News Stranger Things New Stranger Things Season 5 Trailer Teases Volume 2 With Help From a Diana Ross Song Maybe Vecna just means it’s almost time for a new world that doesn’t have Stranger Things in it By Molly Templeton | Published on December 15, 2025 Image: Netflix © 2025 Comment 0 Share New Share Image: Netflix © 2025 Stranger Things still isn’t over. Not quite yet. After releasing the first “Volume” of the final season just in time for Thanksgiving, Netflix will next release part two just in time for Christmas. Naturally, that calls for another trailer—one that works hard to be ominous, because everything the gang knew about the Upside Down was wrong, but also tries to stay vague so as not to upset anyone who’s not caught up yet. The result is a lot of portentous statements and quick shots of the Upside Down, the real world of Hawkins, and the strange place where Max (Sadie Sink) and Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher) find themselves, which appears to have slightly Wonderland-ish logic. Our heroes are beaten and bruised, but it’s not over—not so long as Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) says so. Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and Steve (Joe Keery) make a pact! Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) looks fierce! There’s a moment where bullets ricochet to the rhythm of the on-the-nose song (“Upside Down,” natch)! And Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) has magic powers now. And Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) has plans for a new world. All the elements are in place for Volume 2. It seems safe to assume that after the very low body count in Volume 1, Volume 2 will be a downer. This show is highly informed by the iconic stories of the 80s, and which of those stories ranks among the most classic, downer part two endings? The Empire Strikes Back. Will the Duffer Brothers play that hand? You’ll find out—just in time for Christmas. Along with everyone mentioned above, Stranger Things‘ final season also stars Caleb McLaughlin, David Harbour, Maya Hawke, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer, and newcomers-to-the-show Linda Hamilton, Alex Breaux, and Jake Connelly. Volume 2 releases at 5 pm on December 25th.[end-mark] The post New <i>Stranger Things</i> Season 5 Trailer Teases Volume 2 With Help From a Diana Ross Song appeared first on Reactor.