‘Agents of SHIELD’ season 5 set to premiere on December 1

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has set its return date this year, after being delayed to make way for the miniseries “Inhumans.” The show will be back for its fifth season starting on Dec. 1.

The new season will premiere with a two-hour season opener which will air at 8 p.m. EDT. Subsequent episodes will air at its normal time of 9 p.m. starting Dec. 8.

“We’re so proud of the way that ‘Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD’ has grown creatively every season. The series is a top performer for us especially in delayed viewing where we see almost triple-digit increases,” said ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey. “Season five is their strongest season yet, and we can’t wait for the fans to see it. We feel that the move to Friday, creating a ‘genre night’ on ABC, appeals to the show’s loyal fan base.”

Confirmed for season 5 is Agent Coulson, played by Clark Gregg, and his team transported into space.

Gregg dropped some slight hints regarding what fans can expect with season 5. “Now we’re in space. We don’t know where we are. We don’t know who we’re up against,” he told SyFy Wire. “Although, I suspect Marvel fans will see some characters that they recognize.”

The series has impressively grown from being a spin-off of the popular superhero team-up film “Avengers” to being one of the most popular shows on television.