Netflix has dropped the first five minutes of the much-awaited Stranger Things season 5 and the creators Matt and Ross Duffer are taking the audiences to where it all began: The Upside Down where Noah Schnapp as Will Byers was stuck until help arrived in season 1. Byers' reality might be distorted as murkier incidents happened during the time he was held captive. The glimpse shows Byers escaping from a demigorgon and crashing his head, resulting in him becoming knocked out. The demigorgon later takes him into Vecna's lair where he places his tentacles inside Byers to form a connection with him to the real world. "You and I, we are going to do such beautiful things together, William," Vecna says in a sinister tone setting the stage for the most dramatic season yet where Will Byers' life hangs in balance.
The new season's trailer, which was unveiled recently, starts right where the fourth season ended, with Hawkins facing its most dangerous foe, Vecna. It opens with Vecna finally beginning his takeover of the real world, after the barrier between the Upside Down and the real world was broken. With Queen's 'Who Wants To Live Forever' playing in the background, the trailer shows the gang including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers listening to Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler's plan to end Vecna. The trailer also shows a glimpse of the all out war against Vecna, including Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven/Jane Hopper fighting him, and the army of Demogorgons attacking the soldiers in the real world.
The upcoming season will see the return of beloved characters played by including David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), 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) along with the main antagonist Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna.
As reported earlier, Volume 1 hits Netflix on November 26, while the second Volume releases on December 25. The finale episode is slated for the New Year's eve. It will be releasing in theatres simultaneously with its streaming premiere.
