ran for five seasons total, with the final season released in late 2025. The series concluded with its final episode on New Year's Eve, 2025. 

Series Overview

The show, which debuted on Netflix in 2016, follows a group of friends dealing with supernatural events in their small town of Hawkins, Indiana. 

Season	Episodes	Original Release Date(s)
1	8	July 15, 2016
2	9	October 27, 2017
3	8	July 4, 2019
4	9	Volume 1: May 27, 2022; Volume 2: July 1, 2022
5	8	Part 1: November 26, 2025; Part 2: December 25, 2025; Series Finale: December 31, 2025

Final Season

Season 5 was the final season of Stranger Things, wrapping up the main story about the Upside Down and Vecna. The final episodes saw the characters unite for one last battle to save Hawkins and close the saga. 

While the main series has ended, there are plans for spin-offs and a prequel stage play (which was also released as a Netflix recording) within the Stranger Things universe.