Stranger Things Season 5 is already one of the most anticipated seasons of any show in history, and doesn't exactly need more hype or build-up than it already has. Season 5 will wrap up the story of Hawkins, the Upside Down, and the kids whose lives have been defined by the horrors of said alternate dimension.There has been a considerable amount of conversation and hype around Stranger Things Season 5 and how it will end the show. Now, executive producer and director of the show, Shawn Levy, has hyped up the upcoming season even more.Shawn Levy on Stranger Things Season 5In Strange Things Season 5, the Upside Down has started to tear into Hawkins, Vecna has initially disappeared, Eleven is hiding from the government, and something sinister is coming for Hawkins, especially Will. Vecna will be back to torture the crew at Hawkins even more, and from the Stranger Things Season 5 trailer, we can tell that he's going to use Will to do so. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostBesides, the first five minutes of the season, which were released on November 7, 2025, showed how Will has been at the center of it all from the beginning. Thus, Netflix and the creators of the show have built up the finale quite a lot, and fans are eagerly waiting for it to be released, with the first volume releasing on November 26, 2025. Ahead of the season's release, Shawn Levy spoke about the upcoming season with Games Radar, saying,"It's the emotional gut punch of this season – and particularly in that last episode. There's a reason it's going into theaters. There's a reason it deserves that. I think Matt and Ross made a masterpiece with the finale episode."The fact that Stranger Things Season 5 opens with a flashback to Will's abduction and how Vecna was behind it all gave us some hints regarding what Season 5 might entail. It seems like Vecna was in the picture from the beginning; we were just unaware. When GamesRadar asked Shawn Levy if the Duffer Brothers knew that a Will and Vecna flashback would open Season 5, Levy said,"The brothers always knew," View this post on Instagram Instagram PostHe continued,"They had a very clear vision for opening season five, where it all began with Will in the Upside Down. They had a very clear idea of where they wanted it all to end as well. Those bookends were pillars of this fifth season – and now that you've seen the opening, I can just tell you, having seen the closing, it is as beautiful a finale to any series I've ever seen."Levy's words have added more hype to the upcoming season and further affirmed the general hope that the finale will do justice to the series and all characters will get the endings they deserve.Stranger Things Season 5 will be released on Netflix in three volumes, on November 26, Christmas, and New Year's Eve, respectively. The first four seasons of the show are streaming on Netflix.For more articles like this, follow Soapcentral.