Overview
- The official trailer confirms Hawkins under military quarantine with the government intensifying its hunt for Eleven, as Vecna reemerges targeting Will.
- Netflix will release Season 5 in three volumes at 8 p.m. ET: four episodes on November 26, three on December 25, and the finale on December 31.
- Multiple outlets report the series-ending episode will screen in select theaters in the United States and Canada on December 31 alongside its streaming debut.
- The Duffer brothers say the trailer includes shots from every episode, including the finale, and note a brief red energy moment plays a key role later in the season.
- Independent analysis of Netflix press-image metadata, corroborated by ComicBook.com, indicates the Will–Vecna scene appears at the end of Episode 4, suggesting a Volume 1 cliffhanger.