FLASHPOINT renewed for season five

ION renews it's Flashpoint cop drama for a fifth season

Flashpoint, which is produced in Canada, has been picked up for a fifth season run from ION Television.

Deadline reports that the network is picking up 13 episodes of season 5 which starts production this February.

This is Canada’s most-watched drama series and has been renewed in its homeland via CTV's 13-episode pickup.

Flashpoint is a drama that depicts the emotional journey into the tough, risk-filled lives of a unique group of the police officers in the Strategic Response Unit (SRU).

The special tactical unit is tasked with extreme situations like hostage rescues, gang busts, defusing bombs and preventing suicide attempts.

Members of a highly-skilled tactical team, they're also trained in negotiating, profiling and getting inside the suspect's head to diffuse the situation and help save lives.