Outer Banks season 5 cast and filming guide opens with Netflix confirmed finale ensemble — Stokes, Cline, Bailey, Daviss, Grant, Starkey, North, and Palomo per Tudum ahead of August 20, 2026 premiere.

Stokes anchors the farewell season as Pogue leader John B. Netflix marketing and the official trailer positioned Twinkie destruction and Blue Crown reclamation as his action spine in this cast guide.

Cline, Bailey, Daviss, and Grant rejoin Stokes as Sarah, Kiara, Pope, and Cleo. Deadline grouped them as essential returning players mourning JJ while fighting Groff and the Corsairs.

Moss and Crane return as Sheriff Shoupe and Chandler Groff — both promoted to series regulars in June 2025. Netflix Tudum lists each with full character names in the finale billing.

Starkey returns as Rafe with an uneasy Pogue alliance per Tudum synopsis. North reprises Topper; McIntosh returns as Corsair leader Dalia — key antagonists in this cast guide.