Netflix Releases New Stranger Things Season 5 Character Posters
With less than three weeks remaining until the eagerly awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things begins, Netflix commemorated Stranger Things Day by unveiling a fresh set of character posters.
The posters showcase beloved characters including Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Will (Noah Schnapp), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Steve (Joe Keery), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Erica (Priah Ferguson), Robin (Maya Hawke), Hopper (David Harbour), Joyce (Winona Ryder), Murray (Brett Gelman), Karen (Cara Buono), and Holly (Nell Fisher).
New faces introduced are Dr. Kay (Linda Hamilton) and Derek (Jake Connelly).
Season 5 Setting and Plot Overview
The story unfolds in late 1987 in Hawkins, still reeling from the Rifts' opening. The main group is driven by a unified mission: to find and kill Vecna. However, Vecna has disappeared, leaving his location and intentions unknown.
The town faces a military lockdown, intensifying pressure and forcing Eleven to go into hiding once more, as the government increases its pursuit of her.
The approaching anniversary of Will's disappearance brings with it a heavy and familiar sense of dread.
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"The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: 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. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread."
Author's summary: Netflix has released character posters for Stranger Things season 5, highlighting the show's central characters and setting the stage for a tense final battle against Vecna in a militarized Hawkins.