The Turnbow Trap

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CHAPTER THREE
The Turnbow Trap

Season	Episode	Overall
5	3	37

Release date

November 26, 2025^[2]

Runtime

1 hr 6 mins (approx)^[1]

Written by

Caitlin Schneiderhan^[3]

Directed by

Frank Darabont^[4]

Episode Guide
Previous	Next
"Episode 36"	"Sorcerer"

"Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap" will be the third episode of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things and the thirty-seventh episode overall.^[5] It will premiere on November 26, 2025, being the third episode of the first volume. It was directed by Frank Darabont.

Synopsis[]

To be announced

Cast[]

This section contains a mild degree of speculation.

Starring[]

Also Starring[]

Jamie Campbell Bower as Henry Creel/Vecna
Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
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[]

Turnbow Land Development & Realty Billboard — *TURNBOW LAND DEVELOPMENT & REALTY* posted to Instagram by Ross Duffer^[6]

The name "Turnbow" appears to be a reference to Turnbow Land Development & Realty, shown on a billboard in a behind-the-scenes Instagram post by series co-creator Ross Duffer.^[6]

On August 31, 2025, Ross Duffer posted to Instagram, revealing that the episodes "The Turnbow Trap" and "Sorcerer" were complete while providing the following episode description: " "The Turnbow Trap" is the most classic Stranger Things-y episode of the season. It’s got all our favorite things. Directed by one of our idols Frank Darabont (Shawshank! Green Mile! Walking Dead!) — who literally came out of retirement for this. He crushed it, obviously".^[7]

References

↑ https://deadline.com/2025/10/stranger-things-season-5-volume-1-episode-runtimes-netflix-1236583966/
↑ "The Stranger Things 5 Release Date Has Been Revealed" The Netflix 'Tudum' website. May 31, 2025.
↑ "Stranger Things - WGA Directory" (Writer's Guild of America website)
↑ "Stranger Things (and even stranger things) with Kate Trefry" Standard Issue Podcast. April 28, 2024
↑ Stranger Things 5 - Title Tease
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/C4ixJeNgFn9 Ross Duffer's Instagram, March 15, 2024
↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DOBxcZajy2L/ Ross Duffer's Instagram, August 31, 2025

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

[tudummay31-2] "The Stranger Things 5 Release Date Has Been Revealed" The Netflix 'Tudum' website. May 31, 2025.

[wgaw-3] "Stranger Things - WGA Directory" (Writer's Guild of America website)

[apr28-4] "Stranger Things (and even stranger things) with Kate Trefry" Standard Issue Podcast. April 28, 2024

[titlereveal-5] Stranger Things 5 - Title Tease

[instagram-6] 6.0 ^6.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/C4ixJeNgFn9 Ross Duffer's Instagram, March 15, 2024

[7] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DOBxcZajy2L/ Ross Duffer's Instagram, August 31, 2025

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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