Before we dig into the cover story, a reminder that at the very beginning of the week, we got the official runtimes for season 5 volume 1. As a reminder: Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler – 54 minutes Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap – 1 hour and 6 minutes

Stranger Things' fifth and final season will launch on Netflix with four episodes on November 26, before a further three episodes arrive on Christmas Day, December 25. The series' feature-length finale will then release on New Year's Eve, December 31, wrapping up the show's supernatural saga after almost a decade. No pressure.

Earlier this year, Netflix confirmed that the fifth season of Stranger Things would be split into three volumes, with the first four episodes set to arrive on 26 November. The next three episodes will then follow on Christmas Day (25 December), while the finale arrives on 31 December.

Finn Wolfhard is admitting that he was initially worried about Stranger Things going the way of Game of Thrones in its final season.

Stranger Things fans, start sounding the alarms: you’re about to find out all the secrets of the show’s expansive world during the upcoming fifth and final season — at least as it relates to the Upside Down.

Finn Wolfhard was worried going into the 'Stranger Things' final episode because he doesn't want it torn to shreds like 'Game of Thrones.'

The long-anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things will be here in just over a month on the 2025 TV schedule, and it can’t get here soon enough. However, with great anticipation comes great expectations,

Many of the questions were rooted in the fact that as the show progressed it was was clear that Schnapp’s “Stranger Things” character, Will Byers, was gay. Season 4 confirmed this and his feelings for friend Mike Wheeler – played by Finn Wolfhard. Schnapp came out himself on social media a few months after “Stranger Things” Season 4 premiered.

It's been three years since season 4 of 'Stranger Things' came out, and there's also been a time jump in the show's universe

Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington, described the final day of shooting as “emotional and great,” and called those actors his “family for life.” Co-creator Ross Duffer echoed that sentiment, saying both the cast and the crew have become family.

Lily Allen is getting candid about how her “eating problems” spiraled during her breakup with Stranger Things star David Harbour. In a new interview with British Vogue, the 40-year-old pop star reflected on the difficult period following their February split after four years of marriage.