The Stranger Things Season 5 trailer has ignited both excitement and nostalgia, not just for the show’s long-awaited return but also for its unexpected parallels to Harry Potter. Fans are drawing striking comparisons between Eleven and the Boy Who Lived, between Vecna and Voldemort, and between the fate of Hawkins and the wizarding world’s final battle.
Fans draw Harry Potter comparisons with Stranger Things Season 5 trailer
The second trailer for Netflix’s fifth and final season of Stranger Things, releasing on November 26, sets the arc for a grand, emotionally messy showdown. Over Queen’s haunting “Who Wants to Live Forever,” the footage reveals Hawkins under siege — Vecna is back, and the Upside Down is breaking through once more.
Mike gives the rallying cry, saying, “Find Vecna and end this once and for all, together.” From Demogorgons tearing through soldiers to Eleven and Hopper fighting alone inside the Upside Down, every frame hints at an apocalyptic confrontation. The final moments seal what’s to come as Vecna levitates a helpless Will Byers and whispers, “William, you are going to help me — one last time.” That moment alone started the Harry Potter parallels across social media.
As one post on X (formerly Twitter) read, “Neither can live while the other survives. Stranger Things x Harry Potter.”
Another echoed the sentiment, writing, “Stranger Things 5 is basically gonna be Harry Potter vs Voldemort all over again.”
The trailer supports the comparison — Vecna’s scorched, shadowy presence mirrors Voldemort’s quest for domination, while Eleven’s arc as “the chosen one” who must face her nemesis echoes Harry’s destiny. Fans even highlighted Will’s eerie connection to Vecna as reminiscent of Harry’s psychic link with Voldemort.
Comments like “‘The Boy Who Lived’ chills” and “the chosen one” reflect how the trailer taps into similar emotional stakes that defined Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, aka a hero’s last stand against an ancient evil.