Stranger Things season 5
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- The fifth and final season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things , marketed as Stranger Things 5 , was released on the streaming service Netflix in two volumes and the finale.
- The season was produced by the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
- Joe Chrest, Sherman Augustus, Alex Breaux, Jake Connelly, Amybeth McNulty, Randy Havens, and Linnea Berthelsen appear in recurring roles.
- It received seven nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
- Their mission becomes complicated when the military establishes a quarantine in town and begins hunting Eleven.
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WikipediaThe fifth and final season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger Things 5, was released on the streaming service Netflix in two volumes and the finale. The first set of four episodes was released on November 26, 2025, the second set of three episodes was released on December 25, and the finale was released on December 31. The season was produced by the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
The season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Linda Hamilton, Cara Buono, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Nell Fisher. Joe Chrest, Sherman Augustus, Alex Breaux, Jake Connelly, Amybeth McNulty, Randy Havens, and Linnea Berthelsen appear in recurring roles. The season received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the scale and emotional payoff, while criticism was aimed at the writing and some of the narrative decisions made. It received seven nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Set in November 1987, a year and eight months after the events of the fourth season, the group seeks to find and kill Vecna following the opening of rifts throughout Hawkins. Their mission becomes complicated when the military establishes a quarantine in town and begins hunting Eleven. As the anniversary of Will Byers' disappearance approaches, the group must unite for a final battle against the forces of the Upside Down.
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