Netflix's Stranger Things 5 bonanza includes a cheeky Christmas wish and new profile icons – ‘Choose your fighter'

Netflix marks the release of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 with a cheeky Christmas wish and interesting new profile icons.

Stranger Things 5 Vol 2 released worldwide on 25 December. In India, the hit show was dropped on 26 December at 6:30 AM IST.

A Christmas wish for Stranger Things fans

Marking the release of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 on Christmas, Netflix changed its bio on X to “MERRY STRANGEMAS”

Netflix India's bio was changed to: “It is time 👀”

Gift from Netflix

Netflix also played Santa for Stranger Things fans, gifting them new profile icons featuring iconic characters from the hit series, and asked them to “Choose your fighter.”

Announcing the Christmas gift, alongside the release of Stranger Things 5, the OTT giant said, “Choose your fighter. STRANGER THINGS 5 PROFILE ICONS NOW AVAILABLE.”

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2: Cast

The show brings back its beloved ensemble while introducing a few new faces this season.

• Millie Bobby Brown returns as Eleven, the powerful psychic who is at the heart of the story
• Finn Wolfhard’s Mike Wheeler aka the unofficial leader of the Hawkins group
• Winona Ryder reprises her role as Joyce Byers
• David Harbour is back as Hawkins police chief Jim Hopper and also Eleven’s father figure.

The core friend group remains the same with Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield.

Besides them, also returning are Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton as siblings Nancy and Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as fan-favourite Steve Harrington, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley and Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair.

Linda Hamilton joins as Dr Kay, a military scientist probing the mysteries of the Upside Down; Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler in an expanded role; Jake Connelly as her classmate Derek Turnbow; and Alex Breaux as Lt. Robert Akers.

Jamie Campbell Bower reprises his chilling role as the villain, Vecna.

Who dies in Stranger Things Season 5?

In the previous volume, the Duffer brothers left fans with a cliffhanger with Will Byers finally channelling his inner Vecna, and taking over his powers to kill the demogorgons that were just about to attack his friends.

However, there's one question that has been bothering the fans the most — who dies in Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2? As of now, there is no major death in Stranger Things Season 5.

But the showrunners did tease multiple deaths in the final episode, which is set to drop on New Year's Day.

With the last episode to go, Stranger Things fans are now anticipating multiple deaths, including Will, Dustin, Steve, Lucas, Max and Karen.