Stranger Things Season 5: All Episode Titles Revealed As Netflix Confirms 2025 Release

In honor of Stranger Things Day (November 6, or the day in 1983 Will Byers disappeared), Netflix has released some highly anticipated new details about Season 5.

The teaser that the streaming platform released on Wednesday (as you can see here) contained no footage, which may be a little disappointing for some fans. But that did reveal the names of each episode in the season, as well as confirm a 2025 release date.

We already knew the name of the first episode, “The Crawl”, but the rest of it is new and full of speculation. It’s worth noting that the name in the second episode’s title, “The Vanishing of _____,” is obscured. Stranger Things fans will also remember that it’s a callback to the title of the series premiere, “The Vanishing of Will Byers.”

See all the episode titles below:

• The crawl
• The disappearance of _______
• The Turnbow Trap
• wizard
• Shock Jock
• Escape from Camazotz
• The bridge
• Right side up

That number of eight episodes is in line with previous seasons, which always consisted of eight or nine episodes. It doesn’t tell us exactly how long the season will last, as Season 4’s episodes were sometimes feature-length (including a super-sized two-and-a-half-hour finale). Earlier, star Maya Hawke teased: “We’re basically making eight movies. The episodes are very long.”

Otherwise, the only other breadcrumb we get from teasing is a tagline: “In the fall of 1987, one final adventure begins.” But yes, it is.

Still, the confirmation of a premiere date is in 2025 something of relief, if not greatly expected. Production on the fifth and final season finally began in January following the resolution of last year’s writer and actor strikes. In March, star Millie Bobby Brown said they had another nine months of filming leftwhich means fans likely won’t have to expect Season 5 until around at least mid-2025. But we have to wait for a more solid release window from Netflix.

As for what else we know about Season 5, Netflix previously revealed that Terminator star Linda Hamilton will be joining the cast, while showrunners the Duffer brothers teased fans with some behind-the-scenes photos. For more, check out our review of the final two episodes of Season 4.

Alex Stedman is Senior News Editor at IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.