Silicon Valley season 5

The fifth season of the American comedy television series Silicon Valley premiered in the United States on HBO on March 25, 2018. The season contained 8 episodes, and concluded on May 13, 2018.

Main

 * Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks
 * Josh Brener as Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti
 * Martin Starr as Bertram Gilfoyle
 * Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh Chugtai
 * Amanda Crew as Monica Hall
 * Zach Woods as Donald "Jared" Dunn
 * Matt Ross as Gavin Belson
 * Suzanne Cryer as Laurie Bream
 * Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang

Recurring
• Chris Williams as Hoover

• Chris Diamantopoulos as Russ Hanneman

• Ben Feldman as Ron LaFlamme

• Bernard White as Denpok

• Andy Daly as Doctor

• Emily Chang as herself

• Ping Wu as Henry

• Tzi Ma as Yao

• Scott Prendergast as Scott

• Jill E. Alexander as Patrice

• Anna Khaja as Rachel

• Rachel Rosenbloom as Becky

• Chris Aquilino as Danny

Production
In May 2017, the series was renewed for a fifth season, and it was announced that T.J. Miller would not return to the series for the fifth season. For this season, Clay Tarver was promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Mike Judge and Alec Berg, who also serve as showrunners and executive producers.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an 89% approval rating. It holds an average score of 7.3/10 based on 28 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads "Five seasons in, Silicon Valley finds a new way to up the ante with tighter, less predictable plots, while still maintaining its clever brand of comedic commentary." Similarly, on Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, holds a score of 73 out of 100, based on reviews from five critics.

In his review for The Atlantic, David Sims praised the satirical nature of the show, writing that the show's "creators have long prided themselves on staying ahead of tech trends via thorough research, and this new season seems more on point than ever". Dan Einav of Financial Times gave the season a mostly positive review, writing that it was "still one of the best [comedies] on TV, even without the brilliantly coarse TJ Miller".

Still, other critics felt Miller's absence, and noticed the repetitiveness of the series. Chuck Barney, writing for the San Jose Mercury News, noted "Miller and his contributions as the dimwitted, weed-smoking tech investor Erlich Bachman are undeniably missed". Likewise, Refinery29's Ariana Romero expressed disappointment that Miller's departure had not improved "its very noticeable, and unnecessary, lack of women on screen".

Home media
The fifth season was released on DVD only (no Blu-ray) on September 4, 2018.