Overview
- Netflix confirms the last season will arrive in three drops: Volume 1 on November 26, Volume 2 on December 25, and the series finale on December 31.
- The official synopsis sets the action in autumn 1987 with Hawkins under military quarantine as the group’s sole objective is to find and kill Vecna.
- Season 5 spans eight episodes with titles revealed, including The Crawl, The Turnbow Trap, The Bridge and The Rightside Up.
- Creators Ross and Matt Duffer call it the most ambitious chapter, saying they shot over 650 hours of footage and previewing a darker tone with the series’ most violent death, while media report extended runtimes up to a feature-length finale.
- A Netflix promotional installation in Buenos Aires was vandalized, with the ‘Will’ bicycle from the set reportedly stolen.