Overview
- Netflix released the first full Season 5 trailer, and longtime character Steve Harrington appears only briefly, prompting concern from viewers.
- Fans on X and Reddit are sharing competing theories about possible casualties in the final chapter, naming multiple characters without consensus.
- Ross Duffer noted that the marketing team has not seen the finale and was given only a couple of specific shots for the trailer.
- The final season will roll out in three parts across the holidays and conclude with a feature-length finale that will also play in U.S. theaters.
- Season 5 is set in the fall of 1987 as the Hawkins crew pursues Vecna, signaling high stakes without confirming any character fates.