In what seems like forever, the fifth chapter of Stranger Things finally gave us a teaser at the Netflix Tudum fan event over the weekend; it’s been three years since season four. A writer’s and actor’s strike put an obstacle in season five’s production schedule in 2023.
But creators and directors the Duffer Brothers took the entirety of 2024 to complete the series, which will be its final one.
In this season, it is the fall of 1987, and “Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”
Netflix will release Stranger Things 5 in three year-end blocks as follows:
Volume 1, November 26, 5 pm PT*
Volume 2, Christmas, 5 pm PT*
The Finale, New Year’s Eve, 5 pm PT*
*releasing worldwide all at once, date may vary based on your local timezone
The cast of Stranger Things 5 includes: Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).