Overview
- Netflix released the official trailer and confirmed a staggered release: Volume 1 on November 26, Volume 2 on December 25, and the finale on December 31, 2025.
- The series-ending episode will also play in hundreds of cinemas starting December 31, with participating theaters to be announced.
- An official synopsis places the story in fall 1987 with Hawkins under quarantine, Eleven in hiding, and the group focused on finding and stopping Vecna.
- The original principal cast returns, and the Duffer brothers say the season starts in chaos and is designed to tie off the show’s mythology; they have also said Eddie Munson will not return.
- Netflix’s schedule implies eight total installments (4 + 3 + finale), though some outlets report nine, and multiple reports describe the final episode as feature-length without an official runtime.