Stranger Things Cast Takes Over The Tonight Show As Millie Bobby Brown Co-Hosts
With Season 5 Part 1 looming, Stranger Things invades late night: the cast hits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 7, with Millie Bobby Brown joining Fallon at the desk as co-host.
Stranger Things is about to do the late-night victory lap. With Season 5 Part 1 dropping right before Thanksgiving, the gang is heading to The Tonight Show in early December, and Millie Bobby Brown is not just a guest this time - she is co-hosting with Jimmy Fallon. Yes, co-hosting.
When and why this is happening
Mark December 7, 2025 for the big episode. That timing is by design: it lands after Part 1 of Season 5 arrives on November 26, 2025 (the first four episodes), but before the second half rolls out. So expect a lot of hype, some teases, and at least one nostalgic story about Season 1 days.
Who is on the couch
- Winona Ryder
- Finn Wolfhard
- Caleb McLaughlin
- Noah Schnapp
- Gaten Matarazzo
- Sadie Sink
- Joe Keery
- Natalia Dyer
- Charlie Heaton
- Maya Hawke
- The Duffer Brothers
The warm-up acts
This is actually part of a little run-up on Fallon. On the Thanksgiving episode, the show is airing a one-minute, cast-led Stranger Things recap during the same episode Joe Keery is on. Before that, Gaten Matarazzo swung by about a month ago to talk through the final season. And if you remember the early days, the cast also hit Tonight back when Season 1 took off almost a decade ago, so this is a neat full-circle moment.
Season 5 is the endgame
Netflix is framing this as the finish line for Hawkins. The official synopsis hints at tighter stakes, bigger threats, and the government making everything worse. Their words, not mine:
"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 have faced before. To end this nightmare, they will need everyone - the full party - standing together, one last time."
Bottom line: Part 1 of Stranger Things Season 5 hits November 26, 2025 with four episodes, then the cast takes over The Tonight Show on December 7 with Millie Bobby Brown sharing the desk with Fallon before the second half arrives. Should be a packed couple of weeks.