Stranger Things Season 5: The Title of the First Episode Has Been Revealed

To close out Stranger Things Day 2022, Netflix has revealed that the first episode of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things is called ‘Chapter One: The Crawl.’

Netflix shared the news on Twitter, and the title was shared on what appears to be the script for the first episode that will be written by The Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things.

To close out #StrangerThingsDay, very excited to reveal that the Stranger Things 5 premiere episode is titled…

THE CRAWL pic.twitter.com/QosrkNZcRi

— Netflix (@netflix) November 7, 2022

There were no further details revealed about this episode or Season 5 as a whole, and we still have no indication as to when the final season will arrive on Netflix.

The Duffer Brothers have previously shared that Season 5 will likely be shorter than Season 4, and that the series as a whole very well may have a “Return of the King-ish” ending.

Stranger Things Day had more surprises in store besides the title reveal, including the news that Stranger Things VR will arrive in winter 2023 and will let you play as Vecna and “enact revenge on Eleven and Hawkins.”

For more on Stranger Things, be sure to check out our review of Stranger Things 4, both Part 1 and Part 2, the burning questions we have as we wait for the final season, and our chats with Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie actor Joseph Quinn on the biggest moments of Season 4.

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