'Stranger Things' season 5 releasing Nov. 26 with first of 3 parts

Netflix Press Release

The highly anticipated fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” will release on Netflix across three premiere dates with four episodes on Nov. 26, three episodes on Christmas, and the finale episode on New Year’s Eve. Each volume releases at 8 p.m. ET.

The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: Find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished – his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming – and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone – the full party – standing together, one last time.

Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in “Stranger Things.” (Credit: Courtesy of Netflix © 2025)

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Created by The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” is produced by Upside Down Pictures & 21 Laps Entertainment with The Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy of 21 Laps Entertainment and Dan Cohen.

The cast includes Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers) and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).