'Stranger Things 5' teaser: Everything to know about final showdown
What's the story
The fifth and final season of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things is set to premiere on November 26, 2025. The production for this season began in January 2024 and reached its halfway point by July. The show was pushed back due to delays caused by the Hollywood strikes. Netflix finally unveiled the first teaser for the upcoming season on Wednesday evening (local time), building immense hype. Here's what to expect from the series' final outing.
Episode details
Season 5 will have 8 episodes, divided into 3 parts
The fifth season will consist of eight episodes, which will premiere in 3 parts. The first part will come out on November 26, the second part will air on December 25, and the finale will be available on December 31. The first episode is titled The Crawl, and the second is called The Vanishing Of. Other titles include The Turnbow Trap, Sorcerer, Shock Jock, Escape From Camazotz, The Bridge, and finally, The Rightside Up.
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New additions
New cast members include Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, Alex Breaux
The fifth season will also introduce new faces, such as Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux. Fisher is rumored to be playing a more grown-up version of Holly Wheeler. Linda Hamilton has also been confirmed for the final season, although details about her character remain undisclosed. The original cast will reprise their roles, including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Natalia Dyer, and Joe Keery, among others.
Returning characters
Sadie Sink, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke returning as well
The final season will also see the return of Sadie Sink, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Amybeth McNulty. Bower plays the big-bad villain of the series, Vecna, who was introduced in Season 4. In a behind-the-scenes video released halfway through production for Season 5, he teased that this season is "bigger" than the last.
Plot developments
Season 5 to explore more about Upside Down
The fifth season will reportedly pick up more than a year after the horrifying events of Season 4, which began in March 1986. The finale of Season 4 ended with Vecna opening a massive gate to the Upside Down, causing immense destruction in Hawkins as the original characters reunited there. The new episode titles hint at an exploration of Dungeons and Dragons lore, with Sorcerer and Shock Jock potentially building on the show's love for the game.
Franchise continuation
Meanwhile, a stage play and animated spinoff are in works
While Season 5 might be the last for Stranger Things, the franchise will continue through a stage play titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow. This play will explore the lives of teenage Hopper, Joyce, Karen Wheeler, and Lonnie Byers during Henry Creel's (aka Vecna) first arrival in town. Additionally, an untitled animated spinoff series is also in development.