Episode
Stranger Things: Chapter One: The Crawl
Overview
November, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.
Details
- Series
- Stranger Things
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2025-11-26
- Runtime
- 72 min
Episode context
Chapter One: The Crawl is Episode 1 in Stranger Things 5 of Stranger Things. It aired on 2025-11-26. The runtime is 72 min.
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