The final season of Stranger Things is upon us and the threats from the Upside Down have never been greater. After the failure to take down Vecna in series four, the town of Hawkins is in grave peril.
Netflix has split the last run of episodes into three parts and volume one has arrived. Plenty of familiar faces - and a few new ones - have returned for this first batch of episodes.
A few favourites will not be back for season five, it has been confirmed. See which actors are not expected to return.
The cast have also dropped a few hints about where their characters are heading into the final run of episodes. See the confirmed cast for season five below!
Learn why Stranger Things comes out later in the UK than in America. Plus see how long the episodes will be in part one.
1. Millie Bobby Brown - Eleven
“All she is thinking about is protecting her friends,” Brown says. “Her friends are her chosen family, so she will do whatever it takes to protect them.” | Netflix Photo: Netflix
2. Noah Schnapp - Will Byers
“We kind of hit the ground running right away this season, which is really exciting and not how we've started any other season,” Schnapp says. “Everyone is all in one place and we all have the same objective.” | Netflix Photo: Netflix
3. Finn Wolfhard - Mike Wheeler
“Mike is back in leadership mode,” Wolfhard says, “and he’s taken it more upon himself to help plan out these missions, and he and the whole gang are devoted to finding Vecna and ending this.” | Netflix Photo: Netflix
4. Gaten Matarazzo - Dustin Henderson
“Dustin is in a bit of a funk,” Matarazzo says. “We’re all dealing with the day-to-day issues of what it is to try to keep everybody safe and figure out where Vecna is, while having a lot of unpacked baggage from the events in the previous season.” | Netflix Photo: Netflix