What we know so far about ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5: Release dates, teaser, more

The Hawkins crew is in for “one last adventure.”

Netflix announced that a teaser for the highly anticipated fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” set to premiere later this year, would be released this week.

“9 years ago, the adventure began,” the streaming giant wrote in an X post on July 15. “Stranger Things 5. Teaser tomorrow.”

What lies ahead for the city of Hawkins after the crew’s battle with the villain Vecna, whose physical form couldn’t be found at the end of the Season 4 finale, is anyone’s guess. When we last saw them, they were witnessing an apocalyptic transformation of their hometown.

The ragtag group of misfits has no choice but to come together as rifts, or portals to the Upside Down threaten the safety of the only reality they have ever known.

Their mission, complicated by the military mandated quarantine and the manhunt for Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown), is to successfully locate and vanquish Vecna once and for all. And the anniversary of Will’s (Noah Schnapp) disappearance looming certainly isn’t helping.

“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,” according to an official logline provided by Netflix.

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Here’s what we know so far about Season 5 of “Stranger Things.”

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 teaser

According to Netflix, a teaser for “Stranger Things” Season 5 will drop Wednesday, July 16.

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 release date

The Netflix original series will be released in three “volumes,” with each batch having its own number of episodes and release dates.

The first volume, consisting of four episodes, will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 26 followed by the second volume, with three episodes on Christmas. The last volume, a.k.a. the finale, premieres on New Year’s Eve.

Each volume will be available to stream on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on their respective release dates.

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 cast

“A ton of familiar faces expect to return for Season 5 of “Stranger Things,” including:

• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven

• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers

• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler

• David Harbour as Jim Hopper

• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson

• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers

• Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield

• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair

• Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler

• Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers

• Joe Keery as Steve Harrington

• Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley

• Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair

• Brett Gelman as Murray

• Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna

• Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler

• Amybeth McNulty as Vickie

• Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler

• Jake Connelly as Derek Turnbow

• Alex Breaux as Lt. Akers

• Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay

How to watch ‘Stranger Things’

The first volume of “Stranger Things” Season 5 won’t drop until later this year, but you can stream Seasons 1-4 of “Stranger Things” on Netflix in the meantime.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5: Release date, cast, teaser, more