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Return to the Upside Down with the opening 5 minutes of Stranger Things season 5

November 7, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Following on from yesterday’s batch character posters, Netflix has released the opening scene of the premiere episode of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season, ‘The Crawl’.

Taking us back to 1983 when Will mysteriously disappeared into the Upside Down, the clip sees the youngster attacked inside his makeshift fort by a Demogorgon, who drags Will to Vecna’s lair where his first terrifying encounter with the villain takes place; watch it below…

SEE ALSO: Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 animated series unveils first look ahead of 2026 premiere

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. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.

The cast includes Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).

SEE ALSO: One last adventure begins in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer

Stranger Things 5 premieres with Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) on Nov. 26, followed by Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) on Christmas, and the Finale (Episode 8) on New Year’s Eve.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Jamie Campbell Bower, netflix, Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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