Season Five

Season Five
Premiere	The House
Finale	The Alternative
Network	Netflix
Created by	Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris
Starring	Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Sam Waterston Martin Sheen Brooklyn Decker Ethan Embry June Diane Raphael Baron Vaughn
Release	18 January 2019
Episodes	13
Showrunner(s)	Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris

Season 5 of Netflix series Grace and Frankie premiered 18 January 2019. On December 3, 2018, it was announced that the 5th Season of Grace and Frankie would premiere on January 18, 2019.

Starring

Jane Fonda as Grace Hanson

Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein

Sam Waterston as Sol Bergstein

Martin Sheen as Robert Hanson

Brooklyn Decker as Mallory Hanson

Ethan Embry as Coyote Bergstein

June Diane Raphael as Brianna Hanson

Baron Vaughn as Nwabudike Bergstein

Special Guest Star

Estelle Parsons as Babe ("The Retreat")

Edward Asner as Howard Jay ("The Website")

Recurring cast

Tim Bagley as Peter Higgins (8 episodes)

Peter Gallagher as Nick Skolka (5 episodes)

Peter Cambor as Barry (5 episodes)

Scott Evans as Oliver (5 episodes)

Millicent Martin as Joan Margaret (5 episodes)

Guest starring

Lindsey Kraft as Allison Giampietro-Smikowitz (3 episodes)

RuPaul Charles as Benjamin Le Day (2 episodes)

Michael Gross as Jeff (2 episodes)

Michael Charles Roman as Adam (2 episodes)

Jackson Pace as Luke (2 episodes)

Paul Michael Glaser as Leo (2 episodes)

Meagen Fay as Goldie Giampietro-Smikowitz (2 episodes)

Sam McMurray as Vince Giampietro-Smikowitz (2 episodes)

Josh Cooke as Dan Penbraith (2 episodes)

Mark Deklin as Roy ("The House")

Adam Faison as Bob ("The House")

Nicole Richie as Kareena G ("The Squat")

Eddie Shin as Toby ("The Aide")

John Marshall Jones as Fitz ("The Crosswalk")

Charles Kim as Ron Akamine ("The Crosswalk")

Rose Abdoo as Audrey ("The Pharmacy")

Jennifer Rhodes as Cathleen Skolka ("The Pharmacy")

Emily Heller as Carson ("The Pharmacy")

David Walton as Jess ("The Retreat")

Christian Barillas as Erasmus ("The Retreat")

Amanda Carlin as Rita ("The Retreat")

Mark Harelik as Joe ("The Tremor")

Ginger Gonzaga as Erin ("The Ceremony")

Edward Hibbert as Laramie ("The Ceremony")

Jack Plotnick as Paul ("The Ceremony")

Marsha Mason as Arlene ("The Website")

Merrin Dungey as Elena ("The Highs")

Angelique Cabral as Liz ("The Video")

Ginger Gonzaga as Erin ("The Video")

George Hamilton as Jack ("The Alternative")

Trivia

• Kyra Sedgwick directs an episode

Episodes

#	EPISODE	RELEASED	WRITTEN BY
1	The House	18 JANUARY 2019	Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris
	Grace and Frankie visit the beach house while their worried kids try to track them down. Robert and Sol are caught in an embarrassing situation.
2	The Squat	18 JANUARY 2019	Billy Finnegan
	Refusing to leave the beach house, Grace and Frankie get support from their ex-husbands -- who are having their own issues with an unexpected visitor.
3	The Aide	18 JANUARY 2019	Barry Safchik & Michael Platt
	Bud convinces Frankie to hire a home health aide. Grace fumes when she learns about Brianna's changes to Say Grace. Robert hopes to influence Peter.
4	The Crosswalk	18 JANUARY 2019	John Hoffman
	Grace and Brianna clash at work as Grace faces a tough day. With Joan-Margaret's help, Frankie fights ageism. Peter's casting decision shocks Robert.
5	The Pharmacy	18 JANUARY 2019	Julie Durk
	An unexpected encounter sparks regret in Grace. Sol acts cagey about his new dog's origins. A stranger's ambush of Coyote leads to a revelation.
6	The Retreat	18 JANUARY 2019	Julieanne Smolinski
	Frankie takes Grace on a girls trip, which isn't exactly the spa retreat Grace was expecting. Mallory goes on a date. An old friend rebuffs Frankie.
7	The Tremor	18 JANUARY 2019	David Budin & Brendan McCarthy
	While Frankie worries she's lost her authenticity, Grace frets about Frankie's health. Bud's first meeting with Allison's father goes downhill fast.
8	The Ceremony	18 JANUARY 2019	Brooke Wied
	Robert feels out of place with the younger guys at rehearsals. Grace doesn't like the new man in Frankie's life. Brianna must make a difficult choice.
9	The Website	18 JANUARY 2019	Alex Burnett
	When the Vybrant website goes down, Grace and Frankie must negotiate with a demanding man from Walden Villas. Sol becomes more assertive.
10	The Highs	18 JANUARY 2019	Alex Kavallierou
	Grace takes extreme measures to keep up her hectic schedule. Sol and Frankie have a disagreement about Coyote. Frankie bonds with Robert over edibles.
11	The Video	18 JANUARY 2019	David Budin & Brendan McCarthy
	While Frankie tries to dig herself out of the business mess she created, Grace comes up with a different solution. Brianna goes to bat for Barry.
12	The Wedding	18 JANUARY 2019	Ben Siskin & Billy Finnegan
	Grace returns to town to find that Frankie has everything under control. Bud and Allison's wedding day arrives, but not without some family drama.
13	The Alternative	18 JANUARY 2019	Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris
	In the wake of their big fight, Grace and Frankie imagine what their lives would be like if they hadn't lived together for the last three years.