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Vogue Singapore
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Everything we know so far about Stranger Things Season 5
The final season of the Duffer brothers' mega hit, Stranger Things, is set to bring the tale of Eleven, Hawkins and the Upside Down to an epic conclusion. Is there a trailer for Stranger Things Season 5? Not quite yet, though Netflix has released a teaser revealing all of the final season's episode titles, as well as a behind-the-scenes first look and a date announcement. Watch them in full below. Who is returning for Stranger Things Season 5? Series regulars Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Noah Schnapp (Will), Natalia Dyer (Nancy), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan), Joe Keery (Steve), Maya Hawke (Robin), Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Priah Ferguson (Erica), and Brett Gelman (Murray) all survived the Season 4 finale and will be returning. Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in Stranger Things. Courtesy of Netflix There will, however, be some notable absences. Joseph Quinn's Hellfire Club captain Eddie, a new fan favorite, sadly perished after being attacked by a swarm of Demobats in Episode 9. Mason Dye's vengeful jock Jason Carver was also killed—his body ripped apart by an interdimensional gate in the Creel House—as was Matthew Modine's Dr. Martin Brenner, who was shot by a US army sniper. Less certain? The fates of Paul Reiser's Dr. Sam Owens, who was last seen inside the Nina Project as it was attacked by the military; Jamie Campbell Bower's Vecna, who though temporarily defeated is believed to still be alive; and, of course, Sadie Sink's Max. In the season finale, Vecna's attack on the latter caused her heart to stop for over a minute and, even though Eleven was able to revive her, she was shown in a later scene to be in a coma. When Eleven then reached into her mind, she was unable to find her consciousness. While it's still unclear if Max will ever wake up, it's almost certain that Sink will make an appearance of some kind in Season 5. Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things. Courtesy of Netflix And as for new additions to the cast? Look out for none other than Linda Hamilton in a yet-to-be-disclosed role. 'I love the show so much,' the Terminator star and '80s icon says in the first-look segment. 'I really am a fan.' Also joining the ensemble are Nell Fisher, Alex Breaux and Jake Connelly. Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler and Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler in Stranger Things. Courtesy of Netflix What can we expect from Stranger Things Season 5? The fourth season ended with the battle between Vecna and the residents of Hawkins coming out into the open for the first time: his attack on Max allowed the gates to open and rip through the neighborhood, causing an earthquake that claimed many lives. As the Upside Down began to invade Hawkins, the camera cut to black. So, as it stands, the mission for Season 5 appears to be to kill Vecna once and for all, and save what remains of their hometown. While further details are, understandably, being kept carefully under wraps, the Duffer brothers did speak about the project at a Netflix event on November 13, 2023. They described the final season as 'kind of a culmination of all the seasons, so it's got a little bit from each, whereas before, each season was so distinct—three is our big summer blockbuster season with our big monster; four was the psychological horror. I think that what we're trying to do [this time] is go back to the beginning a little bit, in sort of the tone of one. But also scale-wise, it's more aligned with what four is. So, hopefully, it's got a little bit of everything.' They also added that, although the supernatural elements of the show will remain centre stage, character development will be equally crucial. 'We have so many characters now, most of whom are still living, and it's important to wrap up those arcs,' they said. 'A lot of these characters have been growing since Season 1, so it's a balancing act between giving them time to complete their arcs and also tying up loose ends and doing our final reveals.' It's set to be an emotional conclusion, too. 'We did [make] our executives cry, which I felt was a good sign,' they said of the meeting in which they pitched the complete arc to Netflix. The other morsel fans were given? The title of the first episode of Season 5: 'Chapter One: The Crawl.' Let the speculation begin. Atsushi Nishijima Given that the Duffer brothers are currently in the early stages of writing the scripts for Season 5, it's unlikely that Stranger Things will be back on screens anytime soon. Back in July, David Harbour told GQ : 'I think we'll [shoot] next year. They're finishing writing it this year, and they need to prep and stuff. So it'd probably come out mid 2024, based on our track record.' That, for now, seems like the safest bet. When will Stranger Things Season 5 be released? The fifth season will arrive in three drops—the first portion on November 26, the second part on Christmas Day, and the finale on New Year's Eve. This article was first published on
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Stranger Things' Season 5 release dates revealed: Episode titles, cast members — and what we know so far about the final season's release
