Key Highlights:
- Season 5 will take place in the fall of 1987, and episode titles have been revealed, though one remains a mystery.
- New cast members, including Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux, will join the final season.
- Linda Hamilton, famous for The Terminator, is set to appear in an undisclosed role.
Get ready for one last ride in Hawkins! The highly anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things is coming to Netflix in 2025, and fans are already on the edge of their seats. Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming season, from episode titles to new cast members and the potential storyline.
Stranger Things Season 5 Episode Titles
The final season of Stranger Things will be set in the fall of 1987, and the episode titles have officially been revealed—though one title remains a secret. If you watched the teaser on Stranger Things Day 2024, you might have noticed that the title of Episode 2 is blurred out. It’s not a mistake, just a hint of mystery, with the full title still under wraps. Here’s what we know so far:
- Episode 1: “The Crawl”
- Episode 2: “The Vanishing of …” (title partially hidden)
- Episode 3: “The Turnbow Trap”
- Episode 4: “Sorcerer”
- Episode 5: “Shock Jock”
- Episode 6: “Escape from Camazotz”
- Episode 7: “The Bridge”
- Episode 8: “The Rightside Up”
New Cast Members in Stranger Things Season 5
Season 5 will welcome several new faces to Hawkins. Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux are all set to join the final season’s ensemble. In addition, The Terminator star Linda Hamilton will appear in a yet-to-be-revealed role. Hamilton, a big fan of the show, shared her excitement about joining the series during Tudum: A Global Fan Event in 2023, admitting that she finds it difficult to balance fangirling with acting.
What’s in Store for Stranger Things Season 5?
The creators of Stranger Things, Matt and Ross Duffer, have long had the lore of the Upside Down planned out. In fact, they wrote a 25-page document back in Season 1 to guide the series’ mythology, which continues to influence the story today.
While Season 4 provided answers to several major questions about the Upside Down, Season 5 promises even more revelations. “The remaining questions that are answered in that document—those will come in Season 5,” Ross Duffer explained during Geeked Week in June 2022. “That’s really going to shape what the final season is all about.”
With the biggest mysteries still to come, Stranger Things fans can expect an epic and thrilling conclusion to the series in 2025.
