But after nine years of theories and smokescreens, season 5’s first batch of episodes, which released on November 26, finally revealed the “why” behind the kidnapping that started it all: the reason Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) was Vecna’s (Jamie Campbell Bower) first victim.

“Stranger Things” Season 5 is set to release on Netflix in three parts: Volume 1 on Nov. 26, Volume 2 on Dec. 25 and the series finale on Dec. 31. The first four episodes of the eight-episode season saw Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Hopper (David Harbour) reunite with the rest of the Hawkins crew to close out the story’s final chapter.

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 is out now on Netflix, and with it comes major reveals not just for what’s gone before, but what’s coming next.

Netflix crashed or stalled out for some "Stranger Things" fans for the first 22 minutes of the Season 5 launch, according to Outage.Report.

"Stranger Things" Season 5 will bring a lot of stories to a close this holiday, but first it's going to bring back a character we haven't seen in eight years.

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Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 is hitting Netflix soon and viewers were desperately hoping a character who left a massive impact would return from the grave. Eddie Munson (played by Joseph Quinn) became part of the cast in season four, but gave his life for the greater good.

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