In honor of Stranger Things Days (November 6, or the day in 1983 that Will Byers went lacking), Netflix has launched some extremely anticipated new particulars about Season 5.
The teaser that the streaming platform posted on Wednesday (which you can watch here) did not function any footage, which can be just a little disappointing for some followers. But it did reveal the names of each episode within the season, in addition to affirm a 2025 launch date.
We already knew concerning the first episode identify, “The Crawl,” however the remainder of it’s new and rife for hypothesis. It’s value noting that the identify within the second episode title, “The Vanishing of _____,” is blurred out. Stranger Things followers may also keep in mind that it is a callback to the title of the collection premiere, “The Vanishing of Will Byers.”
See all of the episode titles under:
- The Crawl
- The Vanishing of _______
- The Turnbow Trap
- Sorcerer
- Shock Jock
- Escape From Camazotz
- The Bridge
- The Rightside Up
That eight-episode rely is consistent with earlier seasons, which had been all the time comprised of eight or 9 episodes. It would not inform us precisely how lengthy the season might be, provided that Season 4’s episodes had been generally feature-length (together with a supersized two-and-a-half-hour-long finale). Previously, star Maya Hawke teased, “We’re making, mainly, eight films. The episodes are very lengthy.”
Otherwise, the one different breadcrumb we get from the tease is a tagline: “In the autumn of 1987, one final journey begins.” But, yeah, that is it.
Still, the affirmation of a 2025 premiere date is one thing of reduction, if not largely anticipated. Production on the fifth and remaining season lastly started in January following the decision of final yr’s writers’ and actors’ strikes. In March, star Millie Bobby Brown stated they had another nine months of filming left to go, which means followers possible should not anticipate Season 5 till roughly at the least mid-2025. But we’ll have to attend for a extra strong launch window from Netflix.
As for what else we learn about Season 5, Netflix beforehand revealed that Terminator star Linda Hamilton might be becoming a member of the solid, whereas showrunners the Duffer brothers teased followers with some behind-the-scenes photographs. For extra, try our overview of the final two episodes of Season 4.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you’ll find her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.
