Netflix has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of "Stranger Things." Created by the Duffer Brothers, "Stranger Things 5" picks up in the aftermath of Vecna leaving Max in a coma and spreading the Upside Down into Hawkins.

From left to right, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Charlie Heaton, and Gaten Matarazzo in 'Stranger Things' season 5.

The official teaser trailer for Season 5 previews a final battle with Vecna, whose complex origin story is the focal point of the play "Stranger Things: The First Shadow."

Linda Hamilton is headed to Hawkins in Stranger Things Season 5, and we're convinced that the Terminator star should play a villain.

One part that broke fans' hearts, though, is a shot of Dustin visiting the grave of his old Hellfire Club pal Eddie Munson, who chose to stay behind in the Upside Down and distract a swarm of demobats so that his friends could escape last season – and subsequently succumbed to the creatures' fatal bites.

The final season will be released in chunks over the winter.

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The long wait for Stranger Things Season 5 still has months left to go in the 2025 TV schedule, but Netflix finally delivered something substantial to whet the appetites of fans. Following nearly two months of waiting after the premiere date (s) were announced,