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| Stranger Things | |
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| Season 5 | |
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| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | November 26 – December 31, 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger Things 5, was released on the streaming service Netflix in two volumes and the finale. The first set of four episodes was released on November 26, 2025, the second set of three episodes was released on December 25, and the finale was released on December 31. It was produced by the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
The season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Linda Hamilton, Cara Buono, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Nell Fisher. Joe Chrest, Sherman Augustus, Alex Breaux, Jake Connelly, Amybeth McNulty, Randy Havens, and Linnea Berthelsen appear in recurring roles. The season received positive reviews from critics.
Premise
Set in November 1987, a year and seven months after the events of the fourth season, the group seeks to find and kill Vecna following the opening of rifts throughout Hawkins. Their mission becomes complicated when the military establishes a quarantine in town and begins hunting Eleven. As the anniversary of Will Byers' disappearance approaches, the group must unite for a final battle against the forces of the Upside Down.
Cast and characters
Main
- Winona
Ryder as Joyce Byers
- Birdy as young Joyce
- David Harbour as Jim Hopper
- Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper
- Finn
Wolfhard as Mike
Wheeler
- Max Rackenberg as young Mike
- Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
- Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
- Noah
Schnapp as Will Byers
- Luke Kokotek as 12-year-old Will
- Miles Marthaller as kindergarten-age Will
- Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
- Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
- Charlie
Heaton as Jonathan
Byers
- Graham Harvey as young Jonathan
- Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
- Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley
- Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman
- Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
- Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay[1]
- Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
- Jamie Campbell
Bower as Henry Creel
/ Vecna / One / Mr. Whatsit
- Raphael Luce as teenage Henry
- Maksime Blatt as young Henry
- Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler[a]
Also starring
- Sherman Augustus as Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan[2]
- Emanuel Borria as Sergeant Luis Ramirez
- Alex Breaux as Lt. Robert Akers
- Joe Chrest as Ted Wheeler[3]
- Jake Connelly as Derek Turnbow
- Amybeth McNulty as Vickie Dunne
- Randy Havens as Scott Clarke
- Linnea Berthelsen as Kali Prasad / Eight
Recurring
- Calista Craig as Mary
- Hope Hynes Love as Miss Harris
- Eden Stephens as Debbie Miller
- Gianlucca Gazzo as Glenn
- Carson Minniear as Thomas
- Anthony B. Jenkins as Joshua
- Birdie Borria as Rebecca
- Alyse Elna Lewis as Wendy
Guest
- Clayton Royal Johnson as Andy[4]
- Hunter Romanillos as Chance[4]
- Chantell D. Christopher as Doris
- Caroline Elle Abrams as Tina Turnbow
- Gray Hawks as Mr. Turnbow
- Kelly Collins Lintz as Mrs. Turnbow
- Aiden Armstrong as Danny Harrington
- Kyle Riggs as Private Chapman
- Callaway Corrick as Ashley Klein
- Frederick Koehler as a scientist
- Karen Ceesay as Sue Sinclair
- Catherine Curtin as Claudia Henderson
- Arnell Powell as Charles Sinclair
- Sydney Bullock as Stacey
- Tilly Morris as Sara Hopper