Stranger Things Season 5 Release Date Revealed: Netflix Plans Big Surprise for Fans!

The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” has an official release schedule, along with a special treat for fans.

Netflix subscribers will soon revisit Hawkins for one last adventure. During its Tudum event, where the streaming platform announces upcoming shows and movies, the release date for the final season of Stranger Things was revealed. A significant new development for subscribers is that the series finale will be released in three parts.

The end-of-year season will reveal how our heroes deal with the encroaching Upside Down in the Indiana town: the first “volume” of season 5 will be available on November 26, 2025. For the remaining parts, viewers will have to wait until Christmas and then New Year’s to find out the fate Netflix has planned for the characters. Initial images from the upcoming season can be seen below:

Stranger Things has been a hugely popular sci-fi series since its 2016 debut. Available on Netflix, it immerses its audience in Hawkins, Indiana, beginning in 1983. A young boy, Will Byers, vanishes under mysterious circumstances. His friends and family embark on a frantic search, and it soon becomes apparent that his disappearance may be connected to supernatural events… At the same time, a young girl named Eleven, who possesses peculiar powers, appears in town, shedding light on the strange occurrences.

The cast of Stranger Things includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Kerry, Matthew Modine, Gaten Matarazzo, and Natalia Dyer. Below, find all the information you need about one of the most popular Netflix series currently streaming.

Synopsis – 1983, Hawkins, Indiana. Will Byers mysteriously disappears on his way home. His young friends embark on a quest to find him, convinced that supernatural forces are at play. The boys soon meet a young runaway girl, Eleven. With her strange powers, she provides answers about the peculiar events occurring in Hawkins.

Who Stars in Stranger Things?

• Winona Ryder: Joyce Byers
• David Harbour: Jim Hopper
• Millie Bobby Brown: Eleven
• Finn Wolfhard: Mike Wheeler
• Gaten Matarazzo: Dustin Henderson
• Caleb McLaughlin: Lucas Sinclair
• Natalia Dyer: Nancy Wheeler
• Charlie Heaton: Jonathan Byers
• Joe Keery: Steve Harrington
• Noah Schnapp: Will Byers
• Sadie Sink: Maxine “Max” Mayfield (from season 2)
• Maya Hawke: Robin Buckley (from season 3)
• Priah Ferguson: Erica Sinclair
• Jamie Campbell Bower: Peter Ballard (from season 4)
• Cara Buono: Karen Wheeler
• Matthew Modine: Dr. Brenner
• Sean Astin: Bob Newby (season 2)
• Paul Reiser: Dr. Owens (seasons 2 and 3)
• Dacre Montgomery: Billy Hargrove (seasons 2 and 3)
• Robert Englund: Victor Creel (season 4)
• Eduardo Franco: Argyle (season 4)
• Mason Dye: Jason (season 4)
• Joseph Quinn: Eddie Munson (season 4)
• Sherman Augustus: Lt. Colonel Sullivan (season 4)
• Nikola Djuricko: Yuri (season 4)
• Tom Wlaschiha: Dmitri (season 4)
• Tyner Rushing: Virginia Creel (season 4)
• Amybeth McNulty: Vickie (season 4)
• Myles Truitt: Patrick (season 4)
• Regina Ting Chen: Ms. Kelly (season 4)
• Grace Van Dien: Chrissy (season 4)

Season 1 Recap of Stranger Things

The inaugural season of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016. Consisting of eight episodes, it introduced the characters and main plot for the first time. Here’s a summary. In Hawkins, Indiana, in 1983, 12-year-old Will Byers disappears without a trace. His friends, as well as his family and the town’s police chief, Jim Hopper, investigate his disappearance. Concurrently, a young girl with supernatural powers, Eleven, is found by Lucas, Mike, and Dustin, Will’s friends. Simultaneously, a teenager, Barbara, is abducted by a mysterious creature, the Demogorgon, and ends up with Will in an alternate dimension, “the Upside Down”. The Hawkins National Laboratory conducts experiments (the MKULTRA project) to open a portal to this parallel dimension, which is filled with malevolent creatures. At the end of the season, Will is found alive and brought back to Hawkins, unlike Barbara. Eleven sacrifices herself to save Will and vanquish the monster. She disappears. Below, find the list of episodes from Stranger Things season 1:

