Overview
- Netflix turned Berlin’s Tempelhof hangar into a Hawkins-themed installation, where hundreds of invited guests watched the first episode on a large screen.
- Cast members Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp and Caleb McLaughlin attended the fan event and posed at Berlin’s Teufelsberg as part of a global promotional tour.
- Season 5 will roll out in three parts on Netflix: four episodes on November 27, three on December 26, and the finale on January 1, 2026.
- Netflix released the first five minutes of the new season on YouTube to preview the concluding chapter.
- Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer praised the young ensemble’s maturation and described the final shoot days as very emotional, while separate reporting revisits an early pitch that some outlets say could hint at unconfirmed endgame ideas.