#stranger-things-season-5

#stranger-things-season-5

A lot has happened since we last checked in on Hawkins, Indiana. In 2022, Stranger Things introduced a new host of characters, sent Kate Bush rocketing up the charts, and left us with an epic season finale. Now, the series is returning in an unprecedented three parts: Episodes 1 through 4 of Season 5 drop on November 26, Episodes 5 to 7 on Christmas Day, and the feature-length series finale on New Year's Eve. But with 18 months passing in the world of the show, and three years having gone by in reality, there's a lot to remember ahead of Season 5. Here's everything you need to keep in mind as we start the final season.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have proudly said their hit Netflix show is not a bloodbath like "Game of Thrones." "This is Hawkins. It's not Westeros," Matt said in 2022 after the show's star, Millie Bobby Brown, called the Duffer brothers "sensitive Sallies" for not killing off more characters. While some of the show's main characters have been on the brink of death at times - Will (Noah Schnapp), Hopper ( David Harbour), Steve (Joe Keery), Max (Sadie Sink) -