On 31st March 2022, Netflix confirmed Top Boy season five was on its way. In an official statement they wrote, “Following the release of Top Boy Season 2 on Netflix on 18th March 2022, the show quickly went to number 1 in the UK as audiences switched on to watch Jamie get out of prison and disrupt Dushane’s unrivalled rule of Summerhouse, and Sully emerge from his reclusive life to ride out for family.”
They furthermore added, “The finale of the season left fans with their jaws-dropping. Now the stakes are at their highest and it’s time for the final reckoning.”
Netflix has dropped the first teaser trailer of Top Boy Season 5 on 28th April. Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson deliver some dramatic performances and we get a sneak peak on who will rise up as the top boy of Summerhouse Estate.
Top Boy. The Final Season. Coming this September pic.twitter.com/jJhxlNGKDu
— Netflix (@netflix) April 28, 2023
Top Boy Season 5 will feature Ashley Walters as Dushane, Kane Robinson as Sully, Simbiatu Ajiakawo as Shelley, Jasmine Jobson as Jaq, Araloyin Oshunremi as Stefan Tovell, Saffron Hocking as Lauryn, Lisa Dwan as Lizzie, Theo Ogundipe as Ruben, Conya Toccara as Tia, Isla Jackson- Ritchie as Sarah Morrison and Shaun Dingwall as Jeffrey.
While talking about this Ashley and Kane said, “For those that have followed the journey from the start, you will know how much this show means to everyone on our team and we wholeheartedly know how much it means to you. These characters have been a part of our lives for over a decade now and without everyone’s support we couldn’t have come this far.”