Ross Duffer Shares an Exciting Update on 'Stranger Things' Finale: "Craziest Cold Open"

Season 5 of Stranger Things will be the culmination of a nine-year story. The creators of the series, the Duffer Brothers, have not revealed details about the plot of the final chapter. So far, we only know the titles of the episodes and have seen a recently released teaser.

Ross Duffer Shares Some Details About 'Stranger Things' Final Season

Ross Duffer recently shared an update on the progress of the final season, which begins airing in November. According to him, the first episode, "The Crawl," and the second, "The Vanishing of...," are fully edited, voiced, colored, and ready.

In his recent Instagram post, Duffer wrote:

“'The Crawl' is our favorite, most eventful first episode since Season 1. 'The Vanishing of…' (yeah yeah you think you know who blah blah) has by far the craziest cold open we’ve ever done. One of the sequences we're most proud of this season.”

Ross Duffer also commented on rumors about the length of the episodes, noting that Netflix does not plan to disclose these details yet. Previously, insiders reported that some episodes would be two hours long.

Whose Name Is Hidden in "The Vanishing of..."?

The most intriguing part of this update, of course, is whose name is hidden in the title, "The Vanishing of...".

In the fifth season, it seems that Mike and Nancy's little sister is getting more screen time. Actress Nell Fisher was cast in the role, and in the teaser, she appears in several tense scenes.

Some fans think the episode will be called "The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler." She may be Vecna's new victim – in the teaser, we see Holly throwing herself underwater with Karen, as if trying to hide from someone.

'Stranger Things' Season 2 Release Schedule & Number of Episodes

The fifth season will be divided into three parts and a total of eight episodes are planned.

• The first four episodes will be released on November 26;
• The second three episodes will be released on December 25;
• The final episode will drop on December 31.

What Will 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Be About?

The action will take place in the fall of 1987, one year after the catastrophic events in Hawkins at the end of Season 4. The Upside Down continues to seep into reality. Residents are on the verge of panic, and army patrols are posted everywhere.

The characters are not broken and intend to find and destroy the enemy. Eleven is forced to hide again, this time from the government, which has declared her a threat to national security.

As another anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, they all must come together one last time to defeat Vecna.