The fifth and final season of The Fosters premiered on July 11, 2017. The season consisted of 22 episodes and stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, an interracial lesbian couple, who have adopted a girl (Maia Mitchell) and her younger brother (Hayden Byerly) while also trying to juggle raising Latino twin teenagers (Cierra Ramirez and Noah Centineo) and Stef's biological son (David Lambert). Danny Nucci also returns as Mike Foster in a recurring role.

Synopsis After 5 years of highs and lows, love, heart break, and secrets, the Adam-Foster family says goodbye in a final farewell season that welcomes new hopes, challenges and dangers.

Callie escapes from the pimp and finally listens to her parents. She applies for art school but gets caught up in progressive student politics and will see a new career path materialise in front of her. Her friendship with DACA sisters lead her in a crusade to fight for the rights of undocumented persons.

When developers want to take over the school Mariana and Jude rally the students to their cause. A power struggle over the control of Anchor Beach leads to the school being saved and Lena as the principal.

Stef succumbs to the pressure from work and from an old school friend that moved in next door. The emotion of dealing with 5 teenagers and her lesbian friends causes her to have panic attacks so she has therapy to cope with it all.

Brandon goes through misery and heartache when his new girlfriend Grace gets sick with leukaemia and eventually dies. Grace teaches Brandon valuable lessons on not wasting time and trying something new every day.

Jesus continues his rehab and finally returns to his studies. His on again, off again relationship with Emma has some highs and lows. He later helps out with the local roller derby girls team. His girlfriend Emma successfully tries out for the team.

Mariana has several boys interested in being her boyfriend, she must make a hard choice in the end. She takes roller derby and later has Jesus manage the team.

Jude decides to clean up his act by not consuming medicinal marijuana he was getting off his boyfriend, Noah. He starts a webcast with his friend Taylor and it leads to online gaming and royalties. His parents put a stop to it when what he thought was playful banter could be considered softcore.

5 year time jump The family returns to celebrate Brandon's wedding. Brandon met Eliza when he wanted some musicians for a piece he was conducting. Eliza's older brother Jamie is a corporate lawyer with charm but it doesn't thaw Callie's heart. She's been on a relationship freeze since she broke up with Aaron all those years ago. She has a job offer with a conservative judge but she is holding out for a more progressive judge offer.

Cast

Main cast Teri Polo as Stef Adams Foster Sherri Saum as Lena Adams Foster Hayden Byerly as Jude Adams Foster Noah Centineo as Jesus Adams Foster David Lambert as Brandon Foster Maia Mitchell as Callie Adams Foster Danny Nucci as Mike Foster1 Cierra Ramirez as Mariana Adams Foster : Danny Nucci is only credited as a series regular for the episodes he appears in.

Recurring cast Elliot Fletcher as Aaron Baker Kalama Epstein as Noah Amanda Leighton as Emma Annika Marks as Monte Porter Izabela Vidovic as Taylor Shaw Lisseth Chavez as Ximena Sinfuego Nandy Martin as Poppy Sinfuego Meg DeLacy as Grace Mullen Nia Peeples as Susan Mullen Tom Williamson as AJ Hensdale Jordan Rodrigues as Mat Tan Alex Saxon as Wyatt Christopher Meyer as Logan Bayfield Kristen Ariza as Tess Bayfield Reggie Austin as Dean Bayfield Jared Ward as Drew Turner Denyse Tontz as Cortney Strathmore Brandon Quinn as Gabriel Duncroft Alexandra Barreto as Ana Gutierrez Alex Skuby as Joe Gray Tyler Alvarez as Declan Rivers Nick Fink as Shawn Abigail Cowen as Eliza Hunter Beau Mirchoff as Jamie Hunter Robert Gant as Jim Hunter Susan Walters as Diane Hunter Spencer List as Carter Hunter Dallas Young as Corey

Guest cast Annie Potts as Sharon Elkin Lorraine Toussaint as Dana Adams Bruce Davison as Stuart Adams Kerr Smith as Robert Quinn Marlene Forte as Elena Gutierrez Tony Plana as Victor Gutierrez Jamie McShane as Donald Jacob Adam Irigoyen as Kyle Snow Louis Hunter as Nick Stratos Suzanne Cryer as Jenna Paul Madisen Beaty as Talya Banks Daffany Clark as Daphne Keene Chad Todhunter as Patrick Molloy Hope Olaidé Wilson as Diamond Mark Totty as Craig Stratos Jay Ali as Timothy Tom Phelan as Cole

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