Overview
- Volume 1 debuts November 26, Volume 2 arrives December 25, and the series finale is set for December 31 with select theatrical screenings reported.
- Noah Schnapp says the cast has viewed some episodes but will not be shown the finale before it streams, describing the season as increasingly emotional and high-stakes.
- Director-producer Shawn Levy has watched the final cut and calls the last episode a "masterpiece" and "10 out of 10 perfect."
- Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer say Will Byers’ emotional journey anchors Season 5, positioning his arc to tie the series together.
- The official synopsis places the story in fall 1987 with Hawkins under military quarantine, the government intensifying its hunt for Eleven, and the group united to find and stop Vecna.