The hit Netflix series will return to screens in November 2025, with the finale set to air on January 1 in the UK.
All the major characters are back, including the likes of Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), Jim Hopper (David Harbour), Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) and Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke).
The new season will see the Stranger Things characters dealing with the fallout from the events of season four, which concluded with Vecna opening a portal in Hawkins.
All your favourite Stranger Things characters will be back for season five, including Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), David Hopper (David Harbour) and Steve Harrington (Joe Keery). (Image: PA Photo/Netflix)
What to expect in Stranger Things 5
Netflix, in its Stranger Things 5 synopsis, said: “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.”
Episode titles
The fifth and final series of Stranger Things will feature eight episodes:
- Episode 1 – The Crawl
- Episode 2 – The Vanishing of …
- Episode 3 – The Turnbow Trap
- Episode 4 – Sorcerer
- Episode 5 – Shock Jock
- Episode 6 – Escape from Camazotz
- Episode 7 – The Bridge
- Episode 8 – The Rightside Up
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Stranger Things 5 cast
The cast of Stranger Things 5, according to Netflix, 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)
- Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay)
WATCH: Stranger Things 5 trailer
Netflix has released a first-look trailer for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things as part of its 2025 Tudum event.
The fight isn’t over yet. Get ready for the epic series finale of #StrangerThings.
Volume 1, 27 November, 1am GMT
Volume 2, 26 December, 1am GMT
The Finale, 1 January, 1am GMT#TUDUM pic.twitter.com/bgygJppszC— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) June 1, 2025
The trailer features flashbacks from the first four seasons before showing snippets of what is to come in season five.
It concludes with a clip of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) screaming: “Run!”
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Stranger Things 5 release dates
Stranger Things 5 is set to come out in the UK in three parts:
- Volume 1 (four episodes) – November 27 (1am UK time)
- Volume 2 (three episodes) – December 26 (1am)
- The Finale – January 1, 2026 (1am)
Netflix added: “It won’t be much longer now before your favorite nerds take on Vecna in what promises to be one last epic ride through Hawkins, Indiana.”
