The series will be "dramatically revamped" for the new season, which is set four years after the last. Season four ended with the kids graduating high school but season five will begin post-college, when "some of the characters have found success while others have failed".
The present ngày narrative will be interspersed with glimpses of the missing four years, sometimes for just a moment hoặc single scene, but other times for entire episodes.
The two giờ premiere episode airs Tuesday, January 8 at 8pm. The hiển thị settles into its regular 9pm timeslot the following week, replacing freshman comedy drama Reaper, which returns later in the season.