Stranger Things Season 5, the final season, releases its episodes in three volumes on Netflix, with the first batch already out as of late November 2025. More episodes drop on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, tying into holiday viewing hype.

Release Schedule

  • Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) : November 26, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET – Already streaming, kicking off with titles like "The Crawl" (1h 8m) and "The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler" (54m).
  • Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) : December 25, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET – Three episodes hit on Christmas, including runtimes like "Sorcerer" leading into the buildup.
  • Finale (Episode 8) : December 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET – A supersized 2-hour-5-minute closer called "The Rightside Up," with theater screenings in 500+ U.S./Canada spots for NYE fans.

Times adjust by region (e.g., 8 p.m. COT in Colombia), but all drop worldwide simultaneously per local Netflix clocks.

Why the Staggered Drop?

Netflix split the 8-episode finale into holiday-timed volumes to build suspense after Season 4's cliffhanger, echoing the Duffer Brothers' Upside Down lore teases from their original pitch. This mirrors past split releases but amps up the event feel, with trailers hyping Vecna hunts and Hawkins lockdown. Fans on forums buzzed about minor date tweak rumors earlier, but official Tudum and Netflix locked it in by summer 2025.

What's Next After This?

No more episodes post-finale – Season 5 wraps the saga, though spin-offs like stage plays or animations float in rumors. Binge Volume 1 now if you haven't, as Christmas drops keep the party (Eleven, Mike, Dustin, etc.) fighting till NYE.

TL;DR at Bottom: Episodes already out (Nov 26), next on Dec 25 (3 eps), finale Dec 31 – all at 5pm PT. Grab popcorn for the Upside Down endgame!

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