Stranger Things Season 5: Potential Release Date, and Cast

After a long wait, the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things is officially in production. Though details remain scarce, here's everything we know so far about the upcoming Stranger Things season 5, including its release date, cast, and more!

Stranger Things Season 5 Potential 2025 Release Date

Stranger Things was absent from the recently released Netflix's 2024 lineup announcement. This indicates that Season 5 likely won't premiere until 2025. This news would continue the trend of multi-year gaps between seasons of famous TV series.

The delays are partly attributed to recent industry strikes, and the show's detailed special effects demand significant post-production work. If everything proceeds smoothly, fans might anticipate new episodes to be released between January and April 2025, based on past schedules.

Stranger Things Season 5 Cast

Thankfully, it is confirmed that the entire main cast is returning. Even despite Max's grim fate last season, Sink is also still part of the cast. Production photos have already confirmed the return of fan favorites like:

• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven/Jane Hopper
• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
• David Harbour as Jim Hopper
• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
• Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
• Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
• Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
• Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
• Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley
• Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman
• Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
• Paul Reiser as Dr Sam Owens
• Jamie Campbell Bower as Peter Ballard/Henry Creel/One/Vecna
• Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
• Gabriella Pizzolo as Susie

New cast member Linda Hamilton (Terminator) has an unspecified role in the upcoming season. However, characters like Eddie (Joseph Quinn) and Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine) who died won't return.

What Will Stranger Things Season 5 Be About?

Creators Matt and Ross Duffer note that Season 5 will mirror the tone of Season 1, with the core young cast back together. The premiere episode is titled “The Crawl." Back in November 2023 Stranger Things writers shared a sneak peek picture of the first few lines for Season 5.

It begins with "Darkness” with the sound of cold wind, groaning trees, and a child’s voice singing a familiar song. Fans have made so many theories on which song would play in the first scene of Season 5. Potential musical clues range from Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” to The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go.”

After the emotional bloodbath of Season 4, the Duffers confirm there will be “big tears” still to come in the final episodes. But Schnapp promises a beautiful resolution after years of torment for his character Will.

While the wait until 2025 continues, fans can keep themselves engaged with the recent Stranger Things stage play, offering details on the origin story. Updates on the filming of the epic season finale will likely surface as the official release comes closer. The only option for now is to patiently wait until the darkness finally lifts!