TheStranger Thingsseason 5 episode titles have been revealed, one of which features a name that has been redacted.The titles are being released to celebrateStranger ThingsDay, which takes place every year on November 6 since Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) disappeared into the Upside Down on August 18, 2025. WithStranger Thingsseason 5confirmed to be the show’s final installment, this is the last time that the Netflix series will release a new batch of episode titles.
Netflixhas nowunveiled all eight episode titles in a video featuring the iconicStranger Thingstheme musicand the visual style of the series' opening credits. In addition to the episode titles, the video confirms that season 5 will take place in the fall of 1987, and that all eight episodes will debut on Netflix in 2025. The name in the second episode title, “The Vanishing of ______” has been redacted, leaving the identity of the disappeared a mystery for now. See the full list of season 5 titles below:
What This Means For Stranger Things Season 5
Multiple Plot Points Are Teased In The Episode Titles
The episode titles provide several intriguing teases for season 5 and help bring the story full-circle.StrangerThingsseason 1, episode 1 was titled “The Vanishing of Will Byers,” a clear parallel to season 5, episode 2’s title. As for who disappears this time, the most likely candidate isStranger Things' recast character, Holly Wheeler(Nell Fisher).The recast has Holly poised to play her most prominent role yet in season 5, which could be her being captured by the villainous Vecna (James Campbell Bower) and disappearing into the Upside Down.
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Another compelling episode title is episode 4, “Sorcerer.” This will likely connect to the show’s vastDungeons and Dragonslore and may even tie into theories about Will secretly having powers and being a sorcerer, making Will the Wise more than a fictional persona in a game. However,the most telling episode title is episode 8, “The Rightside Up,” an obvious play on “The Upside Down,“which was the title ofStranger Thingsseason 1’s finale. This hopeful episode title suggests a happy ending where things will become right again forStranger Things' characters.
Our Take On Stranger Things Season 5’s Episode Titles
The Reveals Are Equally Exciting And Bittersweet
Stranger Thingsseason 5’s episode titles provide enough new information to heighten the speculationabout how the series will end without giving away any key details. Redacting the character’s name from episode 2 is a clever way to intensify the speculation, even though Holly is the most likely candidate. It is bittersweet for this to be the final time newStranger Thingsepisode titles will ever be revealed, but it is an important benchmark that makes season 5’s release more imminent than ever before.
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Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
