Season 5

Season 5 is the fifth season of Steven Universe. There are currently 26 planned episodes in the season. The season began airing on May 29, 2017, with "Stuck Together" as a part of the "Wanted" event. It was announced on October 30, 2017, that six new episodes would be released on the Cartoon Network app on November 10, 2017.

Summary
''Friendships are tested as the saga continues in this Emmy-nominated series, created by Rebecca Sugar. The show returns with new adventurous story arcs and specials, in which fans will meet more Gems, spend time with the Diamonds and gain insight into the ever-mysterious Gem Homeworld while the series' titular hero Steven Universe will grow as a leader.''

Summary

 * "Stuck Together": Steven and Lars travel to Homeworld and have a heart-to-heart talk along the way.
 * "The Trial": Steven is put on trial by Yellow and Blue Diamond and discovers a shocking truth about Pink Diamond's demise.
 * "Off Colors": While Steven and Lars escape, they meet a group of defective Gems hiding from Homeworld.
 * "Lars' Head": Lars is brought back to life and Steven discovers a new power with amazing results.
 * "Dewey Wins": Steven helps Mayor Dewey win the next election for Mayor of Beach City.
 * "Gemcation": Thinking that Steven is upset about what happened in space, Greg and the Gems take him on a vacation to cheer him up.
 * "Raising the Barn": After finding out that Steven faced the Diamonds, Lapis Lazuli flees from the Earth and takes the barn with her; Steven and Peridot search for Pumpkin, who goes missing.
 * "Back to the Kindergarten": Steven and Amethyst try to spruce up the Prime Kindergarten and cheer up Peridot by planting a garden there.
 * "Sadie Killer": Sadie joins a band with Steven, Jenny, Buck Dewey and Sour Cream and makes some spooky tunes.
 * "Kevin Party": Kevin throws a party, hoping that he can be seen hanging out with Stevonnie; Steven and Connie reunite.

Trivia

 * It was originally formatted as part of a single 52-episode season and was going to be called "Season 3B", but was changed for unknown reasons by Cartoon Network, who split the original third season into Season 4 and Season 5.
 * Rebecca Sugar has confirmed that she has big plans for Season 5 and will be "shooting for the moon" for it.
 * Season 5 marks the official debut of the Gem Homeworld in its second episode, "The Trial".
 * According to Rebecca Sugar, Season 5's story arc will be a "murder mystery" around uncovering the one responsible for Pink Diamond's death.
 * At San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Rebecca Sugar has stated that the following plot threads will deal with the fallout of the "Wanted" event.
 * At New York Comic-Con 2017, "Dewey Wins" was confirmed by the Steven Universe panel to be the next new episode after "Lars' Head". It will be uploaded to the Cartoon Network app on November 10, 2017, along with 5 other episodes. According to Cartoon Network, the episodes will air on the channel "beginning in December." It was later confirmed in October 18, 2017 that the official airdate is December 15, 2017.