Stranger Things Season 5: A Return to Hawkins
The first five minutes of the long-awaited Stranger Things Season 5 have been released by Netflix, giving viewers a nostalgic return to the show’s beginning—Will Byers’s mysterious disappearance.
Netflix Drops a Major Preview
Just days before the official premiere, Netflix unveiled an early preview of the final season. The short clip brings fans back to familiar scenes in Hawkins and sets the stage for the thrilling conclusion to the series.
Flashback to the Start
Without revealing much of the new plot, the preview rewinds to the events of the first season, when young Will Byers vanished. His mother Joyce and Police Chief Jim Hopper later discovered clues that connected his disappearance to the eerie realm of the Upside Down, where the new episode begins—inside the Hawkins Library.
Inside the Upside Down
The story resumes 18 months after the Season 4 finale. The opening scene shows 12-year-old Will Byers, exhausted and trembling within the Upside Down, softly singing a familiar tune that holds deep meaning for him and serves as a callback for the audience.
"As Will continues to sing, he hears strange noises outside, and moments later, the Demogorgon bursts into the castle. Will nearly escapes after firing a hunting rifle, climbing a tree in search of a way out, but the creature finds him and throws him to the ground."
Season 5 Outlook
The first scene reaffirms the emotional and suspenseful tone the series is known for, blending nostalgia with fresh tension. Fans now await how Will’s story will unfold as the final season begins.
Author’s Summary: The opening of Stranger Things Season 5 revisits Will Byers’s disappearance, merging nostalgia with the start of a tense final chapter in Hawkins.