Reasonable Doubt Season 3 Episode 5: Release date news, time, streaming details, cast, and more

Reasonable Doubt, Season 3, Episode 5, "Threat," airs Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 9 PM PT / 12 AM ET on Hulu in the United States. The series also has a global streaming availability on Disney+. The series follows defense attorney Jax Stewart as he represents A-list clients and fights his personal demons.

The season finale episodes of Season 3 of Reasonable Doubt had created dramatic tension in the courtrooms with Jax representing former actor Ozzie Edwards, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, Wendy. With the arrival of ambitious associate Bill Sterling, tension in the law firm of Jax has remained high as layer after layer of complexity has been established, which has thickened the plot and rendered it tenuous.

In earlier episodes of Season 3 of Reasonable Doubt, Jax had been battling inner demons and work stress of her demanding profession. Episode 4, "Friend or Foe," dealt with work and personal tension equally, firm dynamics changing, and Jax being drawn into untimely battles with clients.

Episode 5 will maintain the intensity and work pressure on Jax and her team, still in the pipeline. The fans should also look forward to the plot affecting big things in Episode 6, "No Church in the Wild," such as ongoing drama with Bill Sterling and Ozzie Edwards' lawsuit (tvmaze.com).

Reasonable Doubt Season 3 release schedule

Reasonable Doubt Season 3 has 10 episodes, and there's a new release every Thursday. The whole release schedule is:

Episode 1: "Feelin' It" – September 18, 2025
Episode 2: "A Million and One Questions" – September 18, 2025
Episode 3: "Run This Town" – September 25, 2025
Episode 4: "Friend or Foe" – October 2, 2025
Episode 5: "Threat" – October 9, 2025
Episode 6: "No Church in the Wild" – October 16, 2025
Episode 7: "Lost One" – October 23, 2025
Episode 8: "Ignorant Sh*t" – October 30, 2025
Episode 9: "D'Evils" – November 6, 2025
Episode 10: "On to the Next One" – November 13, 2025

Streaming details

Reasonable Doubt Season 3 is streamed in the US on Hulu, while others stream it on Disney+. The two platforms are paid subscriptions, although view areas might affect availability. All the episodes that were dropped at the same time can be accessed by Hulu, so that audiences can be kept up to date or see tales unfolding in real-time.

What happened in the previous Episode

On Reasonable Doubt Season 3, Episode 4, "Friend or Foe," the drama unfolds further regarding personal and professional conflicts in Jax Stewart's workplace. Something major comes to light when Daniel finds Ozzie Edwards with journals revealing that, as a child, he was abused by his then-agent Monica.

This discovery introduces a crucial twist into Ozzie's defense that implies that his experience could have compelled him to act. Intimate relationships complicate the dynamics of the team as well, since Daniel finds himself developing feelings for Kristen, Ozzie's sister, and there is an uncomfortable and tense moment when Ozzie inadvertently discovers them, leading to tension and conflict.

Concurrently, Lewis and Jax suffer the repercussions of trying to make Naima aware of Lewis's infidelity against Toni, which does not exactly go according to plan when Naima learns the information on her own. Her fight with Lewis and Jax increases tension in the family and creates questions about trust and responsibility in the Stewart clan.

This episode does a great job of mixing legal drama and personal conflict, pre-portending trouble and scandal to ensue in Episode 5.

What to watch for in Episode 5

In Episode 5, "Threat," Jax must deal with increasing strife in and out of the courtroom. Meanwhile, Ozzie Edwards' trial heats up, and Jax's style comes under attack at every turn. Off-stage, tensions mount within the law firm as Bill Sterling's flair and passion start to fray in unexpected directions.

The episode maintains the tension established through the first few episodes, oscillating back and forth between legal strategy, personal interest, and character tension. Episode 5 lays the groundwork for shocks to come, foreshadowing Episode 6, as things created by choices made here become more dramatic.

Cast of Episode 5

Reasonable Doubt Season 3 Episode 5's main cast members are::

Emayatzy Corinealdi as Jax Stewart
Joseph Sikora as Bill Sterling
McKinley Freeman as Lewis Stewart
Angela Grovey as Krystal Walters
Tim Jo as Daniel Kim
Thaddeus J. Mixson as Spenser Stewart
Aderinsola Olabode as Naima Stewart
Shannon Kane as Shanelle Tucker
Brooke Lyons as Sarah
Christopher Cassarino as Rich
Eugene Byrd as CJ

Season 5 newcomer Bill Sterling, a guest star in Episode 5, is the center of Episode 5 angst because of his ambition and increasing status at the firm, which impacts Jax's cases and love life as well.

Reasonable Doubt Season 3 kept pushing the boundaries of justice, ethics, and responsibility in the gritty criminal law arena. In the courtroom thriller, the series also deals with the office professional working relationship between Jax Stewart and her professional working colleagues in the office, both personally and professionally, where ambition, loyalty, and matters of conscience intersect.

The series has been well-received for developing its characters, actual court cases, and realistic displays of law firm politics. The series is on the verge of becoming a game-changer of an episode, blending fierce courtroom sparring with messy character dynamics.

This installment is the peak of watching and learning about career progression by Jax Stewart, and the tension is mounting between her clients and colleagues. With proper casting, on-time bookings, and correct streaming data, viewers are able to schedule viewing Episode 5 in real time or later online, so that they will not miss important plot points in this season's story arc.

Also read: Reasonable Doubt Season 3 Episode 3 recap: Ozzie's dark past shakes up Wendy's murder case

Edited by Anjali Singh

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