Get ready to spend your holidays in Hawkins. After years of waiting, Stranger Things is finally dropping its fifth and final season, and Netflix is making it a full-on event. Volume 1, with episodes one through four, premieres November 26. Volume 2, with episodes five through seven, arrives on Christmas Day, and the grand finale hits on New Year’s Eve. All episodes go live at 8 p.m. Eastern time, so fans better clear their calendars.

Since its debut in 2016, Stranger Things has become one of the biggest shows on Netflix. It mixes creepy monsters, government secrets, and psychic powers with the everyday drama of growing up. Set in the 1980s in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, the show follows a group of kids who discover a terrifying world called the Upside Down, a dark, twisted version of their own town filled with deadly creatures.

The first season kicked off with the disappearance of Will Byers, which led his friends to meet Eleven, a girl with mind powers who escaped from a secret lab. From there, things got wild. Demogorgons, shadow monsters, Russian spies under the mall, and finally Vecna, a super-powerful villain with a creepy voice and a haunted past. Every season raised the stakes, and now Season 5 promises to bring it all to an end.

What makes Stranger Things so special is how it connects with fans. People who started watching in middle school are now in college, and a whole new generation of teens is binge-watching it for the first time. The characters like Eleven, Dustin, Max, and Hopper feel like real friends, with the show’s mix of horror, humor, and heart keeping people hooked.

Season 5 takes place in the fall of 1987. Hawkins is still damaged from the rifts Vecna opened and although he has vanished, the group knows he is not gone for good. The military has taken over the town and is hunting for Eleven, forcing her into hiding. With the anniversary of Will Byers’ disappearance coming up, that creepy Hawkins feeling is back. The Duffer Brothers, who created the show, say they have saved their biggest twists for the end, so fans should expect jaw-dropping moments.