After months of speculation, Netflix has finally dropped the official release schedule for Stranger Things season 5 — the much-anticipated final chapter of its hit sci-fi horror series. Fans across the world have been eager to know when they can return to Hawkins one last time, and now, we finally have our answer.

Stranger Things season 5 is expected to be an emotional and action-packed farewell. With the Upside Down threatening to tear everything apart and the original gang back together for one last battle, this season is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Here’s a complete breakdown of everything we know so far, including the release schedule, episode titles, cast members and the plot.

Stranger Things season 5 release date and time in India

Netflix will release Stranger Things season 5 in three parts:

• Volume 1 will premiere on November 27 at 6:30 AM IST, featuring four episodes.
• Volume 2 will arrive on December 26 at 6:30 AM IST, with next three episodes.
• The final episode will drop on January 1 at 6:30 AM IST.

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Stranger Things season 5 episode titles

Set in the fall of 1987, the new season picks up after the chaos of Season 4. Interestingly, Netflix is keeping the title of Episode 2 a secret, which has already sparked plenty of fan theories. Here are the titles we know so far:

• Episode 1: The Crawl
• Episode 2: The Vanishing of …
• Episode 3: The Turnbow Trap
• Episode 4: Sorcerer
• Episode 5: Shock Jock
• Episode 6: Escape from Camazotz
• Episode 7: The Bridge
• Episode 8: The Rightside Up

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Stranger Things season 5 cast

• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers 
• David Harbour as Jim Hopper 
• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler 
• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson 
• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers 
• 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
• Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
• Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman
• Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna 
• Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler 
• Amybeth McNulty as Vickie 
• Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler  
• Jake Connelly as Derek
• Alex Breaux as Lt. Akers
• Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay

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Stranger Things season 5 plot

This is how Netflix describes the plot of Stranger Things season 5: “The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”