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When Does Lab Rats Season 5 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

Lab Rats ended after Season 4.

IMDb

6.7/10

Seasons

4

Episodes

96

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Network
Disney XD
First aired
2012-02-27
Last aired
2016-02-03
Runtime
22 min
Rated
TV-Y7

Awards 1 win & 5 nominations total

Predictive Logic Analysis

Lab Rats 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 Lab Rats about?

Lab Rats is a premise built on a simple but effective collision: three genetically enhanced teenagers finally escape their underground laboratory and attempt the ultimate experiment in normalcy—attending regular high school. The hook is immediate and engaging: Leo, an ordinary kid in an extraordinary smart house, stumbles upon the secret lab housing Adam, Bree, and Chase, three bionic siblings with superhuman abilities they can barely control in a crowded hallway. The show mines comedy from the fundamental tension of its setup: how do you hide super strength, lightning-fast speed, and genius-level intellect when you're supposed to be blending in at lunch and passing algebra? For a kids and family audience, it's the perfect premise because it speaks to the universal experience of adolescence as something to hide and manage, just with higher stakes and more property damage.

The show's tone is decidedly lighter than its sci-fi scaffolding might suggest. Lab Rats plays as a buddy comedy and sitcom first, with humor drawn from character dynamics, situational mishaps, and the fish-out-of-water charm of three lab-raised teenagers learning about school dances and social hierarchies. The bionic abilities are treated as both genuine superpowers and narrative conveniences, deployed for comedic effect rather than dramatic gravitas. There's a warmth to the ensemble—Leo serves as the everyman audience surrogate who gains confidence alongside his new friends—that keeps the show grounded in heart rather than spectacle. The visual effects and action sequences, while modest by modern standards, support the comedy rather than overwhelm it, making the show accessible to younger viewers while maintaining enough wit for older kids.

The series found a steady audience on Disney XD, running for four seasons and 96 episodes between 2012 and 2016, which speaks to its appeal within the network's demographic. Critical reception was mixed, with an IMDb score of 6.7 reflecting the show's identity as reliable, entertaining kids fare without pretending to be prestige television. Audiences who grew up with the show have maintained affection for it, appreciating how it balanced humor, heart, and genuine character development across its run.

Lab Rats occupies a specific niche in the children's comedy-sci-fi space: more grounded and relationship-focused than shows purely about spectacle, but less serialized and dramatic than contemporary superhero narratives. It became a notable part of Disney XD's mid-2010s identity, sitting comfortably between animated action shows and live-action comedies. The show's cultural footprint remains modest but genuine—it represented a particular era of Disney Channel-adjacent programming that prioritized character and comedy over cinematic ambition, and it found its core audience doing exactly what it promised: making the extraordinary manageable and the ordinary surprising.

Created by Bryan Moore, Greg A. Hampson, Tim Weber, Ron Rappaport, Laura Lynn, Chris Peterson

Themes

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Is Lab Rats renewed or cancelled?

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The series is listed as ended

Lab Rats Season 5 Release Date

No new season is expected. Lab Rats has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.

