"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.

Matt and Ross Duffer explain everything from Season 5, Volume 1 of 'Stranger Things 5.' Spoilers about Will, Max, and Eleven's discovery are all here.

Ultimately, that's what resonates most about Stranger Things Season 5's first four episodes. The flashy battles and lore bombshells can get the blood pumping, but it's the characters who have kept viewers coming back for many, many years. Knowing we'll be saying goodbye to them only makes these episodes sweeter, exhaustion be damned.

Here’s when the next part of Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2, drops on Netflix, as well as what happened in Volume 1.

The official trailer for the final chapter of the Stranger Things saga has dropped, and it previews the Hawkins gang's epic battle with Vecna. Netflix's sci-fi horror show, which is releasing the first volume of its fifth season on Nov. 26, also announced ...

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1, consisting of four episodes, is streaming now on Netflix. Volume 2 debuts December 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, and the series finale arrives December 31st at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. This guide will be updated then with the remaining songs.