‘Trying’ Season 5 Episode 6 Release Date, Time And Preview

Apple TV’s family comedy ‘Trying’ is heading into the back half of its fifth season, and fans following Nikki and Jason’s ongoing story are looking ahead to the next chapter. The series has kept a steady weekly pace since its return, and episode six brings a new title along with the usual mix of humor and heart that has defined the show since 2020.

With five installments already released, viewers now have a clear sense of when ‘Trying’ delivers new episodes and what to expect from the season’s rollout. Here is what is known so far about the release date, viewing time and the details available for the upcoming episode.

‘Trying’ Season 5 Episode 6 Release Date

Episode 6 of ‘Trying’ Season 5 is titled ‘Halloween’ and is set to premiere on August 12, 2026. The season began its run on July 8, 2026, and has continued with a new episode every Wednesday since.

The season is made up of eight episodes in total, a length consistent with the show’s earlier seasons. ‘Halloween’ arrives after episode five, titled ‘Ick’, which premiered on August 5, and it will be followed by episode seven, ‘Tuscany’, on August 19, with the season finale, ‘WoodScott’, closing things out on August 26.

‘Trying’ Season 5 has not followed a binge release model. Instead, episodes have rolled out weekly, meaning viewers hoping to marathon the season have had to wait alongside everyone else tuning in as new installments drop.

Each episode of the season runs approximately 25 to 30 minutes, a runtime the show has kept fairly consistent across its run, and episode 6 specifically has a listed length of around 30 minutes.

Release Time For The New Episode

Apple TV treats its original programming as a simultaneous global release, meaning new episodes do not roll out at local midnight in each region but instead become available worldwide at the same moment. While Apple has not published an official fixed time, episodes have generally appeared at approximately 12 a.m. PT, which converts to around 3 a.m. ET.

This pattern has held for the entirety of the season, and there is no indication that episode 6 will deviate from that schedule. Viewers in different time zones should expect the episode to land at slightly different local hours depending on their region, though the global nature of the release means there is no staggered rollout by country.

‘Trying’ remains exclusive to Apple TV, and the platform offers a free trial for eligible new subscribers in many regions, which allows newcomers to catch up before episode 6 arrives.

The show carries a TV-14 rating, reflecting mature themes and occasional strong language that run through the series, and it is generally aimed at teen and adult audiences rather than younger viewers.

Preview For Episode 6, ‘Halloween’

Episode 6 is directed by Ollie Parsons and written by Sarah Lazarus, Sam Pinnell and Andy Wolton, the last of whom created the series.

What is known is the trajectory the show has been on leading into this episode. Episode 5, ‘Ick’, continued the season’s focus on Nikki and Jason navigating new phases of their personal and family lives, following on from episode 4, ‘The Hurricane’, and episode 3, ‘The Mousetrap’, both of which dealt with fallout from earlier season developments involving the family.

The broader season has centered on Nikki and Jason, played by Esther Smith and Rafe Spall, continuing to raise their adopted children Princess and Tyler after the arrival of the children’s mother disrupted the settled family dynamic they had built by the end of Season 4.

Filming for the season took place primarily in North London, with the show’s fictional setting of Camden Town built around real locations including Camden High Street and Camden Market, giving the series its distinct British backdrop.

Cast And How The Season Has Been Received

The ensemble cast for Season 5 includes Esther Smith and Rafe Spall in the lead roles, alongside Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner as Princess and Tyler. The wider cast features Celia Imrie, Darren Boyd, Siân Brooke, Phil Davis and Gbemisola Ikumelo, among others rounding out the show’s ensemble of family and friends.

Critically, ‘Trying’ has continued to perform strongly. The series holds a 96 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, and reviewers have continued to describe it as one of the platform’s most overlooked comedies despite the consistent acclaim.

Reviewers have highlighted Season 5 in particular as a return to form after a rockier fourth outing, with praise going toward the performances, the show’s continued warmth and its willingness to let quieter character moments carry the story rather than relying on big twists.

With ‘Halloween’ still ahead and only two episodes left after it, the season appears to be building toward a finale that will close out this chapter of Nikki and Jason’s story, though how the show chooses to mark the holiday for this particular family remains to be seen.

Fans who have followed Nikki and Jason through five seasons of adoption struggles, family chaos and hard-won stability will likely have their own guesses about what a Halloween episode means for this household, and it would be worth hearing what viewers expect from the Camden family this time around.