Elite Season 5 Updates: Release Date, Story, Cast | Screen Rant
The fourth installment of Elite concludes with a murder and cover-up, so what's the status of Elite season 5? Created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, the Spanish Netflix TV show follows students at a private secondary school in Madrid and has earned a loyal fanbase due to a sprawling cast full of international performers. The fourth season introduces four new students, along with two adult characters who play crucial roles in the central mystery.
In Elite season 4, the well-to-do Blanco Commerford family moves from London to Madrid. As the new Las Encinas principal, Benjamín (Diego Martín) challenges the intellectual capacities of several students, which prompts them to seek out his children for assistance. In the June 2021 Netflix release, the bourgeois Ari Blanco Commerford (Carla Díaz) uses her charms and powers to pique the interests of both Guzmán Nunier Osuna (Miguel Bernardeau) and Samu García Domínguez (Itzan Escamilla), while her independent-minded sister Mencía (Mencía) immediately develops a romance with Rebe de Bormujo Ávalos (Claudia Salas). In addition, the third sibling, Patrick (Manu Ríos), hooks up with Ander Muñoz (Arón Piper) and his boyfriend Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayuso). Elite season 4 builds to a New Year's Eve party, in which someone viciously attacks Ari. Through season-long flash-forward sequences, the show offers cryptic clues about the assailant's identity.
Like past franchise installments, the Elite season 4 finale resolves numerous mysteries while strengthening the characters' friendships. Ari survives an assault by a sexual predator, who is then murdered by Guzmán. Rather than informing the police and jeopardizing their future at Las Encinas, the three students dump the body and agree to stay silent. However, the departure of two main characters raises questions about the fifth season, which have been in the works since early 2020.
Netflix ordered Elite seasons 4 and 5 in January 2020. The decision was made prior to the March 2020 release of the third installment. The coronavirus pandemic naturally delayed the series' future, but Netflix confirmed that Elite season 5 had indeed been greenlit in February 2021.
Elite season 4 concludes with Guzmán killing Ari's attacker, Armando (Andrés Velencoso), and then dumping the body with the assistance of Samu and Rebe. Guzmán then leaves town with Ander for a travel adventure, but only after reminding Rebe not to say anything about their cover-up, specifically in conversations with Omar and Caye. This seems to tease future reveals in Elite season 5, and allows for heightened character conflict without bringing back Guzmán and Ander.
Based on the ending of Elite season 4, the new episodes will once again focus on the Blanco Commerford family. Together, Ari and Mencía inform their father about the latter's relationship with the sexual predator Armando, which leads to Benjamín lashing out in frustration. Elite season 5 will presumably bring back minor characters and reveal more details about the true motivations of the new Las Encinas principal. As for Ari, she will probably stay committed to Samu (at least in the early episodes), while Rebe will explore her relationship with Mencía. In addition, Patrick may continue to pursue Omar, while Caye will need to decide if it's worth investing more time in the Royal character Phillipe Florian Von Triesenberg (Pol Granch), a sexual predator who is protected by his parents (and also the Las Encinas principal, Benjamín). Expect several characters to be exposed for their hypocritical behavior in Elite season 5.
All of the main players will likely return in Elite season 5, with the exceptions being Bernardeau as Guzmán, Piper as Ander, and Velencoso as Armando. For Elite season 5 on Netflix, Argentinian actress Valentina Zenere (above left) will portray Sofía and Brazilian actor André Lamoglia (above right) joins the cast as Gonzalo. Netflix also hired French actor Adam Nourou to portray a new character named Eric.
Elite has released yearly on Netflix since 2018. Given that the fifth season has been in development for a while, new episodes could premiere by early 2022, as the streaming service previously aired the second and third seasons six months apart. We'll predict that Elite season 5 will release in January 2022 and pick up the New Year's storyline from the Elite season 4 finale.