Stranger Things will return for a fifth and final season. Learn the titles of the new episodes and find out when they will drop on Netflix
Some time ago, the Duffer brothers announced that they were halfway through shooting for the fifth season of Stranger Things. To celebrate, Netflix shared behind-the-scenes footage and revealed the names of the actors who’ve just joined the cast. Now, we’ve learned the titles of all episodes in the series’ final season.
Stranger Things season 4 ended two years ago, leaving viewers with a promise of a life-and-death clash between the sinister Vecna and Eleven, supported by her friends. We’ve rounded up all the rumours and news from the internet and analysed what we know of the final few episodes to predict what may happen in the show’s grand finale.
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Pre-production on Stranger Things season 5 started in 2022, as confirmed by an image of a blurred storyboard posted on the writers’ room Twitter account.
Season 3 took two years to develop, and season 4 took over three years – though admittedly a lot of that time was due to Covid-related delays.
The actor who plays Hopper, David Harbour, told GQ in July 2022 that they’d be shooting in 2023, making fans hopeful for a 2024 season 5 release. However, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike put the start of filming on hold, pushing back the potential premiere date to 2025.
According to the latest announcement, shooting for the fifth season is halfway through. To celebrate the big moment, Netflix has released a behind-the-scenes featurette that teases the best season of Stranger Things ever.How many episodes will be in Stranger Things season 5?
On Twitter, the writers of the show shared a grid showing eight episodes in total. Last season had nine episodes, so this number does make sense.
On 6 November 2024, Netflix published a short teaser announcing the titles of all episodes. The date wasn’t random – the first episode of Stranger Things, titled The Vanishing of Will Byers, was set on 6 November 1983.
Here are the titles of Stranger Things season 5 episodes:
Episode 1: The Crawl
A possible reference to a D&D game type of scenario called a dungeon crawl, in which the player must move through a maze defeating monsters, solving puzzles and avoiding traps.
Episode 2: The Vanishing Of…
This refers to the first episode of Stranger Things season 1, titled The Vanishing of Will Byers. In season 5, another character from the series is likely to go missing.
Episode 3: The Turnbow Trap
In Stranger Things, Turnbow is the name of a development and real estate company. It appears on a ragged billboard depicting a smiling family, which you can spot in a behind-the-scenes clip from season 5.
Episode 4: Sorcerer
In a D&D universe, a sorcerer is a character class able to use arcane magic.
