When does Stranger Things 5 arrive on Netflix in the UAE? Release time and full guide

For fans in the UAE: set your alarms. The first four episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 is all set to debut on November 27. This is it: the final season of the 10-year-old sci-fi horror juggernaut. After eight episodes — rolled out in batches — Hawkins’ last stand begins now.

The season will drop at 5 am.

What’s at stake — A quick Stranger Things recap

Since its 2016 debut, Stranger Things has charted a wild, dark path:

• Season 1: A group of kids in Hawkins, Indiana lose their friend Will Buyers (Noah Schnapps)— and find themselves battling terrifying creatures from an alternate dimension known as the The Upside Down. Enter a mysterious girl with telekinetic powers: Eleven. Their battle against monsters begins. Season 1 ends with Eleven seemingly dying, but of course, she doesn't.

• Seasons 2–3: Powers deepen, alliances shift, new threats emerge, and the Upside Down’s horrors keep invading Hawkins. Will is still not free from the horrors of the Upside Down. Eleven’s origin, dark experiments, and psychological trauma come into the spotlight. We meet a host of new characters, including Max Mayfield and her abusive stepbrother, and Bob. Some may or may not survive the next seasons. Eleven loses her powers.

• Season 4: The biggest cinematic shake-up yet: Hawkins cracks wide open. The root of all evil, Vecna, tightens his grip as he chooses to kill teenagers in the most brutal, grotesque way possible. His first victim is Chrissy, and Eddie Munsen, the leader of the Hellfire Club, is falsely accused of the crime. Dustin, Steve, Lucas and Robin rally on one side, as Max is his next victim. Eleven goes on a quest to get her powers back. Upside Down chaos bleeds into the real world. Lives shatter; the stakes escalate beyond anything the kids (now teens and young adults) have handled before.

The trauma, revelations, and losses have built tension — and now, with Season 5, the truth about the Upside Down, the fates of Hawkins, Eleven, Vecna, and everyone we care about, will finally be revealed.

What Season 5 promises

• Season 5 will have eight episodes total, separated into three release batches: Volume 1 (4 episodes, drops 27 Nov), Volume 2 (3 episodes, drops 25 Dec), and the grand finale (1 episode, drops 31 Dec / New Year’s Eve) globally.

• The final episode will even receive a limited theatrical release in the US. and Canada — giving the show a cinematic send-off.

• According to creators, this season is built to close the circle: it will wrap up the story of the Upside Down, Vecna, Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer — and the core characters’ arcs.

• The stakes are higher: Hawkins is under quarantine; the world knows about supernatural powers. It’s the final battle for reality.

Why it still matters — for old fans and new Viewers

Even if it’s been years since you last visited Hawkins, Season 5 offers a rare chance: closure.

• For veteran fans: an opportunity to see whether friendships survive trauma, whether justice is served, whether the scars heal — or spring fresh wounds. Will Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Eleven's romance survive the horrors? Will Max finally wake up from coma, to see that Lucas has been by her side? And the most important note that has been troubling fans: Who dies? The Duffer brothers have promised a violent death, and fans are praying that the original squad remains untouched, especially Steve Harrington.

• For newcomers: getting to experience a full arc — from childhood innocence to grown-up reckoning, from supernatural mystery to final showdown — without lifelong commitment to endless seasons.

For everyone: a final goodbye to one of streaming’s biggest success stories.

So, if you’ve watched since 2016 or are just jumping in now — set your alarm for 5 AM on 27 November UAE time. Stranger Things Season 5 begins, and this time it’s final.