'Stranger Things Season 5' first five minutes released: Young Will Byers encounters Vecna after a perilous chase

The world is stirring up to be upside down – and the magic has just begun. The first five minutes of the final season of ‘Stranger Things’ have been revealed, taking the viewers back to 1983 when Will Byers disappeared. While the eerie threads held him tight, the clip certainly had a grip on the viewers with palpating hearts.

The first five minutes of 'Stranger Things'

After the Los Angeles premiere, where the stars strutted the red carpet with vigour and laughter, Netflix released the first five minutes of the concluding season’s first episode ‘The Crawl.’ Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) disappeared in the woods, leading to the beginning of the chaos. As he is trying to calm himself down by humming ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ by The Clash, Demogorgan attacks him. The perilous chase thumps the hearts with every step Byers takes, all the way up to a leafless tree. Meeting the Vecna (played by Jamie Campbell Bower), Will has the deadly veins all over his body and his mouth. “At long last, we can begin. You and I, we are going to do such beautiful things together,” Vecna creepily says.

About the fifth season

Set in the fall of 1987, Hawkins’ heroes are set on the mission to find and kill Vecna. “But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding,” the official synopsis said. The creators have a striking warning – the darkness is powerful and deadlier than ever before. “To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time,” they concluded.

Release date

‘Stranger Things Season 5’ will be released on November 26, 2025, with the first four episodes. The next three episodes will be aired on Christmas Day, while the finale will be released on New Year’s Eve.