Overview
- Netflix will begin a three-part rollout in late November, with outlets reporting either November 26 or 27 for the first release.
- Season 5 returns the story to 1987 and builds toward a conclusive showdown with Vecna.
- Matt Duffer says the new season is overall less violent than Season 4 but features the most painful death in the series.
- Cast members reported an emotional final table read, with Noah Schnapp and Finn Wolfhard moved to tears, according to Charlie Heaton.
- The Duffer brothers have a four-year deal with Paramount beginning in April 2026, and they say Netflix now knows the concept for a planned spin-off.