516)
17. 07/02/21 - Crushin' It (517)
18. 07/09/21 - Camp Creepy-Waka (518)
19. 07/16/21 - A Star is Torn (519)
20. 07/30/21 - Moose Queens and Possum Kings (520)
21. 08/06/21 - Frien'ds Forever (521)

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Miranda May as Lou Hockhauser (21/21)
* Mallory James Mahoney as Destiny Baker (21/21)
* Raphael Alejandro as Matteo Silva (19/21)
* Will Buie Jr. as Finn Sawyer (21/21)
* Shelby Simmons as Ava King (19/21)
* Israel Johnson as Noah Lambert (21/21)
* Trevor Tordjman as Parker Preston (16/21)

### Special Guest Cast

* Peyton List as Emma Ross (Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross)
* Scarlett Estevez as Gwen Flores (Crushin' It)
* Raini Rodriguez as Barb Barca (I Won't Let You Clown/Camp Creepy-Waka)
* Meg Donnelly as Priscilla Preston (Frien'ds Forever)

### Recurring Cast

* Kyriana Kratter as Nadine (5/21)
* Ellen Karsten as Miss Tilly (1/21)
* A.J. Danna (2/21)

### Guest Cast

* River Drosche as Paul (Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross)
* Brett Maline as Emmitt (Luck of the Chuck)
* Marc Cedric Smith as Mr. Crumbwell (Look Who's Squawking)
* Thomas Hobson as Bohdi (Raucous Science)
* Austin Boyce as Debra (Raucous Science)
* Isabella Cuda as Kit (Baton-man Begins)
* Parker Gray as Sarah (Baton-man Begins)
* John Ennis as Pop Pop (Pop Pop Poppin' In)
* Chauntae Pink as Jane (Pop Pop Poppin' In)
* Jermaine Harris as Guion (Roll Models)
* Krizia Bajos as Carina (Gi Whiz)
* Micah Abbey as Zachary (Gi Whiz)
* Bailey Stender as Cricket (Dancin' Up a Storm)
* Kyle Matthew as Myron (Dancin' Up a Storm)
* Sarah Waisman as Junkyard Judy (Out of the Doghouse)
* Bryce Clyde Jenkins as Dante (The Great Awkward Bake-Off)
* Sophia Sluyter as Claire ( I Won't Let You Clown)
* Andrew Puente as Marcus (Crushin' It)
* Ali Gallo as Melody Chapman (A Star is Torn)

## Trivia

* Erin Dunlap returns as executive producer and sole showrunner for **Season 5**.
* Filming began on September 30, 2020 and wrapped on April 23, 2021.
* It is the second and last season to be release in a few months on the same year, the first was in season 3.
* The season premiered right before the series premiere of *Secrets of Sulphur Springs*.
* Gwen was not a main character this season. However, did make a guest appearance in the episode, Crushin' It.
* This season features a new character, Trevor Tordjman as Parker Preston. He is the second DCOM actor to join a Disney Channel Original Series during the series run after Mallory James Mahoney from *Adventures in Babysitting*.
* Due to Scarlett leaving the series and Trevor joining the series, the intro has changed making this the fourth intro. Although, Trevor is not added to the intro till his debut in R.V. Having Fun Yet?, making it the fifth intro.
* As of February 24, 2020, **BUNK'D** has made Disney Channel history. This season makes *Bunk'd* the first Disney Channel Original Series to get renewed for a fifth season and pass the four-season limit.
	+ Miranda May is the only main cast member to have appeared in all 5 seasons, appear in every episode and stay throughout the series run.
* This season consists of 21 episodes. BUNK'D officially passes Wizards of Waverly Place in episodes aired (106), but does not pass WoWP in episodes produced, with Bunk’d having 109 and WoWP having 110. However, the series will pass WoWP episode count in Season 6.
* **BUNK'D** passes its 100th episode this season, ending this season at 109 episodes, giving it more episodes than **Jessie**, which ended at 98 aired episodes (101 produced episodes). This is counting the hour-long episodes that were combined into 2 produced episodes as one episode.
* Peyton List as Emma Ross guest stars in the season premiere, Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross, making her the only Jessie character to make a reappearance when the series was revamped into a standalone series.
* This was the only time **BUNK'D** had a season premiere to not air in the summer.
* This season has a new timeslot, at 7:30/6:30c
* Starting with this season until season 7, the end credits play after the last scene of the episode, Disney Channel airings have the credits play during the last scene of the episode like from Seasons 1-4.
* This is the first and only season to get two intro changes.
* This is the second season to have the episodes aired in the same year and to not have a Christmas episode. The first being Season 3.
* Karan Brar who played Ravi Ross directed A Star is Torn this season. This is the second episode he directs with the first being Finder’s Keepers, Lou’s a Weeper in Season 3.
* This is the final season for the following things:
	+ The final season of the original *Bunk’d* series as the series experiences an overhaul in the following season.
	+ The final season to have the original title as in the following season, the series has been renamed *Bunk’d: Learning the Ropes.*
	+ The final season to feature Matteo Silva, Finn Sawyer, and Ava King, who are portrayed by Raphael Alejandro, Will Buie Jr., and Shelby Simmons as main characters.
	+ The final season to feature Camp Kikiwaka as the main setting for the show.
* This season was added to Netflix on September 5, 2021.