Stranger Things season five: Everything we know about show finale from release date and surprise split
Netflix have confirmed the release date for Stranger Things ' final season as well as releasing the first footage, but fans are up in arms over a surprise split.
The long-running and hugely popular TV series, one of the most successful in the history of the platform and is destined to finally come to an end after almost a decade.
The series spawned the careers of several stars, with the returning Millie Bobby Brown having landed a string of top TV and film roles since her first appearance as Eleven in the series.
Interest in the final series is sky high after a cliffhanger episode at the end of season four that appeared to show the Upside-Down encroaching on the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana.
But fans are going to have to be more patient than usual when Season Five gets under way.
That's because the final season is being split into three parts.
The footage in a trailer released by Netflix shows Hawkins fully under attack by the Upside-Down, confirming what was hinted at in season four's finale.
One fan responding to the footage simply went: "CHILLS", whilst another said: "OMG 3 parts? How many episodes are we getting? Please let it be good and dont f this up!"
Whilst it has previously been confirmed that the final season will be eight episodes long, fans were less than pleased to find out that the series would be released in three parts.
Responding on X, previously Twitter, one fan said: "Netflix getting wayyy to comfortable with this "volume" bullsh*t."
Another said: "THREE PARTS MAKE IT STOP."
Volume 1 will release November 26, with Volume 2 releasing on Christmas Day. Then, finally, Volume 3 will see the show come to a close on New Year's Eve, 2025.
Another fan pointed out that for many, releasing the finale on New Year's Eve will make it near impossible to watch on the first night, leaving the likelihood of spoilers incredibly high.
Regardless, most seemed thrilled at the footage, with one fan simply saying: "the NOSTALGIA this show gives me is insane. i'm not ready for it to end."
Though Netflix have remained tight lipped on what to expect from the final season of Stranger Things, they have given away some details.
The Duffer Brothers, the creators of the show, stated that the final season would essentially be 'eight blockbuster movies' and hinted that they filmed 'over 650 hours of footage'.
Matt Duffer however has hinted that, whilst the story that kicked off the show is coming to an end, that didn't necessarily spell the end for Stranger Things.
He said: "While this might be the end of the story for Mike, Hopper, Dustin, Lucas, Eleven, and the others, it's not goodbye for Stranger Things. There are many more stories to tell."
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