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Stranger Things Season 5 Finally Gets a Release Date, and Some Fans Might Be Disappointed

Stranger Things Season 5 Finally Gets a Release Date, and Some Fans Might Be Disappointed

Netflix has finally confirmed the release date for Stranger Things season 5, though it might not be as soon as some fans expected.

During the Netflix Q2 2024 Earnings Interview, it was confirmed that Stranger Things season 5 would be released in 2025. However, there was little other news about the final season of the Netflix series.

“As we look ahead to 2025, we have new seasons of Wednesday, Stranger Things and The Night Agent, and we’re in production on One Piece, so there’s a lot of excitement just around our series,” said CEO Ted Sarandos.

Considering how long it’s taken for the final season to get off the ground, a 2025 release date would be good news for fans of the Duffer Brothers series. However, with recent teasers of the Stranger Things cast already deep into production, dreams of a 2024 release are sure to be dashed for many.

On July 15, Netflix released a special video featuring behind-the-scenes clips from the new season. Now that they’re halfway through season 5, it wouldn’t be out of the question for some Stranger Things fanatics to hope for a release date later this year.

But after this news, some theories suggest that although the film is set to be released in 2025, it will likely not be released until later that year.

“It’s definitely November or December, I don’t see it coming out before that!!!” said one X user. “And I’m guessing this part 1 and part 2 will be out in 2026. Especially since it seems to be set around Christmas.”

“Next July I’d like S5 to come out, but I think it’s more like September or October,” said another.

Another agreed: “Yeah. I bet it’s December, followed by part 2 in January/February.”

Given Netflix’s model of splitting series into parts, it’s highly likely that fan predictions will eventually come true. In that case, Stranger Things could run well into 2026 before its final episodes hit screens.

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