Stranger Things Season 5 release date out? Here are the details about new cast and plot
ET Online March 12, 2025 02:41 PM
Synopsis

Fans are excited for the final season of Stranger Things. The fifth season will release on Netflix with new characters and big reveals. Titles and release dates for some episodes are already known, with the season set in the fall of 1987. Linda Hamilton joins the cast. Expect major revelations to unfold.

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Fans are anticipating the return of Stranger Things for the fifth and the final season this year. After a thrilling season 4, fans are on the cliffhanger and are eagerly get a closure to the immensely popular sci-fi series. The Duffer Brothers have created a buzz by promising big reveals and new characters for the final season.

Stranger Things Season 5 expected release date

The series will be released on Netflix and the platform is yet to confirm a release date. However, there is a word that the first episode will be released on October 10, while the final two episodes are expected to come out on November 27.

Stranger Things Season 5 episode titles

Season 5 will be set in the fall of 1987 and the title names have been released with one mystery as the title for Episode 2 was blurred in the teaser, giving rise to fan theories.

Here are the confirmed titles:
  • 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
The mysterious second episode has sparked theories, with fans speculating about its connection to previous seasons.

Stranger Things Season 5 new cast

Stranger Things Season 5 will have new characters alongside the popular Hawkins crew. New cast members include Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux. But the biggest addition is Linda Hamilton, best known for her role in The Terminator. While her character details are not known yet , she expressed her excitement at Netflix’s Tudum event in 2023, saying, “I don’t know how to be a fangirl and an actress at the same time.”

What to expect in Stranger Things Season 5

The Duffer Brothers have been working on the show’s storyline since the beginning, even creating a 25-page document outlining Upside Down’s secrets. Season 4 unravelled some mysteries, but Season 5 has promised bigger revelations.


During Netflix’s Geeked Week in 2022, Ross Duffer said, “The last remaining questions that are answered in that document, we’ve punted a couple of those to have some big reveals in Season 5. And that’s really going to affect what Season 5 is about.”
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