Countless fans across the world are waiting with bated breath for Stranger Things season 5's release, and even though it will mark the end of the iconic supernatural Netflix serie

“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.

A new Stranger Things video was unveiled at Tudum that pinpointed when fans will finally be able to catch up again with the Byers and myriad other Hawkins residents. But rather than aiming for a summer start or timing it to Halloween, as was fitting in years past, the streaming giant is going all out with an end-of-year holiday push, as seen below: