Today, Nikon Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the release of firmware version 5.3 for the full-frame/FX-format flagship mirrorless camera, the Nikon Z 9. This free firmware is now available for download and adds improvements across the board to further enhance the capabilities of Nikon’s top-of-the-line mirrorless camera.

The new firmware adds multiple focus enhancements, starting with a significant improvement in subject acquisition, tracking and stability for fast-moving subjects such as athletes. The advanced subject detection created with Nikon’s deep learning technology now works in other focus modes, making it easier to track the intended subject reliably in either single point or dynamic AF modes. Subject detection can now quickly be toggled on/off using a custom function button, if desired. The firmware also adds a new in-camera focus limiter, which allows the user to restrict the focus range to specific distances.

Improvements have also been made in the Auto Capture function, with a new AF standby position, and other operability and performance updates like face detection. The Z 9 now gives users the ultimate and most intelligent remote camera setup, without the need for any third-party triggering devices. This offers an extreme advantage for those shooting wildlife or professional sports with limited access.

Firmware version 5.3 adds support for Flexible Colour Picture Control that allows users to easily craft their own unique looks using NX Studio, Nikon’s image browsing, processing, and editing desktop software. This new feature offers greater creative freedom by enabling intuitive adjustments to parameters such as colour hue, brightness, and contrast using tools like Colour Blender and Colour Grading. Settings configured in NX Studio can then be saved to a memory card and loaded onto the camera as Custom Picture Controls for shooting.

These settings are reflected in the live view display, allowing users to preview results in real time, reducing the need for post-processing.

Additional Improvements to Operability and Functionality

•Focusing is now possible with the maximum aperture in live view.

•A magnification option of [400%] has been added to [Zoom on/off] available for Custom Settings.

•Use of an external microphone (wired/wireless) is now possible when recording voice memos.

•Extended the dimensions of focus areas available with [Wide-area AF (C1)] and [Wide-area AF (C2)] AF-area modes.

•Added [Flat Monochrome] and [Deep Tone Monochrome] Picture Controls.

•Added [USB streaming (UVC/UAC)] to [USB] in the [NETWORK MENU].

•Changed the specifications for uninterrupted video output to HDMI devices such as external monitors when recording ended.

•The headphone volume level can now be adjusted in the “i” menu during video recording.

Z 9 owners can visit the Nikon download centre to get the new firmware for free. Nikon will continuously meet users’ needs through firmware updates that expand the functionality of its cameras.

About Nikon
Nikon is a world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and technologies for photo and video capture; globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for an award-winning array of equipment that enables visual storytelling and content creation. Nikon Canada Inc. distributes consumer and professional Z Series mirrorless camera, digital SLR cameras, a vast array of NIKKOR and NIKKOR Z lenses, Speedlights and system accessories, Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras and Nikon software products. For more information visit www.nikon.ca, which links all levels of photographers and visual storytellers to the Web’s most comprehensive learning and sharing communities. Connect with Nikon Canada
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The Taro Group and Mr. Will are thrilled to give Readers in Toronto a chance to attend the Season Two SAINT-PIERRE Premiere!

Premiere Screening Details:

January 5th, 2026

Paradise Theatre

Toronto, Ontario

There will be a post screening Q&A with cast.

Starring: Allan Hawco & Joséphine Jobert

Synopsis: As if by fate, two seasoned yet entirely different police officers – Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector Donald Fitzpatrick (Fitz) and Parisian, Deputy Chief Geneviève Archambault (Arch) – are forced together to solve exciting cases in the French islands of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Initially at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are great at cracking the intriguing and often bizarre crimes that wash up on the islands’ beautiful North Atlantic shores.

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SAINT PIERRE Season Two premieres January 5, 2026 on CBC and CBC Gem.

This Christmas, Netflix is shaking up the playbook on holiday traditions with a halftime you won’t want to miss. Global icon Snoop Dogg will take center stage for Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party, the halftime show during Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday on December 25, 2025 live from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings will face the Detroit Lions, but all eyes will be on the Doggfather when the clock hits halftime.

Snoop Dogg takes the reins at halftime, promising chart-topping tracks, plenty of holiday spirit, and special guests, making for what is sure to be an unforgettable performance.

Snoop Dogg said: “NFL, Netflix and your uncle Snoop on Christmas Day? We’re servin’ up music, love and good vibes for the whole world to enjoy. That’s the kind of holiday magic Santa can’t fit in a bag.”

Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, said: “Christmas Gameday just got a whole lot cooler. We’re uniting two global cultural juggernauts, the NFL and the one and only Snoop Dogg, who will drop the hottest halftime show. As a West Coast girl and huge fan myself, I can confidently say this is the ultimate gift we could give our members. We’re ready to drop it like it’s hot this holiday celebration!”

To help share the news, Netflix has released an announcement video, narrated by legendary funk icon George Clinton. Don’t miss Snoop Dogg, live at halftime, only on Netflix. This Christmas, the party’s in Minnesota—and everyone’s invited.

NFL Christmas Gameday returns to Netflix in 2025 with two marquee games that will showcase NFC division rivals facing-off. Streaming live on Netflix, Cowboys-Commanders will air at 1 pm ET from Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, followed by the Lions-Vikings at 4:30 pm ET from the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pregame coverage begins at 11am ET.

Last year, Netflix kicked off its inaugural Christmas Gameday with international superstar Beyoncé performing at halftime of the Ravens-Texas game, with the four-time Emmy-nominated Beyoncé Bowl. Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. The Netflix Christmas Day games will air on CBS affiliates in the competing team cities and be available on U.S. mobile devices with NFL+. CBS Sports will produce the games, with NFL Media producing the pre, post, and halftime programming. EverWonder Studio will executive produce NFL Christmas Gameday.

Continuing the tradition started in 2024, each team playing on Christmas Day will be wearing a festive, holiday-inspired patch on their uniform in both their Week 16 and Christmas Day games. Featuring the NFL shield backed by two candy canes, the 2025 holiday jersey patch captures the excitement of football during the holiday season.

About Netflix:
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About Snoop Dogg
An entertainment industry mogul, Snoop Dogg has reigned for nearly three decades as an unparalleled force, consistently raising the bar as a globally recognized innovator. Snoop is a multi-platinum rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, DJ, media personality, businessman and icon.

Over the course of his storied music career, Snoop has released 21 studio albums, sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, reached #1 countless times on Billboard charts internationally and received 20 Grammy Award nominations.

In 2025, he was recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. That same year, Snoop and his Death Row Pictures production company entered a multi-year deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.

Snoop returned to NBC’s four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” this Fall, reclaiming his red chair for Season 28.

With an incredible life story tailor made for a film treatment, Universal is currently in development on Snoop’s biopic directed by Craig Brewer. The untitled film will be written by Joe Robert Cole (“Black Panther”) and produced by Snoop, Hughes, Brian Grazer and Sara Ramaker. The film will be the first release from Death Row Pictures, the film and TV offshoot of legendary Death Row Records, which Snoop acquired in 2022 and was the home to many of his most iconic albums, including 1994’s “Doggystyle.”

Snoop was a breakout star on NBC’s coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He served as one of NBC’s hosts and was seen throughout the Games attending various competitions, visiting with athletes and their friends and families, and exploring city landmarks.

His newest album “Iz it a Crime?” dropped May 2025 and is Snoop’s latest release from Death Row Records, boasting tracks by Pharrell, Battlecat and Sexy Red, among others.

As a philanthropist, Snoop launched the Snoop Youth Football League 20 years ago that has since seen more than 40 kids make it to the NFL. As part of the SYFL, Snoop Special Stars ensures that kids with any physical, mental or developmental disabilities also participate.

Snoop has long been an entrepreneur with endeavors in tech, entertainment, lifestyle, global consumer brands and cannabis industries.

About Jesse Collins Entertainment
Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service Emmy winning production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment.  JCE’s award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its four divisions—scripted, unscripted, sports and specials. From the sports division: Beyoncé Bowl at the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans NFL 2024 Christmas Game (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game Pre-Game Show, The 2025 World Series Game 1 Anthem, NFL Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show starring Jack White and in December 2025 Netflix’s NFL Christmas Day Game Halftime Show. From the specials division: award shows—The Emmy Awards, The American Music Awards, The 2022 Golden Globes, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors; specials—Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Primetime Emmy Award nominee), A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop, Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y’all thinking it., CNN’s Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom, Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’, Def Comedy Jam 25, Leslie Jones: Time Machine, The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway. From the scripted division: scripted series—Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story. From the unscripted division: unscripted series – Heart & Hustle: Houston, Tia Mowry: My Next Act, Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50, Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans, Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, competition series—Hollywood Squares, Rhythm + Flow, Celebrity Squares, Becoming A Popstar, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk shows – We Got Time Today, Yara Shahidi’s Day Off and Face to Face with Becky G, and children’s series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Daytime Emmy Award winner).  Emmy Award winner Jesse Collins is the Founder & CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment and executive producer of all JCE programming. He is also an executive producer for the annual GRAMMY Awards and produced the 2021 Oscars. Emmy winner Dionne Harmon is President. Sports Emmy winner Seth Dudowsky is Executive Vice President, Head of Sports & Live Content.

