Good news has been announced for Switched at Birth fans.

While it was unfortunate to hear that the series is coming to an end after the next season, it was finally revealed when the first episode of Season 5 will premiere.

On Thursday, series creator Lizzy Weiss took to Twitter to announce that the premiere of the fifth year will be happening on Tuesday, January 24th. This is also the season that will air the 100th episode.

It's been a while since a new episode of the Freeform drama was on television. But one thing to remember is that Bay and Daphne were in China when they got a mysterious phone call that demanded they come home. It's unclear what the call was about, but it did not appear to be good news.

The show has tackled on a number of controversial storylines over the years, including campus assault and prejudice. And it won't stop in the fifth year when racism in schools gets brought up.

In a report from Daily Journal, Weiss mentioned that the series has "both the ability and the responsibility to tell those stories."

"We are really trying to be accurate and honest about both sides of the debate," she added.

Apparently, a white student will dress up as black rapper Lil Wayne, causing outrage from students. Even though the costume is claimed to celebrate the artist and not mock him, the protesters are the ones expressing their viewpoints on subjects like this.

"That's the point in the story where we realized we needed to shift perspective entirely and let our black characters lead their own story," Weiss said. "We see the entire episode from their points of view."

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