Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 will come out on Christmas Day — December 25, 2025 — at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST. The final episode of Stranger Things will drop on New Year’s Eve, aka Wednesday, December 31, 2025, only on Netflix.

While the first four episodes of Stranger Things 's season 5 hit Netflix's servers for all to binge on Thanksgiving Eve 2025 (November 26), this story is going to take a little more time to build hype,

Netflix, where Stranger Things season five will be exclusively available, typically charges £5.99 per month for its basic plan. However, as part of its Black Friday TV deals, Sky is offering a free Netflix subscription with its £15 Essential TV bundle.

The long wait to find out the fate of the beloved Hawkins, Ind., crew, in their battle against Vecna will come to an end when Volume 1 of the fifth and final season starts streaming this Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. ET. Volume 2 will drop on Dec. 26 and the final episode will stream on Dec. 31 and will also be shown in select movie theaters.

Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5 is being released as part of the three-part rollout for the season. Volume 2 contains episodes 5 to 7. It will be released on December 25, 2025, on Christmas Day. For streaming, Netflix will release it at 5:00 p.m. PT. This means it will be available around the world at the same time, depending on the time zone.

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