Miku
📍Waterpark Place – 10 Bay St
W. mikutoronto.com
IG. @mikutoronto

Miku Toronto at 10 Bay St. is ringing in the holiday season with a luxurious Japanese Seafood and Prime Rib Buffet on Sunday, December 21, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Set against sweeping waterfront views, this festive lunch experience brings together Miku’s most celebrated creations alongside seasonal highlights designed for the holidays. The thoughtfully curated buffet menu is led by Chef de Cuisine Michael Acero, with desserts crafted by MICHELIN-starred Executive Pastry Chef Aiko Uchigoshi. Guests can expect an abundant spread of signature Miku favourites, festive specials, and a celebratory holiday cocktail or mocktail available for purchase. Pricing is set at $95 for adults, $35 for children aged 7 to 12, and complimentary for children six and under (plus taxes and gratuity). The à la carte menu will not be running during buffet service. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made in advance to secure a seat at this seasonal celebration HERE.

Ideal for gathering with friends or family, the buffet is a feast of contrasts and craftsmanship, bringing together the indulgence of prime rib, the freshness of seasonal seafood, and the refined precision of Japanese cuisine. Miku’s Holiday Buffet promises a memorable, festive way to celebrate the season in style.

Holiday Buffet Menu

Raw Bar
Chef Selected Sashimi
Shrimp Cocktail Seared
Tuna Tataki

Appetizers

Salmon Nanbanzuke (Chilled Marinated Fried Salmon)
Kinpira (Sliced Root Vegetables)
Dashimaki (Japanese Omelette)
Mentaiko (Pollock Roe)
Seaweed Salad
Miso Soup

Sushi

Aburi Oshi Sushi Station
Chef Selection of Aburi Nigiri
Chef Selection of Maki Sushi

Kitchen Signatures

Prime Rib Carving Station
Roasted Ham
Make-Your-Own Ramen Station
Aji Katsu ‘Spanish Mackerel’ Fry
Chicken Karaage
Atlantic Miso Yaki
Panko-Breaded Oysters ‘Kaki’ Fry

Desserts

Petit Green Tea Opera
Hokkaido Pumpkin Crème Caramel
Coffee Gelée
Limoncello Pie
Pops, teas, & coffee included

Reserve your place now through OpenTable HERE for a refined celebration of Japanese cuisine this holiday season.

BEAR Steak Sandwiches is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever docu-series, The Backyard Boys — an intimate, energetic, and deeply Toronto story documenting the rise of the brand, the evolution of founders Ricardo Barrientos and Aki Erenberg, and the community that helped shape BEAR into one of the city’s most talked-about food destinations.

Premiering January 9 on YouTube, the eight-episode series offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the victories, chaos, and creative sparks that define BEAR’s journey. Part Chef’s Table, part “man on the street,” The Backyard Boys captures the raw, unfiltered reality of running a fast-growing food operation while navigating the pressures and joys of building something with your best friend.

What began as a backyard pop-up in 2021 has since grown into a citywide favourite, known for its indulgent sandwiches, bold flavours, and a culture rooted in collaboration. The Backyard Boys pulls
the curtain back on that evolution, featuring guest appearances from Toronto chefs, food creators,
butchers, and local institutions that have played a meaningful role in BEAR’s story.

The series concludes with a major milestone for the brand: the reveal of BEAR’s second location at The Well, marking the start of its next chapter.

“At BEAR, our story has always been shaped by the people around us – the chefs, the creators, the neighbourhoods, and the customers who believed in us from day one,” said Aki Erenberg, co-founder of BEAR Steak Sandwiches. “The Backyard Boys lets people see the heart behind the sandwiches. It’s messy, it’s emotional, it’s real and it’s entirely Toronto.”

“With food in this city, it’s never just about what’s on the plate,” said Ricardo Barrientos, co-founder of BEAR Steak Sandwiches. “It’s about the energy, the collaborations, the culture, and the way people show up for each other. This series is our love letter to the community that’s been with us from the backyard to The Well.”