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Lab Rats seasons

Season 12012 · 20 ep
  • 1. Crush Chop and Burn (1)2012-02-27 · ★ 6.7
  • 2. Crush Chop and Burn (2)2012-02-27 · ★ 5.0
  • 3. Commando App2012-03-05 · ★ 5.0
  • 4. Leo's Jam2012-03-12 · ★ 5.3
  • 5. Rats on a Train2012-03-19 · ★ 5.0
  • 6. Exoskeleton vs. Grandma2012-04-06 · ★ 5.0
  • 7. Smart and Smarter2012-04-23 · ★ 5.0
  • 8. Bionic Birthday Fail2012-05-07 · ★ 5.5
  • 9. Death Spiral Smackdown2012-06-07 · ★ 3.0
  • 10. Can I Borrow the Helicopter?2012-06-14 · ★ 3.0
  • 11. Back From the Future2012-06-21 · ★ 3.0
  • 12. Chip Switch2012-06-28 · ★ 3.0
  • 13. Drone Alone2012-07-05 · ★ 3.0
  • 14. Chore Wars2012-07-12 · ★ 3.0
  • 15. Dude, Where's My Lab?2012-07-16 · ★ 3.0
  • 16. Air Leo2012-10-08 · ★ 3.0
  • 17. Night of the Living Virus2012-10-15 · ★ 3.0
  • 18. Mission Invisible2012-10-22 · ★ 3.0
  • 19. Concert in a Can2012-10-29 · ★ 3.0
  • 20. Mission: Space2012-11-05 · ★ 3.0
Season 22013 · 26 ep
  • 1. Speed Trapped2013-02-25 · ★ 3.0
  • 2. Spy Fly2013-03-04 · ★ 3.0
  • 3. Missin' the Mission2013-03-11 · ★ 3.0
  • 4. Quarantined2013-03-18 · ★ 3.0
  • 5. Robot Fight Club2013-03-25 · ★ 3.0
  • 6. Bro Down2013-04-01 · ★ 3.0
  • 7. The Rats Strike Back2013-04-08 · ★ 3.0
  • 8. Parallel Universe2013-06-17 · ★ 3.0
  • 9. Spike's Got Talent2013-06-24 · ★ 2.3
  • 10. Leo vs. Evil2013-06-24 · ★ 3.0
  • 11. Hole In One2013-07-01 · ★ 3.0
  • 12. Trucked Out2013-07-08 · ★ 3.0
  • 13. The Bionic 5002013-07-22 · ★ 3.0
  • 14. Bionic Showdown (1)2013-08-05 · ★ 3.0
  • 15. Bionic Showdown (2)2013-08-05 · ★ 3.0
  • 16. Memory Wipe2013-08-19 · ★ 3.0
  • 17. Avalanche2013-09-16 · ★ 3.0
  • 18. Adam Up2013-09-23 · ★ 3.0
  • 19. Llama Drama2013-09-30 · ★ 3.0
  • 20. The Haunting of Mission Creek High2013-10-14 · ★ 3.0
  • 21. Perry 2.02013-11-11 · ★ 3.0
  • 22. My Little Brother2013-11-18 · ★ 3.0
  • 23. Prank You Very Much2013-11-25 · ★ 3.0
  • 24. Twas the Mission Before Christmas2013-12-02 · ★ 3.0
  • 25. Trent Gets Schooled2014-01-06 · ★ 3.0
  • 26. No Going Back2014-01-13 · ★ 3.0
Season 32014 · 26 ep
  • 1. Sink or Swim (1)2014-02-17 · ★ 3.0
  • 2. Sink or Swim (2)2014-02-17 · ★ 3.0
  • 3. The Jet-Wing2014-02-24 · ★ 3.0
  • 4. Mission: Mission Creek High2014-03-03 · ★ 3.0
  • 5. Zip It2014-03-10 · ★ 3.0
  • 6. Not So Smart Phone2014-03-24 · ★ 3.0
  • 7. Scramble the Orbs2014-04-07 · ★ 3.0
  • 8. Principal from Another Planet2014-04-14 · ★ 3.0
  • 9. Taken2014-04-21 · ★ 3.0
  • 10. Three Minus Bree2014-06-30 · ★ 3.0
  • 11. Which Father Knows Best?2014-07-07 · ★ 3.0
  • 12. Cyborg Shark Attack2014-07-18 · ★ 3.0
  • 13. You Posted What!?! (1)2014-07-28 · ★ 3.0
  • 14. You Posted What!?! (2)2014-07-28 · ★ 3.0
  • 15. Armed and Dangerous2014-09-29 · ★ 3.0
  • 16. Alien Gladiators2014-10-13 · ★ 3.0
  • 17. Brother Battle2014-10-20 · ★ 3.0
  • 18. Spike Fright2014-10-24 · ★ 3.0
  • 19. Face Off2014-11-10 · ★ 3.0
  • 20. Merry Glitchmas2014-12-01 · ★ 3.0
  • 21. Rise of the Secret Soldiers (1)2015-01-26 · ★ 3.0
  • 22. Rise of the Secret Soldiers (2)2015-01-26 · ★ 3.0
  • 23. Bionic House Party2015-02-02 · ★ 3.0
  • 24. First Day of Bionic Academy2015-02-03 · ★ 6.5
  • 25. Adam Steps Up2015-02-04 · ★ 6.5
  • 26. Unauthorized Mission2015-02-05 · ★ 3.0
Season 4: Bionic Island2015 · 24 ep
  • 1. Bionic Rebellion (1)2015-03-18 · ★ 3.0
  • 2. Bionic Rebellion (2)2015-03-18 · ★ 3.0
  • 3. Left Behind2015-03-25 · ★ 3.0
  • 4. Under Siege2015-04-01 · ★ 3.0
  • 5. Bionic Dog2015-04-08 · ★ 3.0
  • 6. Mission Mania2015-04-15 · ★ 3.0
  • 7. Simulation Manipulation2015-04-22 · ★ 3.0
  • 8. Forbidden Hero2015-07-01 · ★ 3.0
  • 9. Spider Island2015-07-08 · ★ 3.0
  • 10. Spike vs. Spikette2015-07-15 · ★ 3.0
  • 11. Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med2015-07-22 · ★ 3.0
  • 12. Space Elevator2015-07-29 · ★ 3.0
  • 13. Bionic Action Hero (1)2015-08-05 · ★ 3.0
  • 14. Bionic Action Hero (2)2015-08-05 · ★ 3.0
  • 15. One of Us2015-08-12 · ★ 3.0
  • 16. Bob Zombie2015-09-30 · ★ 4.5
  • 17. Human Eddy2015-10-14 · ★ 3.0
  • 18. The Curse of the Screaming Skull2015-10-21 · ★ 3.0
  • 19. On the Edge2015-11-11 · ★ 3.0
  • 20. Ultimate Tailgate Challenge2015-12-02 · ★ 3.0
  • 21. And Then There Were Four2016-01-13 · ★ 3.0
  • 22. Space Colony2016-01-20 · ★ 3.0
  • 23. The Vanishing (1)2016-02-03 · ★ 3.5
  • 24. The Vanishing (2)2016-02-03 · ★ 3.0

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Lab Rats cast

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William Brent

William Brent

Chase Davenport

Spencer Boldman

Spencer Boldman

Adam Davenport

Kelli Berglund

Kelli Berglund

Bree Davenport

Tyrel Jackson Williams

Tyrel Jackson Williams

Leo Dooley

Hal Sparks

Hal Sparks

Donald Davenport

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    When does Lab Rats Season 5 come out?
    Lab Rats ended after Season 4.
    Is Lab Rats renewed or cancelled?
    Lab Rats has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
    How many seasons of Lab Rats are there?
    Lab Rats has aired 4 seasons so far.
    How many episodes of Lab Rats are there?
    There are 96 episodes of Lab Rats across 4 seasons.
    Who created Lab Rats?
    Lab Rats was created by Bryan Moore, Greg A. Hampson, Tim Weber, Ron Rappaport, Laura Lynn and Chris Peterson.
    Where can I watch Lab Rats?
    Lab Rats is available to stream on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies.
    What is Lab Rats's IMDb rating?
    Lab Rats holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 8,011 votes.