Overview
- Netflix will release four episodes on Nov. 26, three on Dec. 25, and a two-hour finale on Dec. 31, with the last episode also screening in select North American theaters.
- The new trailer sets the action in fall 1987, signaling Hawkins under military control and a renewed mission to stop Vecna without revealing key plot turns.
- The creators say the scale is larger with more action and effects, and they characterize the final run as brutal and violent with any major deaths intended to feel earned.
- Matt and Ross Duffer confirm the Broadway prequel The First Shadow is optional context, noting they blocked material to avoid spoiling Season 5.
- Netflix also unveiled the final illustrated poster as online discussion surged, including unconfirmed fan speculation about character fates such as Steve Harrington.