15 Most Anticipated Horror TV Shows Of 2025

15. Stranger Things Season 5

2025 is a huge year for fans of Stranger Things, for this year brings the show's fifth and final season. Yes, as it stands, this latest return to Hawkins will be our last, with Season 5 long since confirmed to be the show's endpoint. Of course, things can always change, but for now, we're on the cusp of saying goodbye to a true modern-day pop culture behemoth.

No notable plot details have been made public as of yet, though the Duffer Brothers have made it known that they changed their original ending for the series based on the fan response to Stranger Things' brilliant fourth season. We also know that Terminator favourite Linda Hamilton will be a part of this final season, which in itself brings plenty of further intrigue.

As of this writing, Stranger Things Season 5 has yet to have a premiere date announced, though it might be sensible to expect this final season to arrive in June or July, which has been the case with three of the past four seasons.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 13th Jan 2025

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