Netflix's Stranger Things Season 5 is set to premiere on November 26, 2025. Part 1, which consists of four episodes, will be released on the day. After the end of Season 4, fans have been anticipating the final season, which will conclude the fight of the characters with Vecna.There have been numerous speculations about the storyline of Stranger Things' final season, about the future of fan-favorite characters the upcoming deaths. One of these speculations is whether the finale of the acclaimed horror series will have a similar ending to that of the Duffer brothers' original Stranger Things pitch, called Montauk.In the pitch, Will Byers is the central character, like in Season 1, and the gang goes on to save him, with Eleven's help, but it also results in a sacrifice. Fans have been speculating that the finale might follow the Motauk pitch, as Season 5 will focus on Will being the focus again.More on this in our story.Will the Stranger Things finale follow the Duffer Brothers’ Montauk pitch? Speculations explored View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSeason 4 of Stranger Things saw rifts opening across Hawkins town, which will result in more danger to the lives of the residents. As seen at the end of Season 4, Will, played by Noah Schnapp, begins to feel the presence of the monster again, which hints at a similar storyline to Season 1, where he was captured and spent most of the season in the Upside Down.As per the Montauk pitch, Season 1 follows the storyline to the end, where Eleven deals with the Demogorgon at the end, and later leaves Hawkins. It is speculated that with Will taking centre stage again in the final season might follow the same path as the Montauk pitch and Season 1.Since there will be sacrifices in the final season, it is speculated that it will most probably be of Eleven as she again will have to fight with a monster, this time Vecna, and to save her friends, will have to leave, as in Season 1, but this time in a more tragic way. As it is already revealed that Eleven's life is not only in danger because of Vecna, but also because of the arrival of the military in Hawkins looking for her, the finale might be catastrophic for her.Furthermore, the final episode of Stranger Things Season 5 is titled, The Rightside Up, echoing the Season 1 finale title, which was The Upside Down, making fans speculate about the ending of the series following the Montauk pitch. While these are all speculations, Stranger Things Season 5 being the final chapter will surely conclude the stories of the beloved characters. According to Collider, in the Montauk pitch, the Duffer brothers stated:"There will be no loose ends after the finale."Therefore, while the finale will be tragic, we might get a proper conclusion of the story in the finale of the final chapter.In the final season, Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, David Harbour, and Finn Wolfhard, along with numerous others, will reprise their roles.Also Read: “Gonna get interesting”: Showrunner of The Morning Show teases Mia and Ben’s future in Season 5