Stranger Things Season 5 has its release date — or 3, rather. The final installment of the Netflix tentpole series will arrive in three parts at the end of this year. Season 5 officially wrapped production December 2024 after it had reached the halfway point in July.

Key PointsStranger Things will wrap its nine-year, five-season run this fall and winter with eight "blockbuster" episodes.The final season will drop in three installments in November and December.New cast members include Linda Hamilton,

“Stranger Things” season 5 has an official release date, but it might not be what fans were expecting. The Netflix series’ final season will premiere on Wednesday, November 26, but the episodes aren’t coming out weekly or all at once. Only the first four episodes of “Stranger Things” season 5 will be released on Thanksgiving Eve, 2025.