The first volume of Stranger Things Season 5 ended with a major twist that has set up the events of the show's second volume. Without any spoilers, as the team unites to take down Vecna, one of the most shocking events in the show takes place, leaving fans with a cliffhanger as they wait for the next volume.
This season, Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven isn't the only one who is in the center of danger; Noah Schnapp's Will Byers is just as important as he finds himself in chaos in the last episode. In ways more than one, the first volume's finale is readying fans up for Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2, and Schnapp and Brown are explaining how.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actors talked about key details from the second volume as Schnapp told the outlet,
“It’s cool when they tie everything back to the beginning. It was perfectly done. It was really satisfying, and I think that’s what speaks to most of this season, especially with Eleven’s arc — getting those answers and satisfaction to closing these storylines.”
Both of them then teased what fans can expect from the next epidodes of Stranger Things Season 5 as Schnapp said that the next volume will have "so many emotions" while Brown added,
"So many. Grab popcorn, grab tissues, hold hands."
More details about Stranger Things Season 5
Stranger Things Season 5 has officially arrived on Netflix, and the series is leaning into the scale and emotion that defined its run. The fifth season marks the end of the American horror drama created by the Duffer Brothers. Instead of dropping all at once, this season unfolds in three waves, each adding momentum to the story’s final stretch.
The new season also gives a key role to Noah Schnapp's Byers, as the actor takes center stage and faces Vecna directly. It's the first time that Jamie Campbell, who plays the villain, has gotten to work with him and the result is a shocking twist that has fans anticipating the premise of the future epidoes.
Speaking to the outlet, Schnapp opened up on these "new colors" of Will's that he is getting to explore, the actor said,
"I did enjoy it a lot. I was really excited to step into the role this season and get to face Vecna. I hadn’t gotten to do that before. And getting to explore these new colors of Will, who is stronger and more defiant, was really fun. Those were my favorite scenes to film."
The first batch of episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 landed on November 26, 2025. The next arrives on December 25, and the concluding episode arrives only a few days later on December 31 on Netflix.