What happens next in Hawkins? ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Volume 2 drops on Christmas for Alabama fans to find out. Here's what we know.

In a recent interview, Matt and Ross Duffer – the co-creators of Stranger Things – warned that fans can expect a "dark Christmas" when the show hits the streaming service on Thursday. The highly-anticipated final season of the hit show is being rolled out in three parts, with the second part of the series hitting Netflix on Dec. 25 – Christmas Day.

Last Christmas, the NFL first gave Netflix its heart, er, games. The very next day, Nielsen gave away the viewership stats: more than 30 million people worldwide watched the games on average. A not-insignificant attraction was the second game’s halftime show, Beyoncé, which peaked the day’s streaming tune-in.

The eight-episode final season of "Stranger Things" is being dropped in three parts. The first part, "Volume 1," premiered on Nov. 26. Three more episodes, "Volume 2," will hit Netflix on Christmas Day. The finale will drop on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2025.

There’s a festive treasure trove of TV treats this Christmas week. From the classic Christmas Eve ghost story to an Amandaland Christmas special and the annual festive visits to Call the Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing,

With a new batch of episodes arriving on Christmas Day, Matt and Ross Duffer discuss the sometimes obscure movie and video game references in the final season so far.

"They have had their hearts broken by shows they loved, that failed fans in the end," he recently told Variety, adding that series creators, the Duffer brothers, "did not want, and do not want, and refuse to be one of those shows".

While "Stranger Things" fans wait for the final episodes to premiere on Netflix this holiday season, show creators Matt and Ross Duffer warn it will be a "dark Christmas."