Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser & Poster Reveals More Details About Eleven's Mysterious Absence
A new teaser poster for Stranger Thingsseason 5 reveals a shocking development — Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) has gone missing. The poster, which appears in a brief Stranger Things teaser within Netflix’s 2025 streaming lineup, offers a $3,000 reward for information on her whereabouts or the discovery of her body. Calling the phone number on the poster leads to a voicemail from the Hawkins Police Department, which states that the town is in lockdown following the major earthquake at the end of Stranger Things season 4. The message encourages callers to provide any information related to Eleven’s disappearance.
Now, Netflix has unveiled a poster confirming that Eleven went missing just months after the events of Stranger Things season 4. The image used on the missing poster is notably from when Eleven, AKA Jane Hopper, was apprehended and booked by the police in season 4 after hitting Angela with a roller skate. While the series last saw Eleven reuniting with her loved ones as Vecna's wrath settles on Hawkins, her sudden disappearance raises significant questions about her fate in season 5. View the poster below:
What El's Disappearance Means For Stranger Things Season 5
A Major Missing-Person Mystery Is Confirmed
Eleven’s disappearance may be directly connected to one of Stranger Things season 5’s biggest mysteries. When Netflix revealed the episode titles for the final season, one immediately stood out: season 5, episode 2, “The Vanishing of…” The name following the title was intentionally blurred, implying that a major character would go missing with a callback to Will's disappearance in the show's pilot. Now, with Netflix’s teaser confirming that Eleven has vanished, it’s highly likely that her name is behind the blurred text, meaning season 5 could be repeating its original mystery on a much larger scale.
Since Eleven was back with Mike, Will, Hopper, and the rest of the group at the end of Stranger Things season 4, her disappearance suggests something dramatic has happened in the months since. The telekinetic teen could be hiding from the U.S. government, who have been after El since season 4. Theories speculated the person “vanishing” in Stranger Things season 5 could be Holly or Nancy Wheeler. However, Jane Hopper's poster strongly suggests that El is the one who disappeared. However, it’s still possible that multiple characters could go missing with their remaining friends and family embarking on a desperate search to rescue them before Vecna finalizes his apocalyptic takeover.
Our Take on Eleven’s Mysterious Absence
A Cryptic Callback To Stranger Things' Roots
Beginning Stranger Things season 5 with Eleven’s disappearance is a brilliant way to heighten the stakes for the final season. Eleven has always been the most powerful member of the group, so potentially removing her from the picture forces the rest of the characters to take on a more active role in facing whatever supernatural entity comes next. Whether she is hiding from the government, taken by the Upside Down, or facing an even bigger threat, her disappearance guarantees that season 5 will have a gripping mystery at its core.
With Stranger Things entering its final season, Netflix is pulling out all the stops to make sure the show’s ending is as suspenseful as possible. Jane Hopper's missing poster and the Hawkin PD's voicemail are small but powerful details that completely change the expectations for season 5, ensuring that we'll be eagerly awaiting answers when it returns in 2025.
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Stranger Things
- Release Date
- April 5, 2013
- Runtime
- 77 minutes
- Director
- Eleanor Burke, Ron Eyal
- Writers
- Ron Eyal, Eleanor Burke
Cast
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