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Stranger Things Season 5 Finale: Release timeline, Episode guide, cast & streaming details

The Endgame for Eleven and the Gang Stranger Things: Season 5 Cast Brings Familiar and New Faces Live Events A Structured Farewell: Episode Breakdown and Story Arcs Split Premiere Strategy and Streaming Schedule Part 1 (Episodes 1–4): November 26, 2025 Part 2 (Episodes 5–7): December 25, 2025 Part 3 (Final Episode): December 31, 2025 Broadway Connection and Expanded Mythology Final Season Marks End of an Era FAQs Are there any new cast members in Season 5? How many episodes are in Season 5? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Nearly a decade after it first captivated global audiences, Stranger Things is set to return for its much-awaited fifth and final season. The streaming giant Netflix has confirmed that Stranger Things: Season 5 will be released in three parts starting November 26, 2025, with subsequent parts dropping on December 25 and December 31. This final installment is expected to bring closure to the eerie mysteries surrounding Hawkins, Indiana, and its young 5 will center around the continued battle between Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the malevolent Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), as the Upside Down threatens to consume Hawkins. Picking up from the events of the Season 4 finale, 'The Piggyback', the new season will focus on restoring order while resolving the fate of Max (Sadie Sink), who remains comatose with critical to the Duffer Brothers, the showrunners have always intended for the series to end with five seasons. 'This story, these characters' stories, that's done,' said Matt Duffer at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta, confirming that Season 5 will bring the saga to a definitive close, as mentioned in a report by Stranger Things: Season 5 cast will see the return of the core ensemble: Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Noah Schnapp (Will), and Sadie Sink (Max). Veteran stars David Harbour (Hopper), Winona Ryder (Joyce), Natalia Dyer (Nancy), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan), Joe Keery (Steve), and Maya Hawke (Robin) also reprise their additions to the cast include Linda Hamilton, famed for her role in The Terminator, in a yet-undisclosed role, continuing the show's tradition of casting 1980s cinema 5 will consist of eight episodes, with varying lengths. The final episode is expected to run 2 hours and 30 minutes, making it the longest in the series. Titled episodes include 'The Crawl,' 'The Vanishing of…,' 'The Turnbow Trap,' and 'The Rightside Up,' hinting at both callbacks and Duffer Brothers have confirmed that the season will revisit the tone of Season 1 while maintaining the scale and emotional depth of later seasons. Unlike its predecessors, the entire storyline will remain anchored in plans a staggered release for Season 5, as mentioned in a report by Marca:Viewers across global time zones can expect tailored launch times, from 5:00 p.m. PST in Los Angeles to 10:00 p.m. BRT in the final season draws inspiration from Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a Broadway-bound prequel play focusing on the Creel family's backstory. Co-developed alongside Season 5, the play's narrative is said to echo in the new also required the creators to formally document the Upside Down's mythology for internal reference—a 25-page file that will now inform the unfolding of pivotal plot points in Season in 2016, Stranger Things became one of Netflix's most successful original series, blending science fiction, supernatural horror, and 1980s nostalgia. As the curtain falls in late 2025, the series aims to deliver a conclusive yet thrilling farewell, cementing its legacy as a cornerstone of modern streaming Linda Hamilton (of The Terminator fame) joins the cast in an undisclosed role, continuing the show's nod to 1980s cinema will be eight episodes in total. The final episode is expected to be 2 hours and 30 minutes long, making it the longest in the series.