Netflix has shared the first teaser video for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Here is what is promised in the new season: “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.” The synopsis continues: “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.” Below, watch the new teaser video. Also below, see the official poster for the new season.
The fifth season of Stranger Things has been teased for years, and it officially went into production at the beginning of last year. The first four episodes of the new season will hit Netflix on Wednesday, November 26; the next three episodes air on Christmas; and the series finale is out on New Year’s Eve. Each suite of episodes hits Netflix on 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the release date.
The first season of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix in July 2016. Since then, some of the show’s stars have embarked on careers in music, to go along with their acting gigs. Maya Hawke, for instance, has released several albums, the most recent of which, Chaos Angel, landed in 2024. Finn Wolfhard also released music with his band Calpurnia, and he shared his solo debut, Happy Birthday, last month. And Joe Keery has stayed active in Post Animal and his solo endeavor, Djo.
