The end of Stranger Things is almost here. It's hard to believe it's been over nine years since Stranger Things season 1 premiered on Netflix in 2016. The show has been the streamer's signature series since then The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 have already premiered, and there are only four episodes left in the entire series. To help you prepare you for the epic conclusion, Watch With Us has put together this brief guide to Stranger Things season 5, volumes 2 and 3. 'Stranger Things' Spinoffs We Want to See: Steve, Dustin's Sequel and More When Is 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 2 Streaming? You're going to have something fun to watch on Christmas as Stranger Things season 5, volume 2 debuts on December 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST. This volume will be comprised of episodes 5-7, and their titles are below: Chapter Five: Shock Jock Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz Chapter Seven: The Bridge When Is 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 3 Streaming? Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp in Stranger Things Season 5 Netflix The final episode of Stranger Things season 5 will drop on December 31 at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST. As before, the episode title is below Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up Which Characters Are in Danger in the 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Trailer? Will the Final Episodes of 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Be in Theaters? Only the series finale of Stranger Things will get a limited theatrical release from December 31, 2025, to January 1, 2026. So if you want to see the last adventure on the big screen, you'll only have a limited time to do so. Is There a Trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 2? Yes!. You can view the trailer below: Netflix also released a handful of character posters that spotlight some of the most important teenage characters on the show. Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix 'Stranger Things' Spinoffs We Want to See: Steve, Dustin's Sequel and More Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Joe Keery as Steve Harrington in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things season 5 Netflix What to Remember About 'Stranger Things' Deaths, Twists More Before Season 5 What Happened in 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 1? We're going to give you the broad strokes of what happened, since the best way to experience the story is to actually watch it. But there are spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 5, Vol. 1. This season takes place in the fall of 1987, and the military is occupying Hawkins because of the open rifts to the Upside Down. For the first time in a long time, the main characters were united in their plan to infiltrate the Upside Down and kill Vecna once and for all. However, those plans hit a snag when Vecna kidnapped Holly Wheller - the younger sister of Mike and Nancy - and left their parents seriously wounded. Jim Hopper and Eleven wound up stranded in the Upside Down, where they discovered that the military had constructed a base there. After a deadly encounter with some soldiers, Eleven and Hopper guessed that the military was holding Vecna and using him as her personal kryptonite. Much to their surprise, the military's secret weapon was Eight, the older teenager that Eleven met in season 2, who has mind powers of her own. When reunited, Eight and Eleven reconfirmed their shared bond as "sisters." David Harbour Calls Stranger Things' Season 5 Finale the Show's 'Best Episode' Back in Hawkins, the remaining group determined that Vecna was intending to kidnap a group of children Holly's age, and made plans to track him when he sent Demogorgons to do his dirty work. Nancy, Jonathan, Steve and Dustin followed the Demogorgon back to the Upside Down, but now they're trapped there as well. Meanwhile, Holly encountered Max, who revealed that she survived her apparent death, which left her mind trapped in Vecna's mind. She convinced Holly to play along with Vecna's deception until they could escape. In the real world, a separate plan to protect the children failed when the military came under attack by multiple Demogorgons. All of Vecna's targets were claimed and dragged to the Upside Down. Vecna himself couldn't resist showing up to mock Will's efforts. But in a twist, Will realized that his connection to Vecna and the Upside Down has given him powers of his own. Will demonstrated his new abilities by killing the Demogorgons before they could further harm his friends. Stranger Things season 5 Vol. 1 is streaming on Netflix.