Superstore season 5

The fifth season of Superstore, the U.S. television series, was ordered on March 4, 2019 and filming began in August 2019. The season premiered on September 26, 2019 on NBC. The series continues to air on its Thursday at 8:00 PM timeslot. The season was set to contain 22 episodes, but production was shut down after the completion of the 21st episode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Superstore follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box store in St. Louis, Missouri. The ensemble and supporting cast feature America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, Mark McKinney, and Kaliko Kauahi. Kauahi joins the regular cast after being credited as a recurring character in seasons 1–4.

Main

 * America Ferrera as Amy Sosa
 * Ben Feldman as Jonah Simms
 * Lauren Ash as Dina Fox
 * Colton Dunn as Garrett McNeil
 * Nico Santos as Mateo Fernando Aquino Liwanag
 * Nichole Bloom as Cheyenne Thompson
 * Kaliko Kauahi as Sandra Kaluiokalani
 * Mark McKinney as Glenn Sturgis

Recurring

 * Jon Barinholtz as Marcus White
 * Kelly Stables as Kelly Watson
 * Kelly Schumann as Justine Sikowitz
 * Irene White as Carol
 * Amir M. Korangy as Sayid
 * Linda Porter as Myrtle Vartanian
 * Michael Bunin as Jeff Sutton
 * Chris Grace as Jerry
 * Justina Machado as Maya Fonseca
 * David Wain as Dan the Optometrist
 * Rory Scovel as Dr. Brian Patterson, Dina's new boyfriend

Guest cast

 * Johnny Pemberton as Bo Derek Thompson
 * Heidi Gardner as Colleen
 * Kerri Kenney-Silver as Jerusha Sturgis
 * Jerry Minor as Richard
 * Fred Armisen as Kyle
 * George Salazar as Eric Sosa
 * Ian Gomez as Herb
 * Dean Norris as Howard Fox
 * Scott MacArthur as Benny
 * Jason Ritter as Josh Simms, Jonah's brother
 * Fred Melamed as Richard Simms, Jonah's father
 * Meagen Fay as Marilyn Simms, Jonah's mother

Casting
In season 5, Kaliko Kauahi, who had portrayed Sandra Kaluiokalani since the first season, was promoted to series regular. Justina Machado joined the cast as a recurring character, playing the new district manager Maya. Heidi Gardner was cast as Dina's nemesis Colleen.

America Ferrera’s departure
After NBC had initially announced the sixth season renewal of the series, the network revealed on February 28, 2020, that series star America Ferrera would be departing at the end of the fifth season, citing she has new projects and wants to spend more time with her family. However, due to season 5 production being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ferrera returned to finish the story of Amy's departure in season 6.

Promotional Consideration
Episode 17 contained promotional consideration which was furnished by Microsoft.