Are you ready to say goodbye to Stranger Things? The hit series premiered on Netflix in 2016, and the 10th anniversary is just half a year away. We've gone through five seasons with these Hawkins kids, and now there's only one episode left. To help you prepare you for the epic conclusion, Watch With Us has put together this brief guide for the Stranger Things series finale. Almost all of your burning questions about Stranger Things season 5 are answered below. 'Stranger Things' Spinoffs We Want to See: Steve, Dustin's Sequel and More When Is the 'Stranger Things' Series Finale Streaming? Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp in Stranger Things Season 5 Netflix The series finale of Stranger Things will drop on December 31 at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST. The episode title is below: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up Will the 'Stranger Things' Series Finale Be in Movie Theaters? Yes. The series finale of Stranger Things will get a limited theatrical release from December 31, 2025, to January 1, 2026. Most of the tickets have already been sold. 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 the 'Stranger Things' Series Finale? No. At least not yet. Because interest in the Stranger Things series finale is so high, Netflix may not need to post a trailer at all. In the meantime, the trailer for Stranger Things season 5 Volume 2 is exciting, so let's watch that again. Netflix has 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 2? 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. 2. Inside of Vecna's mind, Holly Weaver hid her horror when "Henry" returned with 11 of her classmates, including Derek. In the Upside Down, Eleven berated Jim Hopper for his willingness to kill himself with a suicide vest. Eleven's sister, Kali, revealed that Dr. Kay was using her blood in an attempt to create more children with powers like hers. Back in Hawkins, the group used the remains of a Demogorgon to jumpstart Will's connection to the hive mind. He arrived just as Holly and Max were threatened by Vecna. Will's interference saved their lives, but he was left comatose. Netflix Elsewhere in the Upside Down, Dustin realized too late that it isn't an alternate world - it's a wormhole or "bridge" to another world. Nancy and Jonathan became trapped in a melting room after they attempted to damage the exotic matter of the wormhole. Believing that they were about to die, the couple was finally honest with each other and broke up. Dustin and Steve reconciled with each other and rescued Jonathan and Nancy. David Harbour Calls Stranger Things' Season 5 Finale the Show's 'Best Episode' As Max and Holly made their way through Vecna's memories in search of an exit, the latter pried into Will's mind to discover Max's location in the hospital. Eleven rescued Will from that mental prison, but not in time to warn Lucas and Robin that Demodogs were on the way. With the help of Robin's girlfriend, Vickie, and Holly's mother, Karen Wheeler, the group destroyed the Demodogs, and Max woke up from her coma. Holly briefly escaped from Vecna, but it was long enough for Dustin, Steve, Nancy and Jonathan to see her and realize that Vecna is holding the children in the Abyss. Erica and Murray recruited Mr. Clarke to help them track Dustin, while Eleven, Hopper and Kali returned to Hawkins. After reuniting with Dustin's group, Team Hawkins made a plan to rescue the kids and destroy the Upside Down once and for all. Before they left, Will came out to his extended friends and family. Kali also told Eleven that they need to stay in the Upside Down to prevent Dr. Kay from making more super-powered children. Some of the group stayed behind in Hawkins while the rest stormed the army base and drove into the Upside Down for the final battle. Who's Starring in 'Stranger Things' Season 5? Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Charlie Heaton and Gaten Matara