When Does Baretta Season 5 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
“If you can't do the time don't do the crime”
Baretta ended after Season 4.
IMDb
6.7/10
Seasons
4
Episodes
83
Predictive Logic Analysis
Baretta has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 5 in development.
What is Baretta about?
Baretta is a 1970s police procedural that follows Detective Tony Baretta, an undercover cop working the streets of New York City. The show's central appeal lies in its focus on a lone wolf detective who operates in the gray areas of law enforcement, using disguises, quick thinking, and street smarts to infiltrate criminal operations and bring offenders to justice. The premise offers viewers a window into the unglamorous, often morally ambiguous world of plainclothes detective work, where the line between cop and criminal can blur dangerously.
The series distinguishes itself through a grittier, more grounded approach to crime drama compared to the procedurals that dominated television at the time. Robert Blake's performance as Baretta brings an intensity and unpredictability to the character, emphasizing the psychological toll of undercover work and the isolation that comes with constantly adopting false identities. The show's tone balances procedural mystery with character-driven drama, creating a vehicle that hinges less on solving cases and more on exploring how deception and immersion in criminal underworld corrodes a detective's sense of self.
Baretta found its audience during a four-season run from 1975 to 1978, establishing itself as a notable entry in the crime drama landscape of the mid-to-late 1970s. Though it arrived as a more refined, less violent retooling of the critically embattled series Toma, Baretta successfully struck a balance between gritty realism and network television acceptability. The show has maintained modest regard among television critics and remains recognized as part of that era's push toward more complex, psychologically nuanced police storytelling, even if it hasn't achieved the iconic status of contemporaries like Kojak or Starsky and Hutch.
Created by Stephen J. Cannell
Is Baretta renewed or cancelled?
Working against it
The series is listed as ended
Baretta Season 5 Release Date
No new season is expected. Baretta has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.
Best & worst episodes
Baretta seasons
Season 11975 · 12 ep
- 1. He'll Never See Daylight Again1975-01-17 · ★ 10.0
- 2. The Five and a Half Pound Junkie1975-01-24 · ★ 10.0
- 3. Woman in the Harbor1975-01-31 · ★ 10.0
- 4. If You Can't Pay the Price1975-02-07
- 5. Half a Million Dollar Baby1975-02-14 · ★ 10.0
- 6. Ragtime Billy Peaches1975-02-28 · ★ 10.0
- 7. The Coppelli Oath1975-03-07 · ★ 10.0
- 8. Walk Like You Talk1975-03-14 · ★ 10.0
- 9. The Mansion1975-04-02 · ★ 10.0
- 10. Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow1975-04-09 · ★ 10.0
- 11. The Secret of Terry Lake1975-04-16 · ★ 10.0
- 12. This Ain't My Bag1975-04-30
Season 21975 · 22 ep
- 1. The Good-Bye Orphan Annie Blues1975-09-10 · ★ 10.0
- 2. The Glory Game1975-09-17
- 3. On the Road1975-09-24
- 4. Nobody in a Nothing Place1975-10-01
- 5. The Fire Man1975-10-08
- 6. Double Image1975-10-15
- 7. Photography by John Doe1975-10-22
- 8. Set Up City1975-10-29
- 9. A Bite of the Apple1975-11-05
- 10. When Dues Come Down1975-11-12
- 11. The Big Hand's on Trouble1975-11-19
- 12. Count the Days I'm Gone1975-11-26
- 13. Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth1975-12-15
- 14. The Left Hand of the Devil1976-01-07
- 15. Murder for Me1976-01-14
- 16. Pay or Die1976-01-28
- 17. The Blood Bond1976-02-18
- 18. The Dippers1976-02-25
- 19. Dead Man Out1976-03-03
- 20. Death on the Run1976-03-17
- 21. Aggie1976-03-24
- 22. And Down Will Come Baby1976-04-28
Season 31976 · 25 ep
- 1. The Ninja1976-09-22 · ★ 10.0
- 2. Soldier in the Jungle1976-09-29 · ★ 10.0
- 3. Runaway Cowboy1976-10-06 · ★ 10.0
- 4. Street Edition1976-10-13 · ★ 10.0
- 5. They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To1976-10-20 · ★ 10.0
- 6. Shoes1976-10-27 · ★ 10.0
- 7. Under the City1976-11-03 · ★ 10.0
- 8. Dear Tony1976-11-10 · ★ 10.0
- 9. Crazy Annie1976-11-24 · ★ 10.0
- 10. Nothin' for Nothin'1976-12-01 · ★ 10.0
- 11. Can't Win for Losin'1976-12-15 · ★ 10.0
- 12. Look Back in Terror1976-12-22 · ★ 10.0
- 13. The Big Hand's on Trouble1976-12-29
- 14. Don't Kill the Sparrows1977-01-12 · ★ 10.0
- 15. That Sister Ain't No Cousin1977-01-19 · ★ 10.0
- 16. Open Season1977-01-26 · ★ 10.0
- 17. The Reunion1977-02-02 · ★ 10.0
- 18. Not on Our Block1977-02-09
- 19. The Runaways1977-02-16
- 20. Everybody Pays the Fare1977-02-23 · ★ 10.0
- 21. Think Mink1977-03-09 · ★ 10.0
- 22. Carla1977-03-16 · ★ 10.0
- 23. Big Bad Charlie1977-03-30
- 24. Guns and Brothers1977-04-06 · ★ 10.0
- 25. Playin' Police1976-05-04
Season 41977 · 24 ep
- 1. New Girl in Town1977-09-28 · ★ 10.0
- 2. Somebody Killed Cock Robin1977-10-05
- 3. Lyman P. Doffer, Fed1977-10-19
- 4. The Sky Is Falling1977-10-26
- 5. It's Hard But It's Fair1977-11-02
- 6. Buddy1977-11-16
- 7. Por Nada1977-11-23
- 8. Who Can Make the Sun Shine?1977-11-30
- 9. All That Shatters1977-12-07
- 10. It Goes with the Job1977-12-21
- 11. Hot Horse1978-01-04
- 12. Why Me?1978-01-11
- 13. I'll Take You to Lunch1978-01-18
- 14. It's a Boy1978-02-02
- 15. Just for Laughs1978-02-09
- 16. The Marker1978-02-16
- 17. The Stone Conspiracy1978-02-23
- 18. The Appointment1978-03-09
- 19. Woman Trouble1978-03-23
- 20. The Gadjo1978-03-30
- 21. Barney1978-04-06
- 22. The Dream1978-05-04
- 23. The Snake Chaser1978-05-11
- 24. The Bundle1978-05-18
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Frequently asked
- When does Baretta Season 5 come out?
- Baretta ended after Season 4.
- Is Baretta renewed or cancelled?
- Baretta has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
- How many seasons of Baretta are there?
- Baretta has aired 4 seasons so far.
- How many episodes of Baretta are there?
- There are 83 episodes of Baretta across 4 seasons.
- Who created Baretta?
- Baretta was created by Stephen J. Cannell.
- What is Baretta's IMDb rating?
- Baretta holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 2,963 votes.