Netflix's hit sci-fi horror drama, Stranger Things Season 5 dropped three episodes of Volume 2 on December 25, 2025.

Stranger Things fans are waiting in suspense until New Year’s Eve, when the final episode of the hit Netflix series will be released, bringing an end to the story of the unlikely heroes of Hawkins, Indiana. In a virtual roundtable Polygon attended, series star Noah Schnapp said he was just as anxious to read the final script.

Honestly, that last bit of Sink’s story feels like a true gut punch of a moment. Of course, at that point, she’d still yet to actually film her final scenes as Max. Later on in the interview, the Fear Street star recalled that “last day,” and she explained why that occasion was “weird” more than anything else:

While Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 has its fans, the episodes drew harsher response than the show is used to seeing

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Stranger Things Season 5 has landed, but before we dive straight into new monsters, new trauma, and new theories, how about a little trip down memory lane? Season 2 Episode 7, "Chapter Seven: The Lost