Our favorite Indiana teens are coming back for one more round of interdimensional drama. Stranger Things is set to return this year for its fifth and final season, and with it, a continuation of the story that put fan favorites like Sadie Sink's Max in grave danger after a battle with Jamie Campbell Bower's villain Vecna. With so many questions still unanswered (will Max ever wake up from her coma? What will happen to the town of Hawkins now that the Upside Down is invading?!), it's hard to believe we're nearing the end of Stranger Things. Since its debut in the summer of 2016, the series has built a world filled with supernatural suspense, iconic characters (RIP Eddie!) and ride-or-die friendships. It's also a love letter to all things '80s, celebrating everything from Dungeons & Dragons to hanging at the roller rink — all with an epic synth soundtrack. Soon, we'll all be wistful for the series that made nostalgia cool. Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming season of Stranger Things. Season 4 of Stranger Things followed the Hawkins crew as they tried to stop Vecna, a powerful new villain with ties to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Vecna, once known as Henry Creel, was the first child experimented on by Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine) in the Hawkins lab, but after Eleven defeated him as a child, he was sent to the Upside Down. At the beginning of the season, Vecna exacted his revenge with a string of teen murders, leading the gang to team up to defeat him. Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Max, Eleven, Will (Noah Schnapp), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Steve (Joe Keery), Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Robin (Maya Hawke) worked together across different locations and dimensions to stop Vecna, but unfortunately, it didn't go quite as well as they hoped: In the season finale, Vecna's still around, Max is in a coma and the Upside Down is starting to take over the real world. Expect the holidays to get a little stranger this year. The first four episodes of the season, coined "Volume 1," will drop on Nov. 26 — the day before Thanksgiving. "Volume 2," with three episodes, is slated to drop on Christmas. The show won't release its final episode, "Volume 3," until New Year's Eve. This marks the first time that the series will release just one episode separately from the rest of the show — meaning that the last episode will be an event all its own. Each part is slated to drop at 5 p.m. PT on its release date. Netflix is planning on dropping all of these episodes at the same time worldwide. Stranger Things Season 5 will consist of eight episodes — and we already know their names. The final season of Stranger Things features eight episodes titled 'The Crawl,' 'The Vanishing of …,' 'The Turnbow Trap,' 'Sorcerer,' 'Shock Jock,' 'Escape from Camazotz,' 'The Bridge' and 'The Rightside Up.' While we don't know how long each Stranger Things episode will be, Wolfhard, who plays Mike, told Collider that while some episodes run closer to 45 minutes, we should expect others to be as long as a feature film. That checks out, given the longer runtime of Season 4's episodes — including the finale, which clocked in at two hours and 24 minutes. Ross Duffer, who cocreated the series with his brother Matt Duffer, said at the Next on Netflix event in January that they spent a full year filming the season, and that, by the end, they had captured over 650 hours of footage. 'So, needless to say, this is our biggest and most ambitious season yet,' he said. 'It's like eight blockbuster movies. It's pretty, pretty insane.' And Bower previously told Netflix that while Season 4 of the show was 'big,' the show's final season 'definitely feels bigger.' Most of your favorites are confirmed to be back: Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Amybeth McNulty as Vickie, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna/Henry Creel, Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield will all return for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Stranger Things is adding new cast members Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux to the show's final season. And staying true to its pattern of casting '80s icons — like its star Winona Ryder and cast members like The Goonies star Sean Astin and Aliens' Paul Reiser — the series has also cast The Terminator's Linda Hamilton in a role that is still under wraps. Netflix released a short teaser for the upcoming season with its release date. While most of the clips are from previous seasons, we do get a sprinkle of new footage — including Will staring up at something big and shouting "Run!" Gulp. The show also released a behind-the-scenes video from the filming of the upcoming season. Matt Duffer revealed in a press release earlier this year that the new season has 'no time for a ramp-up,' meaning it's 'going to be intense from beginning to end.' And Ross noted that the new season will feel 'familiar' to longtime fans of the series. 'This season is the biggest it's ever been in scale, but everyone's back together in Hawkins, interacting the same way they were in Season 1.' According to the official Stranger Things episode title announcement, Season 5 picks up in the fall of 1987, more than a year after Season 4, which unfolds in March of 1986. But eagle-eyed fans noticed something quite interesting in footage of Harbour and Wolfhard filming Stranger Things in Atlanta, which is a stand-in for downtown Hawkins. On the set, there is reportedly a movie theater advertising Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — a movie that came out in 1989, two years after the series picks up again. So it's possible, though hardly confirmed, that we may see our characters throughout a wider time span than in previous seasons. One of the bigger theories heading into Season 5 involves the resurrection of metalhead Eddie, played by Joseph Quinn. Eddie was tragically swarmed by demobats in Season 4, leading to his demise — but some think his manner of death is a clue that he could return in a new form. It all has to do with the Dungeons & Dragons story of Kas the Bloody-Handed, a warrior who was killed by Vecna and later resurrected as a bloodsucker. So far, though, Quinn has not confirmed a return to the Netflix series … but if this is the case, it's not like he would ruin the surprise. Another theory points to how Stranger Things might end — and it's pretty depressing for Eleven. One theory popular with fans is that Eleven will take Vecna's place as the ruler of the Upside Down, but instead of it being a dark, gloomy hellscape, she'll use her psychic abilities to create a paradise. That means, of course, she'll leave dad Hopper and boyfriend Mike in the real world … unless they can vacation there on school breaks?! You can learn more about Vecna's backstory in the special-effects-heavy stage show Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which began its run in London's West End before setting up shop on Broadway as well. While there's no Eleven, Mike or any of the other Hawkins teens, the play does take audiences back to the small Indiana town circa 1959, when Hopper and Joyce were in high school.
India Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Stranger Things 5 to have 3 parts: Plot, cast, release date - all you need to know
'Stranger Things Season 5' is finally back for its grand finale. Netflix took to its YouTube channel to announce the release date and other details related to the fifth season. The digital streaming platform has come up with a unique marketing and distribution idea to maintain curiosity by splitting the finale into three parts.'Stranger Things Season 5' is targeted at the festive season, and will be rolling out all the way to Christmas and New Year's Eve. The two-minute-long video promo teases the audience about what's in-store in the last segment of the captioned its date-announcement video: "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 time zone. TUDUM (sic)." In the promo, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Noah Schnapp are ready to battle their fears as Hawkins faces a new threat. The OTT platform announced the season five episode titles in November 2024: ' The Crawl, 'The Vanishing of (censored for now),' 'The Turnbow Trap,' 'Sorcerer,' 'Shock Jock,' 'Escape From Camazotz,' 'The Bridge and The Rightside Up.'During one of its biggest official live events, Netflix also announced 'Squid Game Season 3,' 'Wednesday Season 2,' and 'One Piece Season 2' earlier last month. advertisementWatch Stranger Things Season 5 announcement promo here: Stranger Things season 5 release dateThe Duffer Brothers' three-volume show finale will release on:Volume 1, November 26, 5 pm PT (5:30am IST)Volume 2, Christmas, 5 pm PTThe Finale, New Year's Eve, 5 pm PTWhy split Stranger Things season 5 into three parts?The decision to release 'Stranger Things Season 5' in three parts follows the recent trend, similar to shows such as 'Cobra Kai Season 4,' as well as K-dramas like 'Squid Game'. The latter had earlier split its Season 2 into two parts. However, they later ended up renaming the second half as Season 3 due to a delay. 'Stranger Things Season 4' was also previously released in two Things season 5 teaser and synopsisThe 'Stranger Things Season 5' teaser officially confirms the gang with Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Millie Bobby Brown back as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers. The fourth season was released in the summer of 2022. The finale now returns after a long wait of over two years. Linda Hamilton, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux are the new additions to the official synopsis of the upcoming sci-fi horror show reads: "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 (sic)."While wrapping the shoot for the finale, 'Stranger Things Season 5' co-creator Ross Duffer expressed his emotions in a heartfelt post. He wrote, "They've become more than just actors - they're family."'Stranger Things Season 5' will be premiere on November 27, 2024, at 5:30 AM Reel
Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
'Stranger Things' Season 5: Release dates, plot, cast and other details revealed by Netflix
Netflix has officially unveiled the first plot synopsis for Stranger Things Season 5 via its TUDUM blog, confirming long-awaited details about the final chapter of the beloved series. The synopsis hints at a dark and challenging path ahead as the story returns to the haunting roots of Hawkins. "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." This final season appears to draw a full circle, revisiting the emotional and thematic core of the show while escalating the danger to unprecedented levels. Among the cast, the core four, including Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, and Gaten Matarazzo, return alongside Millie Bobby Brown. Other returning cast members include Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Amybeth McNulty, Cara Buono, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Priah Ferguson. Co-creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer also revealed new cast members, including Nell Fisher, Alex Breaux, Jake Connell, and Linda Hamilton. Netflix confirmed that Stranger Things season 5 will be released in three parts: Volume 1 on November 26, 2025, Volume 2 on Christmas Day 2025, and the series finale on New Year's Eve. Earlier, Netflix also released the episode names for the final season, building anticipation. 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' Each episode will be released at 5 p.m. PT.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Stranger Things season 5: Netflix reveals dramatic farewell dates and star-studded return
Hawkins, get ready—Stranger Things is about to flip your world upside down one last time. Netflix has officially unveiled the premiere dates for the highly anticipated fifth and final season of its global sci-fi phenomenon, and the Hawkins faithful are in for a binge-worthy holiday ride. Announced in spectacular fashion at Netflix's Tudum 2025 live event on May 31, Stranger Things Season 5 will roll out in three cinematic waves: Volume 1 arrives November 26, 2025 Volume 2 drops on Christmas Day The grand series finale lands on New Year's Eve Also read: Netflix Tudum 2025 This epic send-off is set to reunite the beloved ensemble cast—including Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, and Maya Hawke. New faces will also join the fray, with legendary Linda Hamilton (of Terminator fame), Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux adding fresh intrigue to Hawkins' final showdown. At Tudum, stars Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp reminisced about their favorite moments and teased the emotional rollercoaster ahead. Gaten Matarazzo and Millie Bobby Brown, via video, thanked fans for their unwavering support, promising a finale worthy of the show's wrapped in late 2024, and co-creator Ross Duffer confirmed that the final chapter will leap forward to the fall of 1987, setting the stage for 'one last adventure.' The season's eight-episode arc concludes with a finale titled 'The Rightside Up,' a poetic nod to the series' very first Hawke captured the cast's bittersweet mood, telling PEOPLE, 'It's the end of a really long journey… It's really sentimental.'While this marks the end of Stranger Things on Netflix, the universe lives on through 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow,' the hit stage play now on Things Season 5 Volume 1 premieres November 26, 2025. Prepare for nostalgia, thrills, and a Hawkins farewell for the ages.
