Overview
- Netflix confirms the fifth and final season will stream in three parts: November 26 (Volume 1), December 25 (Volume 2) and December 31, 2025 (series finale).
- The finale will screen in more than 350 cinemas starting December 31 at 8 p.m. ET with showings continuing into January 1, alongside its Netflix debut.
- The official synopsis and trailer highlight a darker tone focused on Hawkins’ lockdown, a missing yet looming Vecna and a united push toward a definitive conclusion.
- Reports differ on episode count, with some outlets listing eight episodes and others citing nine, while multiple reports note an unusually long final episode of more than two hours.
- Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Sadie Sink headline the returning ensemble.