WATCH! Stranger Things 5 official trailer promises an epic showdown

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the final season of Stranger Things 5 And the wait is about to end as the makers have shared a trailer and the release date for the finale The new trailer takes the stakes higher while promising to be the most intense ending for the beloved Hawkins crew yet as they will face their biggest challenge so far in the Upside DownStranger Things 5 trailer outThe fifth and final season is expected to be an emotional and actionpacked conclusion to the epic saga that started in 2016 It takes viewers back to the eerie streets of Hawkins Indiana where each friendship secret and scar will be tested one last timeNetflix dropped the muchawaited trailer while inviting viewers back to the Upside DownCounting down to the final chapter the cast creators and executive producers of the show have set the stage for what to expect from the upcoming seasonMillie Bobby Brown who plays the protagonist Eleven shares ldquoEleven is in training mode Shes in a warrior state which is the first time you see Eleven like that at the beginning of a season As for her mindset all she is thinking about is protecting her friends Her friends are her chosen family so she will do whatever it takes to protect them and were going to see thatrdquoThe cast shares about their charactersGaten Matarazzo who is known for playing Dustin revealed Dustin is kind of in a bit of a funk I think everybody is probably considering the state that Hawkins is in and its getting a little bit harder for the gang to keep all the pieces together Were all dealing with the daytoday issues of what it is to try to keep everybody safe and figure out where Vecna is while having a lot of unpacked baggage from the events in the previous seasonrdquoCaleb McLaughlin aka Lucas opens up ldquoIts always been at the beginning of a season that everything is all good but this is the first season we come into it and the stakes are the same as where we left off We havent defeated Vecna and the problem is still there Were still trying to figure it out and we may not be able to figure it out so you feel that burden on Lucas as well as everyone else on the show Everyone is on edge and wersquore all just trying to keep hope aliverdquoNoah Schnapp who plays Will says ldquoWill is back in Hawkins this season He was out of Hawkins for the last season so now were seeing the effects of him being back in that realm We kind of hit the ground running right away this season which is really exciting and not how weve started any other season Everyone is all in one place and we all have the same objectiverdquoSadie Sink aka Max reveals ldquoWe ended Season 4 in a tough place for Max Her final moments were her in a hospital bed Eleven was searching for her in the void and couldnt find her so Max is definitely not the way she once was Therersquos still a small glimmer of hope though and her friends are hanging on to thatrdquoFinn Wolfhard Mike shares ldquoMike is back in leadership mode and hersquos kind of taken it more upon himself to help plan out these missions and he and the whole gang are devoted to finding Vecna and ending thisrdquoSimilarly cocreator executive producer writer director Ross Duffer shares ldquoI think whats unique about this season is that it starts a little bit in chaos because our heroes ultimately lost at the end of Season 4 We usually set up their normal life and how theyrsquore going about school and then we introduce the supernatural element But in this case this season is sprinting from the startrdquoCocreator executive producer writer and director Matt Duffer adds ldquoTheyrsquore not experiencing normal life Nothing in Hawkins is normal anymorehelliptheir movement is restricted and there are Big Brother cameras everywhere So not only are they active mdash their everyday normal lives are anything butrdquoShawn Levy the executive producer and director also shared his excitement saying ldquoThe action is next level the visual effects are next level but Im also happy to say that the emotional centre remains the same And part of the magic of this show is that even as we evolve even as the storytelling becomes more epic its always anchored in these characters that we loverdquo