When “Stranger Things” first dropped on Netflix in 2016, it instantly became a defining moment in pop culture: a nostalgic throwback to ’80s sci-fi horror, a mystery about a missing boy, and a powerful girl named Eleven at its heart. Over nearly a decade, the show’s focus on friendship and supernatural terror has gripped millions, and now, with season 5 dropping this week, it’s all coming to a dramatic close.
Netflix has released a new trailer for “Stranger Things” season 5 volume 1, and it’s hard to shake the feeling that everything we’ve loved about the show is hurtling toward an epic finale. The Upside Down is spilling into Hawkins, the danger is more immediate than ever, and it feels like no character is truly safe this time around.
