If you need to brush up on what went on in previous seasons, these are the episodes that will help jog your memory.

With five seasons' worth of storylines as well as the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Stranger Things still has a lot to reveal, including the connections between the Upside Down and Dimension X, and Vecna's master plan.

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 will come out on Christmas Day — December 25, 2025 — at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST. The final episode of Stranger Things will drop on New Year’s Eve, aka Wednesday, December 31, 2025, only on Netflix.

Breaking down the shocking finale of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1, including who lives, who dies, and what it all means.

Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 1 is less a satisfying meal, and more an hour of table-setting so everything and everyone is where they need to be for when sh*t gets real. Indeed, the early screening Dexerto attended featured the first eight minutes of Episode 2 tacked on, and when you watch them you’ll see why, as it’s jaw-dropping stuff.

The opening of Stranger Things 5 sheds light on a very important moment in the show’s history: when Will was trapped in the Upside Down. Fortunately for fans, Netflix released the first five minutes of the premiere a couple of weeks back, which you can watch below. We recapped and reviewed episode 1, “The Crawl,” live right here.

Over the past decade, the show's child stars have found success with a wide range of film, TV, theater, and hosting projects.

"Stranger Things" Season 4 ended with Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) sacrificing herself to the evil Vecna. Where is she now in the fifth and final season?

The title of Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 4, Sorcerer, points to Will’s natural powers. A wizard learns magic, but a sorcerer is born with it. Mike first calls Will a wizard. Later, he realizes Will is a sorcerer because his powers come from within.

The Hawkins crew put together a plan to save Vecna’s next victim in Stranger Things season 5 episode 4, “The Turnbow Trap.”