How many episodes are in Stranger Things 5? “Stranger Things” fans got a Christmas gift from Netflix. Today, Netflix dropped 3 episodes of Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5, and guess what, in the first hour of release,e Netflix servers got Crashed Due to Heavy audience.
How many episodes are in Stranger Things 5?

In volume 2, 3 episodes are included and Finale one, which was scheduled to release on New Year’s Eve. Episodes 5, 6, and 7 will arrive live on Netflix as the fifth and final season continues. The three-episode drop will pick up immediately after the events of the first four episodes, which were released on Nov. 26.
Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Drops on Christmas Night.
Episodes 6 through 8 of Stranger Things Season 5 arrived on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT on Christmas night, ramping up the showdown after Volume 1 premieredon November 26. The teaser featured Eleven with a glowing orb, fiery… pic.twitter.com/HhMpw2GzCt
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Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5 launched around 1 a.m. UTC on December 26, bringing episodes 5 through 7 that total over three hours and tease major Upside Down revelations and the gang’s desperate fightback. Promos highlighted lines like ‘Everything we’ve ever assumed about the Upside Down…

It is time,’ with explosive visuals of flames, monsters, and stars like Eleven and Dustin. Early reactions praise the emotional depth from the cast and satisfying mystery answers, setting up the two-hour-plus finale on New Year’s Eve at 8 p.m. ET, while Fortnite skins of Demogorgon and Chief Hopper returned for the occasion.
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