Overview
- Netflix released the first teaser trailer on July 16 for the fifth and final season of the hit sci-fi series.
- Showrunners have described the concluding chapter as a television colossal comparable in scale and intensity to eight blockbuster films.
- The final season will be split into three volumes, premiering on November 27 and December 26, 2025, with the film-length finale on January 1, 2026.
- The new episodes are set in autumn 1987 as Hawkins endures a military quarantine and the original ensemble reunites to confront Vecna one last time.
- Production remains underway with all principal cast members, including Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour and Winona Ryder, confirmed to return for the finale.