We see a young Will Byers (played by a de-aged Noah Schnapp) hiding in the Castle Byers fort. From there, we learn what really happened to Will when he was trapped in the Upside Down. Keep scrolling to see the key takeaways from the “Stranger Things” season 5 sneak peek, some of which you might’ve missed.

In celebration of Stranger Things Day 2025, Netflix has shared the first look at upcoming animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85, and we can't get over how much the little cartoon Hawkins Six look like the real characters.

Netflix has made the first five minutes of 'Stranger Things 5' available featuring Vecna, Will Byers and the Upside Down Forest.

Stranger Things' Ross Duffer confirmed to SFX Magazine that the upcoming Season 5 will officially close the book on the characters fans have grown to love since 2016. "This really is the end of the story of Eleven and Mike and Lucas and Dustin and Steve and all these characters, and Hawkins specifically," he stated. (via GamesRadar+)

Stranger Things 5 starts with Will stuck in the Upside Down. He has taken shelter in Castle Byers and is singing The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” to himself. While we saw this in Season 1, we didn’t see what came next.

Eleven will be getting a huge power upgrade in Stranger Things season 5, making her able to take down the sinister Vecna in a final battle.

The creators and producer of “Stranger Things” are responding to reports that Millie Bobby Brown accused David Harbour of harassment, prompting a probe by Netflix.

It sounds as though Stranger Things season 5 will really be the last we see of Hawkins and its residents, as series creators Ross and Matt Duffer say no future spin-offs will revisit the gang – or the Upside Down, for that matter.