Episode 36

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CHAPTER TWO
The Vanishing of...

Season	Episode	Overall
5	2	36

Release date

November 26, 2025^[3]

Runtime

54 mins (approx)^[1]

Written by

The Duffer Brothers^[2]

Directed by

TBA

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The second episode of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, and the thirty-sixth episode overall, had its title partially revealed on November 6, 2024: "Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...".^[4] It will premiere on November 26, 2025, being the second episode of the first volume.

Synopsis

To be announced

Cast

This section contains a mild degree of speculation.

Starring

Also Starring

Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
Jamie Campbell Bower as Henry Creel/Vecna
Amybeth McNulty as Vickie
Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler
Jake Connelly as Derek Turnbow
Alex Breaux as Lieutenant Akers
Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay

Recurring cast

TBA

Notes

The episode title is a clear callback to "The Vanishing of Will Byers".
For November 6, 2024 (Stranger Things Day 2024), an official teaser was released revealing all of Season 5's episode titles. However, this episode's title was only partially revealed as "The Vanishing of...", in an apparent effort to conceal spoilers and provoke speculation among fans.^[4]

References

↑ https://deadline.com/2025/10/stranger-things-season-5-volume-1-episode-runtimes-netflix-1236583966/
↑ "Stranger Things - WGA Directory" (Writer's Guild of America website)
↑ "The Stranger Things 5 Release Date Has Been Revealed" The Netflix 'Tudum' website. May 31, 2025.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Stranger Things 5 - Title Tease

[1] ttps://deadline.com/2025/10/stranger-things-season-5-volume-1-episode-runtimes-netflix-1236583966/

[wgaw-2] "Stranger Things - WGA Directory" (Writer's Guild of America website)

[tudummay31-3] "The Stranger Things 5 Release Date Has Been Revealed" The Netflix 'Tudum' website. May 31, 2025.

[titletease-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Stranger Things 5 - Title Tease

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Episodes of Stranger Things

Season 1	The Vanishing of Will Byers • The Weirdo on Maple Street • Holly, Jolly • The Body • The Flea and the Acrobat • The Monster • The Bathtub • The Upside Down

Season 2	MADMAX • Trick or Treat, Freak • The Pollywog • Will the Wise • Dig Dug • The Spy • The Lost Sister • The Mind Flayer • The Gate

Season 3	Suzie, Do You Copy? • The Mall Rats • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard • The Sauna Test • The Flayed • E Pluribus Unum • The Bite • The Battle of Starcourt

Season 4	The Hellfire Club • Vecna's Curse • The Monster and the Superhero • Dear Billy • The Nina Project • The Dive • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab • Papa • The Piggyback

Season 5	The Crawl • Episode 36 • The Turnbow Trap • Sorcerer • Shock Jock • Escape From Camazotz • The Bridge • The Rightside Up