The official teaser trailer for Season 5 previews a final battle with Vecna, whose complex origin story is the focal point of the play "Stranger Things: The First Shadow."

"Stranger Things" returns for part one of its last hurrah on November 26. Part two drops on Christmas. And the official conclusion is on New Year’s Day.

Netflix has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things.” Created by the Duffer Brothers, “ Stranger Things 5 ” picks up in the aftermath of Vecna leaving Max in a coma and spreading the Upside Down into Hawkins. At the end of the explosive trailer, Vecna arrives to go to war against the gang.

Stranger Things season 5's release dates were revealed at Netflix Tudum 2025. It'll launch in three parts, too, with volume 1 (episodes 1 through 4) out on November 26 in the US, and November 27 in the UK and Australia. You can see when the volumes 2 and 3 will arrive in the above X/Twitter post.

The long wait for Stranger Things Season 5 still has months left to go in the 2025 TV schedule, but Netflix finally delivered something substantial to whet the appetites of fans. Following nearly two months of waiting after the premiere date (s) were announced,

Stranger Things Season 5 teaser has left us curious and expecting a lot of things. While fan theories are gaining heat, here are 5 major plot points that have grabbed attention ahead of Netflix show's finale.

Linda Hamilton is headed to Hawkins in Stranger Things Season 5, and we're convinced that the Terminator star should play a villain.