• Chapter 1: The Disappearance of Will Byers
• Chapter 2: The Weirdo on Maple Street
• Chapter 3: Holly, Jolly
• Chapter 4: The Body
• Chapter 5: The Flea and the Acrobat
• Chapter 6: The Monster
• Chapter 7: The Bathtub
• Chapter 8: The Upside Down

Season 2 Recap of Stranger Things

The second season of Stranger Things was released on Netflix on October 27, 2017. This sequel includes nine episodes, the recap of which is outlined below. The plot continues in Hawkins, in 1984, a year after the events of season 1. Will is back, but he is haunted by visions of the Upside Down. At the same time, a new student, Max, arrives in Hawkins, while the town’s laboratory continues to conduct secret experiments on parallel dimensions and allows creatures from the Upside Down into our world. Mike has not heard from Eleven. However, the young girl is very much alive and has been taken in by Hopper, who hides her from the world to protect her. During season 2, Nancy breaks up with Steve and starts a relationship with Jonathan. Lucas grows closer to Max. Eleven eventually reunites with her friends after learning the truth about her past and her powers. The portal is finally closed, along with the Hawkins laboratory. However, the Mind Flayer is still present in the Upside Down and seeks to return to our dimension. Below, find the list of episodes from Stranger Things season 2:

• Chapter 1: Madmax
• Chapter 2: Trick or Treat, Freak
• Chapter 3: The Pollywog
• Chapter 4: Will the Wise
• Chapter 5: Dig Dug
• Chapter 6: The Spy
• Chapter 7: The Lost Sister
• Chapter 8: The Mind Flayer
• Chapter 9: The Gate

Season 3 Recap of Stranger Things

The third season of Stranger Things was released on Netflix on July 4, 2019. It consists of eight episodes, the recap of which is as follows. The plot unfolds in June 1985. Our heroes enjoy the summer carefree. But the rest is short-lived as Soviet scientists seek to open a portal to the Upside Down. The Mind Flayer and its creatures return and take possession of Billy, Max’s brother. He ultimately dies at the end of the season. During one of the battles, Eleven loses her powers, and Hopper sacrifices himself to close the portal opened by the Russian base. Once again, our heroes have managed to prevent the creatures of the Upside Down from spreading in Hawkins, but the sacrifice is substantial. The Byers family ends up taking in Eleven and leaves Hawkins to start a new life elsewhere. While everyone believes Hopper is dead, it is revealed that an American prisoner is held in a Russian prison in Kamchatka, where Demogorgons are kept in captivity. Below, find the list of episodes from Stranger Things season 3.

• Chapter 1: Suzie, Do You Copy?
• Chapter 2: The Mall Rats
• Chapter 3: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard
• Chapter 4: The Sauna Test
• Chapter 5: The Flayed
• Chapter 6: E Pluribus Unum
• Chapter 7: The Bite
• Chapter 8: The Battle of Starcourt

Season 4 Recap of Stranger Things

Season 4 of Stranger Things was released in two parts, on May 27 and July 1, 2022, and consists of nine episodes. In this season, our heroes are separated following the Battle of Starcourt, as Joyce, Will, Eleven, and Jonathan have moved to California and Hopper is imprisoned in Russia. In Hawkins, life goes on until teenagers start dying under horrific, supernatural circumstances.

• Chapter 1: The Hellfire Club (1h16)
• Chapter 2: Vecna’s Curse (1h15)
• Chapter 3: The Monster and the Superhero (1h03)
• Chapter 4: Dear Billy (1h17)
• Chapter 5: The Nina Project (1h14)
• Chapter 6: The Dive (1h13)
• Chapter 7: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (1h38)
• Chapter 8: Papa (1h25)
• Chapter 9: The Piggyback (2h19)

When Will the Final Season of Stranger Things Premiere?

Netflix has confirmed that the fifth season of Stranger Things will be its last, with its release scheduled in three stages: the first chapter will be online on November 26, 2025, the second on Christmas 2025, and the finale is planned for New Year’s 2025-2026 (the exact date is yet to be announced).

A time jump will occur between seasons 4 and 5 to more closely align with the actors’ real ages, who are now over 18 years old. Although season 5 of Stranger Things will be the final one, creators Matt and Ross Duffer have confirmed to the American media that they have ideas for a potential spin-off. The project is still pending approval from Netflix.

Where to Stream Stranger Things?

As a Netflix series, you can watch episodes of Stranger Things via a subscription to the platform. All episodes from seasons 1 to 4 are currently available, provided you have a subscription. Subscription prices range from $7.99 to $21.99 per month, depending on the selected plan.