The fifth season of Psych, consisting of 16 episodes, premiered on USA Network in the United States on July 14, 2010 and concluded on December 22, 2010. A DVD of the season was released on May 31, 2011. Production officially started in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 28, 2010. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen and Kirsten Nelson all reprised their roles as the main characters.
Steve Franks continued in his role of showrunner. "I Know, You Know", performed by The Friendly Indians, continued to serve as the show's theme song, though the title sequence was changed four times. For the episode "Romeo and Juliet and Juliet", the main titles were translated into Chinese. For "Shawn 2.0", guest star Curt Smith recorded an interpretation of the theme, and Julee Cruise performed a slower extended version for "Dual Spires". The theme song used originally for "Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy" in the second season was used once again for "The Polarizing Express". Curt Smith also recorded an original song, entitled "This is Christmas", for the episode.
Your town is ill
You are the only one who lives there
It's alive but empty
There are white nights and black days
Imagination and dreams are ragged
Halter is tightened moving shadow rises
You know it well
Two different ways lead up and down
The right one you have to choose by yourself
Different orders from the heart and mind
Feelings in heart, mind lacks for commonsense
You believed too hard
Listening to the words without emotion
Being fed on illusion
You took notice only of what says
Your soul
Your master
You god
You know the one thing
You gave yourself for him
You give your blood for him
Possessed by your angel
You pace proudly downwards
You chose that way
Along the stony route