What exact time will Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 release in all countries, explained

After that explosive end to the first chapter of Stranger Things Season 5, waiting for Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 has to be one of the most difficult things ever. Not to mention, the wait is an actual month. We have to wait for a whole month before the second volume is released.

Netflix has divided up the most anticipated release of this year into three separate days. So, finding out how much longer we have to wait for new episodes while obsessing over William Byers' newly attained powers has to be the Stranger Things survival guide at the moment.

Keep reading to find out exactly when Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 will drop and everything else you need to know ahead of this release.

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2: Release Schedule

It has been less than a week since William Byers looked right into those cameras and wiped blood off of his face (Eleven-style) after destroying three fully grown Demogorgons in different parts of Hawkins using powers from the Hivemind in one fell swoop. Most of us are still unable to process this explosive development, let alone prepare for the next set of episodes.

However, for the select few who have managed to do that and are eager to find out when the next chapter will be released, here's everything you need to know.

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 comprises three brand-new episodes. The episodes are:

Chapter Five: Shock Jock
Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz
Chapter Seven: The Bridge

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2, with episodes 5-7, is set to release on December 25, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Here's what this time will look like for where you live:

U.S.A. (East Coast): December 25, 8:00 p.m. ET
U.S.A. (Pacific): December 25, 5:00 p.m. PT
United Kingdom: December 26, 1:00 a.m. GMT
Switzerland: December 26, 2:00 a.m. CET
Greece: December 26, 3:00 a.m. EET
China: December 26, 9:00 a.m. CST
India: December 26, 6:30 a.m. IST
Russia: December 26, 4:00 a.m. MSK
Philippines: December 26, 9:00 a.m. PST
Singapore: December 26, 9:00 a.m. SGT
Australia: 12:00 p.m. AEDT

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2: Everything else you need to know

Now that we have the release schedule out of the way, the final chapter of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 1 had some major twists and turns in store for us. So, in case Will accessing his powers has you forgetting everything else that happened this season, here's a quick recap:

Max returns

Well, she didn't return per se, since she is still comatose in the real world, but we get to see her in Vecna's mindscape, where it is revealed she has been hiding in a cave that Vecna himself was scared to enter. However, she does have a new companion in there.

Holly and the other kids are kidnapped

Despite the efforts of the Hawkins gang, Holly, as well as the rest of the children of Hawkins, is taken by Vecna into the Upside Down. While Max managed to take Holly with her into the cave and reveal the reality of Mr. Whatsit as Vecna, what Vecna has in store for these kids is still a mystery.

Kali also makes a surprising return

To everybody's surprise, the one narrative that has been considered out of place for the longest time is back into play as the final moments revealed that the military actually had been holding Kali hostage to try and control Eleven's powers. How she will come into play in the war against Vecna, only time will tell.

Vecna is building something dangerous and mysterious

Will has another vision, which reveals that Vecna is building something sinister in the Upside Down, something that looks eerily similar to the wormholes that Mr. Clarke was teaching Erica Sinclair's class. The kids that he has kidnapped surely have a role to play in this, but how or why is yet to be revealed.

There are several scenes from the official trailer that we have yet to see in Stranger Things Season 5, Vol 2. From those shots of Dustin crying while hugging Steve, Lucas carrying a comatose Max in the hospital elevator, Nancy on military standpoints, and so many more such visuals, Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 has a lot in store for us.

So even though it looks like half the war is won with Will being able to access Vecna's powers through the Hivemind and Kali's entry, defeating Vecna isn't going to be that easy. Especially considering that the Hawkins gang has no idea what Vecna is up to with the kids, so they have no idea what they are up against.