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Stranger Things S5E7 — Chapter Seven: The Bridge

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Stranger Things•Season 5•Episode 7

Chapter Seven: The Bridge

5.6/10 · 194,275 votesDec 25, 202567 min

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 5•−2.2 vs season avg

On the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.

Directed byMatt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy

Written byMatt Duffer, Ross Duffer

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Seasons5

Season 5 Episodes8

Chapter One: The Crawl still

Chapter One: The Crawl

Chapter Two: The Vanishing of... still

Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...

Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap still

Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap

Chapter Four: Sorcerer still

Chapter Four: Sorcerer

Chapter Five: Shock Jock still

Chapter Five: Shock Jock

Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz still

Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz

Chapter Seven: The Bridge still

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Chapter Seven: The Bridge

Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up still

Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

Cast18

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Joyce Byers

David Harbour

David Harbour

Jim Hopper

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown

Eleven / Jane Hopper

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Mike Wheeler

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Dustin Henderson

Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb McLaughlin

Lucas Sinclair

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp

Will Byers

Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

Max Mayfield

Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Nancy Wheeler

Charlie Heaton

Charlie Heaton

Jonathan Byers

Joe Keery

Joe Keery

Steve Harrington

Maya Hawke

Maya Hawke

Robin Buckley

Crew12

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Writer

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Writer

Matt Duffer

Matt Duffer

Director

Ross Duffer

Ross Duffer

Director

Shawn Levy

Shawn Levy

Director

C

Caleb Heymann

Director of Photography

Brett Jutkiewicz

Brett Jutkiewicz

Director of Photography

K

Katheryn Naranjo

Editor

Josh McLaglen

Josh McLaglen

First Assistant Director

Beau Borders

Beau Borders

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

L

Luke Schwarzweller

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

C

Christopher Bonis

Sound Effects Editor

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Episode Summary

"Chapter Seven: The Bridge" is episode 7 of Stranger Things season 5. It scored 5.6/10 from 194,275 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy and written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, it aired on December 25, 2025.

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