‘Stranger Things’ 5 Vol. 2 trailer: High-stakes fallout as Will’s powers reshape the endgame

Netflix has released the trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2, setting up a tense final stretch as the series moves toward its conclusion later this year.

Arriving weeks after Volume 1 earned strong reactions from critics and viewers, the new footage shifts focus to the consequences of Will Byers’ awakening powers. The trailer suggests that his intervention, which helped save Mike, Lucas and Robin, has fundamentally altered the balance between Hawkins and the Upside Down, leaving the group battered and uncertain about what comes next.

Series co-creator Ross Duffer has previously explained that Will’s long-standing connection to Vecna and the Upside Down made him the natural figure to bring the story full circle. According to the creative team, his ability to tap into that link will be decisive in the final confrontation.

Cast members have hinted that Will’s powers dramatically shift the group’s chances. As Finn Wolfhard notes in the trailer’s accompanying commentary, the teens now effectively have “two Elevens,” leveling a playing field that once seemed hopelessly tilted.

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 premieres globally on Christmas Day, with the final episode arriving on New Year’s Eve. In India, Volume 2 will debut on Netflix on December 26, 2025, at 6:30 AM, followed by the series finale on January 1, 2026, at 6:30 AM.