Day 5

Day 5 is an American post-apocalyptic drama web series created by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Josh Flanagan, and Chris Demarais. It premiered on Rooster Teeth's website on June 19, 2016. New episodes premiered exclusively on Rooster Teeth site via their paid sponsorship program, FIRST. Announced March 11, 2016, it was noted for being a dramatic departure from Rooster Teeth's typically comedic productions.
The series follows a junkie, Jake (Jesse C. Boyd), who emerges after a drug binge only to learn that most of humanity has died after falling asleep. Jake and a small group of survivors search for the cause of the mysterious “sleep epidemic.”
Development.
The concept had been in development since 2011 and was originally envisioned as a feature film, then a 45-minute short before becoming a six-episode series. According to Flanagan, “The original concept was [co-founder] Burnie Burns’. He was trying to come up with a way to make an apocalyptic story on a lower budget. [...] So it was approached from a budgetary level from the very beginning but it’s such a relatable thing because everyone knows what it’s like to be this ridiculously tired."
A scene was filmed during RTX 2012, and involved shutting down downtown Congress Avenue and 1,800 attendees.
The 8-episode second season premiered on August 6, 2017. It features guest stars William Sadler and Jake Busey, along with new recurring cast members Ryan Cooper, Electra Avellan, and Adriene Mishler.
A third season was originally set to premiere sometime in 2019, with the first two seasons being removed from Rooster Teeth first and syndicated to television networks for a six-month window instead. The two seasons have since been returned to the site after their broadcasts. On December 12, 2019, Flanagan announced on Twitter that he was no longer a full-time employee of Rooster Teeth, and confirmed that he did not have any future seasons of "Day 5" in development at that time; while they had not been officially canceled, he stated, "I feel it's very unlikely they'll ever return as direct continuations.
Episodes.
Season 2 (2017).
The second season debuted on August 6, 2017, and is 8 episodes long.