Stranger Things 5: Final Chapter | Volume 1 Trailer | Netflix

Although Stranger Things season 5 doesn't have an official release date, the confirmed window of sometime in 2025 should bring with it a break in a release strategy trend that has hurt other shows. When the sci-fi/horror series returns, it will have been around 3 years since the ending of Stranger Things season 4. As such, there won't be a shortage of clamoring fans desperate to see how the final run of episodes will end the Duffer brothers' saga.

All four seasons of Stranger Things have largely adhered to the same release strategy, but the most recent deviated from this in a small but very notable way. Stranger Things season 4 wasn't the first run of episodes of any show to make this decision, but it's one that's growing more and more popular. When Stranger Things season 5 arrives in 2025, the show would do well to celebrate the finale by reverting to its original release format and concluding the story with a bang.