EPISODE GUIDE + FEATURED GUESTS
● Episode 1: Taste of Little Italy + Intro to BEAR

● Episode 2: The Hot Ass Chicken Sandwich — feat. The Heartbreak Chef + Nosso
Talho Butchershop

● Episode 3: The Butter BEAR — feat. Chef Dev, Masa Deli, Patrick Tomasso

● Episode 4: Brisket on a Hot Honey Butter Biscuit — feat. Golden Horseshoe BBQ +
Fat Rabbit

● Episode 5: The Burger Special

● Episode 6: The Eataly-ian BEAR Special — feat. Eataly + Tre Mari Bakery

● Episode 7: The Holiday Special — feat. Tiana Jayatunga

● Episode 8: The Faves Thai Special — feat. Faves Thai BBQ

Additional Toronto foodies and content creators appear throughout the series, capturing the spirit of the city’s vibrant food culture.

Sports Illustrated Supermodel-turned-Reality TV star BROOKS NADER was recently in Toronto for a quick visit to work on an upcoming campaign for a few days. The personable and lovely Louisiana-born personality, has had a big past year with appearances on Dancing with the Stars, and getting her own Reality Show LOVE THY NADER, which can be seen in Canada on Disney+. The Series centers on her and her sisters trying to make it as models and it continues to see raves, getting renewed for a second season!

Nader is just as lovely as one could expect, taking the time to chat with us. We cannot wait to see this upcoming campaign she’s working on, and she says her sisters also were flying-in to Toronto as well for it!

Our Brooks moment here:

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(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

With fan demand for the launch of Fallout Season Two from Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films echoing loudly across the Wasteland, Prime Video today announced that the premiere episode will debut one day earlier on Tuesday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET. The announcement was revealed on the Exosphere of Sphere in Las Vegas, bringing an element of the season’s journey to New Vegas to life by turning Sphere into a post-apocalyptic snow globe featuring series’ fan-favorite characters Lucy, Maximus and The Ghoul, and surprising with a monstrously large Deathclaw attempting to break through the Exosphere. The highly anticipated eight-episode season will continue with one episode rolling out weekly until the season finale on February 4, 2026.

The new season of Fallout will pick up in the aftermath of Season One’s epic finale and take audiences along for a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas. Season Two will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

The series stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Sweetpea), Aaron Moten (Emancipation, Father Stu), Walton Goggins (The White Lotus, The Righteous Gemstones), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Moisés Arias (The King of Staten Island), and Frances Turner (The Boys).

Fallout is produced by Kilter Films, with executive producers Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy and Athena Wickham. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, creators, and showrunners. Todd Howard, Bethesda Game Studios, executive produces along with James Altman for Bethesda Softworks. MargotLulick also executive produces. Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films produce in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks.

To date, Fallout Season One has amassed more than 100 million viewers worldwide, ranking among the service’s top three most-watched titles ever. All episodes from Season One are currently available to stream on Prime Video.

About Prime Video:

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports, including Prime Monday Night Hockey – also Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher, The Boys, and Roadhouse; licensed fan favourite Vampire Diaries; exclusive entertainment such as Prime Monday Night Hockey, ONE Championship; and programming from channels such as Sportsnet, Paramount+, Crave, Citytv+, STARZ, AMC+, Super Channel, BritBox, Hayu, STACKTV, a multi-channel service featuring 16 top-tier networks (Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Lifetime, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD), via Prime Video Channels add-on subscriptions. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favourite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.primevideo.com

About Kilter Films:

Kilter Films is an award-winning Los Angeles-based production company founded and run by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan with their producing partner Athena Wickham. Nolan is a critically acclaimed, Academy Award®- and Emmy® Award-nominated writer, director, and producer, known for his work on The Dark Knight, Interstellar, and Memento. Joy is an Emmy® Award-nominated writer, director, and producer.

Kilter Films partnered with Bethesda Game Studios to develop the Emmy®-nominated television series Fallout for Amazon, based on the worldwide best-selling video game franchise, starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan, with Nolan directing the first three episodes. Fallout was critically acclaimed, a massive global hit breaking numerous streaming records, and garnered 17 Emmy® nominations. The series will return for its highly anticipated second season in December 2025 followed by an already announced third season.

Additionally, Kilter Films is partnering with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society to produce the television series adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ #1 New York Times bestselling adult fantasy novel Fourth Wing for Amazon. Kilter Films is also developing a live-action television series adaptation of Wolfenstein, one of the most iconic and influential video game franchises of all time, with the games developer, MachineGames, for Amazon.

