Season 5 arrives later this year, more than three years after the Upside Down began creeping into Hawkins. The delay can be attributed to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2024, as

“Stranger Things” season 5 has an official release date, but it might not be what fans were expecting. The Netflix series’ final season will premiere on Wednesday, November 26, but the episodes aren’t coming out weekly or all at once. Only the first four episodes of “Stranger Things” season 5 will be released on Thanksgiving Eve, 2025.