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Culture June 1, 2025

'Stranger Things' season 5 to be released in 3 parts, with finale debuting on New Year's Eve

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“Stranger Things” season 5 officially has a release date -- three of them, to be exact.

The fifth and final season of the Netflix hit will air in three parts, with the first four episodes debuting Nov. 26; the next three episodes dropping on Christmas Day; and the final episode streaming on New Year’s Eve.

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Each volume will be released at 5 p.m. PT.

The fight isn’t over yet. Get ready for the epic series finale of Stranger Things.

Volume 1: November 26, 5pm PT*
Volume 2: Christmas, 5pm PT*
The Finale: New Year's Eve, 5pm PT*

*releasing worldwide all at once, date may vary based on your local timezone #TUDUM pic.twitter.com/nBcx9Ast9x

— Netflix (@netflix) June 1, 2025

The news was revealed during Netflix’s fan event Tudum 2025, along with a new teaser for Season 5. The teaser mixes footage from previous seasons with some quick glimpses of the new episodes, ending with a shot of Noah Schnapp's Will Byers screaming "Run!" as he faces an unknown horror.

PHOTO: "Stranger Things," season 5 cast.
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"Stranger Things," season 5 cast.

A synopsis for Season 5 says the episodes pick up in the fall of 1987, with Hawkins dealing with the aftermath of the opening of the Rifts and our group of heroes uniting to find and kill Vecna.

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“The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before,” the synopsis reads. “To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”

“Stranger Things” stars Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Schnapp and Sadie Sink.