Sharknado 5: Confirmed! Cast Announced!
David Ramirez
Updated on March 15, 2026
Sharknado 5 is about to take a bite out of Syfy.
The film will air on the cable network on August 6 at 8/7c and be titled Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.
In chapter 5 of this saga,“the mission gets personal for Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife, April (Tara Reid) when their young son gets trapped in a traveling ‘nado and transported all over the world,” according to the official press release.
It adds:
“From London to Rio, Tokyo, Rome, Amsterdam and beyond, our globetrotting heroes will seek assistance from a highly-skilled squad of royals, scholars and Olympians, enlisting famous faces from news, entertainment, and sports in their most epic battle yet.”
As for who will star in Sharknado 5, aside from Ziering and Reid once again?
Scroll down for a look at cast and their characters!
Fabio Will Play…
1… The Pope.
Tony Hawk Will Play…
2… a masterful weapons operative strategist.
Clay Aiken Will Play…
3… Llewelyn, a cutting edge technology genius.
Olivia Newton-John Will Play…
4Electra, a brilliant scientists who helps defend Australia from a looming Sharknado. Her daughter will also portray a scientist.
Bret Michaels Will Play…
5… a visiting artist that gets trapped in the storm.
Margaret Cho Will Play…
6… a fussy bride whose honeymoon is interrupted by sharks.
Chara Will Play…
7… The Queen of England.
Gilbert Gottfried Will Play…
8… storm chaser Ron McDonald.
Al Roker, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Will Play…
9… themselves.
Greg Louganis Will Play…
10… a high-end art thief.
Gus Kenworthy Will Play…
11… Himself.
Porsha Williams Will Play…
12… Andromeda, an archeologist and member of the elite “Sharknado Sisterhood.”
Tiffany Pollard Will Play…
13… Vega, a Brazilian black market artifacts dealer.
Chris Kattan Will Play…
14… The Prime Minister of England.
Cat Greenleaf Will Play…
15… herself.
Ross Mullan Will Play…
16… Dr. Wobbegon, a scientist who has made breakthroughs in meteorological studies to track Sharknado storms.
