When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 42
- Latest aired
- S05E08
- Total runtime
- 1d 21h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 July 2016 8 episodes
- Season 2 October 2017 9 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 8 months
- Season 3 July 2019 8 episodes
- the show was away for 2 years and 10 months
- Season 4 May 2022 – July 2022 9 episodes
- the show was away for 3 years and 4 months
- Season 5 November 2025 – December 2025 8 episodes
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S04E01 Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
May 27 · 79min find the promo
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El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
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S04E02 Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
May 27 · 78min find the promo
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A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.
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S04E03 Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
May 27 · 64min find the promo
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Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.
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S04E04 Chapter Four: Dear Billy
May 27 · 79min find the promo
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Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
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S04E05 Chapter Five: The Nina Project
May 27 · 75min find the promo
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Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
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S04E06 Chapter Six: The Dive
May 27 · 74min find the promo
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Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
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S04E07 Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
May 27 · 100min find the promo
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As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.
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S04E08 Chapter Eight: Papa
July 1 · 86min find the promo
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Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
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S04E09 Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
July 1 · 143min find the promo
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With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.