Stranger Things season 5 is being released in three parts across the 2025 holiday season.

Release dates

• Volume 1 (episodes 1–4): November 26, 2025.

• Volume 2 (episodes 5–7): December 25, 2025 (Christmas Day).

• Finale (episode 8): December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve).

Release times

Most sources note that each volume goes live in the evening U.S. time (around 5–8 p.m. ET/PT), with the exact clock time varying slightly by outlet and region, and Netflix confirming that all parts drop simultaneously worldwide with local-time differences. For your own time zone, Netflix will show the precise “available at” time on the show’s page as the date approaches.