Kilter Films also produced HBO’s hit series Westworld, which amassed 54 Emmy® nominations over its four seasons, along with DGA, WGA, PGA, and SAG nominations, and remains the highest-rated first season show in HBO’s history. Previously, Kilter Films produced the series adaptation of William Gibson’s 2014 sci-fi thriller novel, The Peripheral, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, and Jack Reynor for Amazon, and the Emmy®-nominated crime series Person of Interest, created by Nolan, which ran for five seasons and over 100 episodes on CBS.

In film, Joy made her feature film directorial debut with Reminiscence for Warner Bros. Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandiwe Newton, Joy wrote the script, which landed on The Black List, and produced with Nolan and Wickham. Kilter Films also produces interactive and transmedia marketing for which they have won three Emmy® Awards for “Outstanding Emerging Media.”

Severance‘s Adam Scott stars in Damian McCarthy‘s new Horror, HOKUM. Today, we get a glimpse of the new Trailer! Elevation Pictures release May 1, 2026.

Directed by: Damian McCarthy
Starring: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot

When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.

Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 premieres globally on Christmas Day at 5pm PT, only on Netflix. The Finale Episode will premiere on New Year’s Eve at 5 pm PT.

Watch the Official Trailer for Volume 2 now!

STRANGER THINGS 5 Premiere Dates
Volume 1: Now Playing
Volume 2: December 25, 2025 @ 5pm PT
The Finale: December 31, 2025 @ 5pm PT

JOIN FANS ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA TO WATCH & CELEBRATE THE SERIES’ FINAL EPISODE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AND NEW YEAR’S DAY

Visit www.st5finale.com for the full list of theater locations and for information on how to RSVP.

ABOUT STRANGER THINGS 5

The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.

Stranger Things 5 will release on Netflix across three premiere dates with Volume 1 on November 26 (four episodes), Volume 2 on Christmas (three episodes) and The Finale on New Year’s Eve. Each volume releases at 5 PM PT.

Created by The Duffer Brothers STRANGER THINGS is produced by Upside Down Pictures & 21 Laps Entertainment with The Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy of 21 Laps Entertainment and Dan Cohen.

The cast includes Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).

ABOUT THE SERIES

A love letter to the ‘80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events. Beneath the surface of their ordinary town lurks an extraordinary supernatural mystery, along with top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm. Friendships will be tested and lives will be altered as what they discover will change Hawkins and possibly the world — forever.

Created by The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things debuted in 2016 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular television series ever, with its fourth season alone amassing over 140.7M views globally. Rooted in ‘80s nostalgia, it boosted Kate Bush’s track “Running Up That Hill” into the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in its 38-year history. The series has also garnered over 70 awards worldwide including Emmys® and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and has been nominated for over 230 awards. The highly anticipated fifth and final season will release later this year in three volumes at 5PM PT: four episodes on November 26, three episodes on Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve. The beloved franchise offers fans various ways to engage with the cultural phenomenon year-round, including: the Olivier and Tony-award winning stage play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow; a collection of books takes fans deeper into the story; the touring Stranger Things: The Experience which recently expanded to Brazil and Australia; Stranger Things: Escape the Dark; a brand new immersive experience set to open at Netflix House later this year; Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85, an animated series that will take fans back to Hawkins; fans celebrate November 6 — the day Will Byers went missing — as ‘Stranger Things Day;’ and they can follow @StrangerThings.Things for fun ways to bring the world into their everyday lives.

Today we get an updated release slate from Walt Disney Studios Canada. 2026 looks like a huge year ahead on Disney+ and in theatres!

WONDER MAN (starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) streaming January 27, 2026 on Disney+

SEND HELP (starring Rachel McAdams) in theatres January 30, 2026 via 20th Century Studios Canada

PSYCHO KILLER (starring Georgina Campbell) in theatres February 20, 2026 via 20th Century Studios Canada

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (starring Charlie Cox) streaming March 2026 on Disney+

DISNEY & PIXAR’S HOPPERS (starring Piper Curda, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep) in theatres March 6, 2026 via Walt Disney Studios Canada

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway) in theatres May 1, 2026 via 20th Century Studios Canada

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU (starring Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White) streaming May 22, 2026 on Disney+

DISNEY & PIXAR’S TOY STORY 5 (starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) in theatres June 19, 2026 via Walt Disney Studios Canada

DISNEY’S MOANA (starring Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson) in theatres July 10, 2026 via Walt Disney Studios Canada

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY (starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal) in theatres December 18, 2026 via Marvel Studios Canada