'Stranger Things' Season 4 recap in 60 seconds

Relive "Stranger Things" Season 4 in just one minute.
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Belen Edwards recaps the story of Stranger Things leading into the premiere of Season 5
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Stranger Things Season 4 came out over three years ago, so we don't blame you if you need a recap to prepare for Season 5. But if you don't have time to rewatch all 13 hours of Season 4 — not to mention the three prior seasons! — you've come to the right place.

Above, we've put together a comprehensive one-minute guideline of everything you truly need to remember going into Stranger Things' fifth and final season. Who's Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower)? Which members of the Hawkins party perished last season? And why in the world did Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Harbour) have their Soviet Union side quest again?

OK, the last one we can't really answer, because let's be real, that plotline could have been an e-mail. But when it comes to everything else Stranger Things, we've got you covered. Watch our recap, then get ready to jump right back into Hawkins.

Volume 1 of Stranger Things Season 5 premieres Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix. Volume 2 premieres Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET, and the series finale premieres Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET.

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Belen Edwards
Entertainment Reporter

Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic.


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