Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ Season 5 Sets An IMDB Review Score Record

InnovationGamingNetflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ Season 5 Sets An IMDB Review Score RecordByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorAug 21, 2026, 10:39am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Outer Banks. Madison Bailey as Kiara in episode 501 of Outer Banks.COURTESY OF NETFLIXNetflix has released the final season of Outer Banks, with season 5 mercifully not split in half and stretched over two months. Netflix has done that a lot recently with big shows, but opted out this time for everyone’s benefit. And that’s a good move, it turns out, given how much fans seem to appreciate this finale.There are, surprisingly, not nearly enough reviews in for a Rotten Tomatoes score on either the critic or audience side. Four critic reviews are in, which technically give it a 100%, but there certainly needs to be a bit more time given for those takes. On IMDB, meanwhile, where the majority of fans go to express their enthusiasm or disdain for shows, the data is also very promising. In fact, Outer Banks season 5 has set a record on IMDB for the series.Outer Banks season 5 is the only season to have two episodes hit a 9 or above, in this case, a 9 for episode 9 and a 9.1 for episode 10, indicating satisfaction for the series finale, which is always a very, very tough thing to accomplish for TV shows. For comparison, the top three episodes of each season:Outer Banks season 1 – 8.5, 8.3, 8.2Outer Banks season 2 – 8.7, 8.6, 8.3Outer Banks season 3 – 8.5, 8.2, 7.8Outer Banks season 4 – 8.2, 8.1, 7.8Outer Banks season 5 – 9.1, 9, 8.6Outer Banks. (L to R) Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Chase Stokes as John B in episode 503 of Outer BanksJACKSON LEE DAVIS/NETFLIXSeason 5 does start off slow, however, the first three episodes below an 8. But it actually increases every episode fr...