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Stranger Things Season 4 Recap

Stranger Things Season 4 Recap: What Happens In The Upside Down With Vecna?

As ‘Stranger Things’ fans wait for the fifth season of the show to drop, you should get a refresher on everything that has happened till now. Check out the ‘Stranger Things’ season four recap to be all caught up with the storyline.
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Updated:- 2025-11-27, 10:16 IST

After a long wait of three years, ‘Stranger Things’ fans are finally getting the fifth and final season of their favourite sci-fi show. The fifth season of the show is all set to premiere on Netflix and will be released in three parts. With the first instalment releasing on November 27, 2025, you should do a recap of the story till the previous season. Let’s dive in to find out the ‘Stranger Things’ season four recap, along with season five plot, cast, and streaming platform details here!

Stranger Things Season 4 Recap

The fourth season of this show revolves around the new villain, Vecna. We get to know more about Vecna’s past and his identity as Henry Creel (Subject 001). He was banished to the Upside Down by Eleven in 1979, becoming the Mind Flayer's general. Vecna physically tortures and kills trauma-affected teens, like Max, to open four large gates or rifts between the dimensions. Eleven regains her powers to fight Vecna in the psychic realm. The Hawkins group attacks his physical body in the Upside Down but doesn't manage to kill him, only severely hurt him. We get to see Hopper fighting Demogorgons in Russia. Max is temporarily killed by Vecna, completing the fourth gate. Max’s death causes a massive rupture that splits Hawkins, but Eleven revives Max, leaving her in a comatose state. Vecna is wounded but still alive. The Hawkins gang awaits one epic battle to kill Vecna, but for now, they watch the Upside Down bleed into the real world.

 

 

 

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Stranger Things Episodes To Watch Before Season 5

Everyone’s favourite show, ‘Stranger Things’ has been running for almost a decade now. With the fifth season airing on November 27, 2025, a lot of people are rewatching the entire show. For those of you who don't have the time to rewatch all four seasons, the Duffer brothers have got you covered! Here are all the episodes you need to watch for recap of the show before seeing ‘Stranger Things’ season five.

  • Season 2, Episode 4, "Will the Wise"
  • Season 2, Episode 6, "The Spy"
  • Season 4, Episode 7, "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab"
  • Season 4, Episode 9, "The Piggyback"

Stranger Things Season 5 Plot

Take the journey of ‘Stranger Things’ season five and go back to the fall of 1987. Your favourite group has reunited with one mission: to find and kill Vecna after he opened rifts in Hawkins. Join the gang in this one last adventure from November 27, 2025!

 

 

 

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Stranger Things Season 5 Cast

Here's the full cast list for 'Stranger Things' season five!

  • Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)
  • Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)
  • Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo)
  • Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin)
  • Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna)
  • Will Byers (Noah Schnapp)
  • Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink)
  • Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)
  • Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton)
  • Steve Harrington (Joe Keery)
  • Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke)
  • Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower)
  • Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder)
  • Jim Hopper (David Harbour)
  • Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson)
  • Murray (Brett Gelman)
  • Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono)
  • Ted Wheeler (Joe Chest)
  • Vickie (Amybeth McNulty)
  • Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan (Sherman Augustus)
  • Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher)
  • Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly)
  • Lt. Akers (Alex Breaux)
  • Dr Kay (Linda Hamilton)

Stranger Things Season 5 OTT Platform: Where To Watch?

For fans of the sci-fi show waiting eagerly to watch the fifth and final season of ‘Stranger Things’, you can stream it on the OTT platform of Netflix. All previous seasons of the show are also available on Netflix.

 

 

 

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Stranger Things Season 5 Release Date For India

  • Volume 1 (4 episodes): November 27, 2025, at 6:30 am IST
  • Volume 2 (3 episodes): December 26, 2025, at 6:30 am IST
  • Final episode: January 1, 2026, at 6:30 am IST

Join your favourite gang in one final ride to kill Vecna and save Hawkins this November 27, 2025, only on Netflix.

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