Stranger Things season 5

Meanwhile, kids at the Hawkins devise a plan to kill Henry by returning to the Upside Down. Max volunteers to become bait while Steve, Nancy, and Robin try to ...

It’s exciting that Stranger Things will return with Season 5; however, the showrunners confirmed that it would be the final season of the popular Tv series. The new season will finally reveal who’s the main villain of this story, Vecna or Mind Flayer. Also, there are chances that we’ll see a time jump in Season 5. In the final two episodes, Eleven awakens her powers and decides to save her friends from this new enemy.

Stranger Things season 5 is officially on the way. The new episodes may not have started filming yet, but we still have some idea about what to expect in ...

It's highly unlikely that any of the main cast members are going to split before Stranger Things wraps itself up for good, so it's expected that they're all set to return for season 5. For now, the Stranger Things season 5 plot is firmly under wraps, but the Duffer Brothers have teased that they have the whole series' conclusion pretty firmly mapped out. Joseph Quinn, who was introduced as Eddie Munson in season 4, recently told The Guardian (opens in new tab) that he'd love to see the leader of the Dungeons & Dragons' loving Hellfire Club return in season 5. Considering how Stranger Things season 5 has yet to start filming, it's safe to assume we've got a little bit of a wait before the next chapter arrives. Stranger Things season 5 is officially on the way. In recent weeks, fans have been theorising as to what might happen in the fifth and final chapter. (Fore more, check out our guide to the Stranger Things season 4, Volume 2 ending.) Realistically, though, the new season will probably drop in 2024. Factor in lengthy VFX post-production work and it takes well over a year to complete a season from start to finish. Word of caution: friends don't lie, and they also don't knowingly ruin things, so if you've yet to watch Stranger Things 4, click away and come back at a later date. And while there's no exact Stranger Things season 5 release date just yet, we can use our knowledge of previous seasons to work out when new episodes could arrive. "We really want to stick the landing."

With 'Stranger Things 4' Volume 2 now streaming, it's time to look ahead at how the series will end with Season 5.

The Duffer Brothers called Season 4 their “ Game of Thrones season.” On the eve of the finale, fans emotionally prepared themselves to say goodbye to some of their favorites. Stranger Things is a fantasy series, after all, and in this magical world, anything could happen. "Normally it's like, 'Oh, we get to revisit the characters in their normal lives and how they're doing and what are their relationships like?' And 5 is just going to be pedal to the metal from the opening scene. "We do have an outline for Season 5 and we pitched it to Netflix and they really responded well to it," said Matt Duffer. "I mean, it was hard. Netflix has not revealed exactly when Stranger Things Season 5 will premiere, and considering the scope and ambition of Season 4, it seems like the show’s creators, The Duffer Brothers, need ample time for production. According to Ross Duffer, the original plan was to shoot Season 4 and 5 back-to-back, but that wasn’t feasible. As for the release schedule, Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of scripted series for the U.S. and Canada, told Variety that Season 5 will be released all at once. Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things Season 4. Hawkins, itself, is in disarray, with the small town now merging with the Upside Down, and Sadie Sink’s Max is left in a coma after Eleven may or may not have saved her from dying. At least that's what I remember from the outline," Ross Duffer explained. “The ending is the hard thing,” he added. Here is everything we know about Stranger Things’ final season so far.

Ahead of the final episodes being released, Will Byers actor Noah Schnapp tweeted an ominous picture of himself along with the words: "Happy Stranger Things ...

We don't yet have a confirmed cast list for Stranger Things season 5 but we'd expect all the surviving central characters to be back for more. Another thing we know is that season 5 is likely to feature a time jump, as Ross Duffer previously told TVLine: "I'm sure we will do a time jump. Seasons 1 to 3 all released their entire seasons in one go, while season 4 released in two volumes, with volume 1 containing seven episodes and volume 2 containing two. Season 3 took two years to arrive, while season 4 took 3 years, although this was in part due to delays from the COVID-19 pandemic. It has, so you don't need to worry that the series will be left on a cliffhanger. It proved too large to tell in four, but – as you’ll soon see for yourselves – we are now hurtling toward our finale.