And as for new additions to the cast? Look out for none other than Linda Hamilton in a yet-to-be-disclosed role. “I love the show so much,” the Terminator star and ’80s icon says in the first-look segment. “I really am a fan.” Also joining the ensemble are Nell Fisher, Alex Breaux and Jake Connelly.

What can we expect from Stranger Things Season 5?

The fourth season ended with the battle between Vecna and the residents of Hawkins coming out into the open for the first time: his attack on Max allowed the gates to open and rip through the neighborhood, causing an earthquake that claimed many lives. As the Upside Down began to invade Hawkins, the camera cut to black. So, as it stands, the mission for Season 5 appears to be to kill Vecna once and for all, and save what remains of their hometown.

While further details are, understandably, being kept carefully under wraps, the Duffer brothers did speak about the project at a Netflix event on November 13, 2023. They described the final season as “kind of a culmination of all the seasons, so it’s got a little bit from each, whereas before, each season was so distinct—three is our big summer blockbuster season with our big monster; four was the psychological horror. I think that what we’re trying to do [this time] is go back to the beginning a little bit, in sort of the tone of one. But also scale-wise, it’s more aligned with what four is. So, hopefully, it’s got a little bit of everything.”