Netflix TUDUM finally gave us an exclusive look at the Stranger Things Season 5 premiere, along with red-carpet interviews, straight from the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The livestream started at 5:00 PM PT on November 6, 2025, and after waiting for two hours, the event finally showcased the opening sequence of the final season of our beloved television show. To be honest, the spine-chilling video made it clear that it will surpass everyone’s expectations in terms of brutality.
Stranger Things Season 5 To Feature the Show’s Most Terrifying Openings Ever
Stranger Things Season 5 opens up with Will Buyers. We finally get to see what happened to him moments after he was kidnapped by the Demogorgon in 1983.
The 12-year-old kid is seen lying inside the Upside Down forest and singing ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go‘ in his sleep. A few seconds later, he wakes up, all terrified.’ Well, who wouldn’t? He heard the sound of the Demogorgan, who is approaching him to attack.
Will picks up a gun and shoots him, but that didn’t do any good, so without taking much time, he starts running. He climbs a tree, and the Demogorgon follows him. While jumping to another tree, the poor boy crashes to the ground and loses consciousness.
The Upside Down creature drags Will to a place where we get to meet Vecna, who looks as horrifying as ever. The tentacles grab Will and push him toward the wall, tightening the grip. Vecna comes closer to the boy and says, ‘At long last, we can begin.’ He then looks up, and a tentacle appears, sticking to Will’s mouth. Vecna then says, ‘You and I, we are going to do such beautiful things together, William.’ And that’s where the five minutes end.
Now, we finally know what Vecna did to Will and why the boy had problems leading his normal life, even after returning at the end of Stranger Things Season 1. Also, as several cast members said in their interviews, Season 5 will be pure rampage, and now we know they weren’t exaggerating.
