The wait for the final season of Stranger Things is almost over. Netflix has officially confirmed the global release schedule for Season 5, including Volume 1, Volume 2, and the grand finale, and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest streaming events of 2025.
According to Netflix, Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 drops on November 27, 2025, followed by Volume 2 on December 26, 2025, and the series finale on January 1, 2026, all streaming at 06:30 AM IST.
But that’s not all fans in the US and Canada will also get to experience the finale in more than 350 theaters, starting December 31, 2025, marking the first time a Netflix show concludes with a theatrical event.
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Stranger Things Season 5: OTT Platform & Release Date
Similar to the previous four seasons, Stranger Things Season 5 will also stream on Netflix India. Netflix revealed the streaming schedule for the finale season during fan event TUDUM 2025, confirming that four episodes comprising volume 1 will release on November 26, three episodes in voulume 2 will release on Christmas, while the series finale will stream on New Year’s Eve. The timings will vary according to countries.
Finale Gets a Big-Screen Send-Off
Netflix and the Duffer Brothers confirmed that the final episode will screen in select theaters across North America.
“Watching the finale in theaters with fans has been a dream,” the Duffers said in a statement, calling it a once-in-a-lifetime farewell to Hawkins.
Tickets and theater details will be announced closer to the release, but the screenings will coincide with the global Netflix drop, letting fans celebrate New Year’s Eve in true Stranger Things style.
Official Netflix Schedule Global Release Times
| Volume | Release Date | Time (IST) | Theatrical Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | November 27, 2025 | 06:30 AM | No |
| Volume 2 | December 26, 2025 | 06:30 AM | No |
| Finale | January 1, 2026 | 06:30 AM | Yes, December 31 (US & Canada) |
Fans in the UK will also get an early treat: O2 Priority is hosting a preview screening of Episode 1 on November 24, 2025, three days before its Netflix debut.
Stranger Things Season 5: Cast & Crew
Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cara Buono, and others will reprise their roles in the fifth season.
New additions to the cast include Linda Hamilton, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, Alex Breaux, and Jamie Campbell.
The show has been created by The Duffer Brothers and produced by Upside Down Pictures and 21 Laps Entertainment. Although it will be the finale season for Stranger Things but the universe is expanding with Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a stage production in London which will be a spin-off.
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Stranger Things Season 5: Episode Titles
- The Crawl
- The Vanishing Of
- The Turnbrow Trap
- Sorcerer
- Shock Jock
- Escape from Camazotz
- The Bridge
- The Rightside Up
Stranger Things Season 5: Plot
Netflix has shared the official synopsis for season 5 of Stranger Things. It says-
“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 have faced before. To end this nightmare, they will need everyone- the full party-standing together one last time.”
Stranger Things: Franchise
Season 1- In the first season, the disappearance of young Will Byers in the town of Hawkins, Indiana, in 1983, triggers a series of supernatural events.
Season 2– The second season begins in October 1984 as we see a teenage girl with psyhic powers and the number 008 tattooed on her arm rob a bank in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile in Hawkins, the boys meet a new Gir,l Max at school and her arrival isn’t the only change in Hawkins.
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Season 3- Set in the summer of 1985, it shifts focus to the newly opened Starcourt Mall, which impacts the town’s other businesses. The Mind Flyer is back, and Eleven is dating Mike. It culminates in a battle against Mind Flyer and its victims.
Season 4- Set in the spring of 1986, it finds the main characters separated and dealing with the aftermath of the Battle of Starcourt. The season explored grief, trauma, and changing dynamics of friendship as characters grow up.
The show has a rating of 8.6/10 on IMDb and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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