Netflix's Stranger Things Season 5 is releasing on the streaming giant nine years after the first season was released in 2016. The "kids" return in the fifth season of the series, also touted as its final season. Stranger Things Season 4 sets the stage for an epic final season, where the kids must take on Vecna and save Max's life.Now, Stranger Things Season 5 is set to stream exclusively on Netflix this month and is expected to conclude this holiday season, a treat for the fans who have managed to stick with the series for an entire decade.Stranger Things Season 5 release schedule:We already know that the eight episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 will be released in three parts, with the first part consisting of the first four episodes, which will stream on November 26, 2025. Simply put, the release schedule for the fifth and final season looks like this:Part One:"Chapter One: The Crawl": November 26, 2025Untitled: November 26, 2025"Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap": November 26, 2025"Chapter Four: Sorcerer": November 26, 2025Part Two:"Chapter Five: Shock Jock": December 25, 2025"Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz": December 25, 2025"Chapter Seven: The Bridge": December 25, 2025Part Three:"Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up": December 31, 2025How to watch Stranger Things: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostConsidering that Stranger Things is a Netflix series, the beloved sci-fi show is streaming only on Netflix. As for the final season, the batch of episodes will be released at 05:00 PM PT (08:00 PM ET) on the respective dates.What do we know about Stranger Things Season 5? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe season 4 finale ended on a cliffhanger as Max is still comatose, the Upside Down invades Hawkins, and Vecna is still alive. Thus, the heroes have their hands full in Stranger Things Season 5. We already know that something big is being planned for Jim Hopper. Actor David Harbour himself teased this in a September ScreenRant interview:"I mean, it's so surreal... for me, reactions are always delayed. I almost couldn't process it. I mean, I can't tell you what our last day on set was, because it's a huge spoiler, but it was a very big culmination...and I couldn't believe that that was our last day. I was like, "Oh my god. They really did time it so that the biggest thing that happens in the series for him, in a certain way, is this moment." And so I was really focused on playing the crap out of that moment too. And then it just happens and it's just over. And I've known those guys, the Duffer Brothers, for 10 years, and we've been through so much together, and that cast and that crew, it's just like, it's really hard to process. It took me, like, another six months to really know how I felt to be honest. It really just just passed through so quickly. It felt very, very surreal."But the most exciting aspect of the final season is that fans will learn more about the Upside Down. For the uninitiated, the Duffer Brothers created a 25-page document that explained the alternate dimension. While some lore is already known, we will learn more in Stranger Things Season 5.“The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”As we wait for the fifth season, the previous four seasons are accessible via streaming on Netflix.