Netflix has lastly launched an prolonged teaser for the fifth and ultimate season of Stranger Issues, airing late this yr. It is received every part we might hope for when it comes to the conclusive showdown—spooky photographs of the Upside Down bleeding into Hawkins, attacking demo-dogs, flamethrowers—plus an armed and harmful Linda Hamilton taking up the monsters beside our plucky Hawkins crew.
(Spoilers for prior seasons beneath.)
S4 ended with Vecna—the Huge Dangerous behind all of it—opening the gate that allowed the Upside Right down to leak into Hawkins. We’re getting a time soar for S5, however in a means, we’re coming full circle, for the reason that occasions coincide with the third anniversary of Will’s unique disappearance in S1. The fifth season could have eight episodes, and each will likely be looong—akin to eight feature-length movies. Per the official premise:
The autumn of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single purpose: discover and kill Vecna. However he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the federal government has positioned the city beneath navy quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her again into hiding. Because the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, acquainted dread. The ultimate battle is looming — and with it, a darkness extra highly effective and extra lethal than something they’ve confronted earlier than. To finish this nightmare, they’ll want everybody — the total celebration — standing collectively, one final time.
Along with the returning important forged, Amybeth McNulty and Gabriella Pizzolo are again as Vicki and Dustin’s girlfriend, Suzie, respectively, with Jamie Campbell Bower reprising his function as Vecna. Linda Hamilton joins the forged as Dr. Kay, together with Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler, Jake Connelly as Derek Turnbow, and Alex Breaux as Lt. Akers.
