Stranger Things Season 5 leaked – Hacker claims new episodes could appear at any time

Updated August 15th as initial release schedule expires.

Following the shocking compromise of Netflix footage last week, an anonymous hacker linked to the attack claimed episodes from the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things would be released publicly on Wednesday the 14th.

Accordingly Soap Center“The anonymous leaker insisted that he had seen the first three episodes of Stranger Things Season 5… While this may be a false claim, it still leaves fans of the series worried about the future of production and spoilers ahead of the official release.”

As anticipation grew online, the original August 14 schedule passed with no sign of the promised episodes—only more speculation. The source of the original claim continued to promise that episodes would be released on either his Telegram channel or a Discord channel, relying on the credibility of the initially compromised material to convince others that the Stranger Things The leak was real.

If this leak Is real and there is a plausible explanation for the delay. It could be that the original Telegram Leaks channel was shut down for copyright reasons as the clock ticked toward the original timeline – perhaps there was background activity involving Telegram and lawmakers from Netflix or elsewhere.

“Honestly guys, I’m not having a good day,” Jace Johnson posted on X. “My account is under attack, my Telegram group has been deleted, and I’m probably getting sued. I’m taking a little break and trying to figure out where I’m going to post the next leak.” A new Telegram channel “Movies” was then created and shared, although at the time of writing there was no further tangible evidence of the Stranger Things Leak, although some screenshots from Sonic 3 were shared on the same channels.

There has always been a justified scepticism about the Stranger Things Leaks. The original source of the actual compromised material did not include these Season 5 episodes, and it was always claimed that they came from somewhere else.

This confirmed compromise, which did not include Strange Things—one of Netflix's partners was affected. IGN reported that the leaked animation titles were “Arcane, Terminator Zero, Dandadan, and Ranma ½” and that material was distributed via social media channels such as X and 4Chan.

A Netflix spokesperson said The edge that “one of our post-production partners has been compromised and footage from several of our titles has unfortunately been leaked online. Our team is taking vigorous action to have it removed.”

In a statement, localization service provider Iyuno confirmed “a recent security issue involving unauthorized access to sensitive content. Protecting the confidentiality of our customers and ensuring the security of their content is our highest priority. We are actively investigating this security breach to mitigate potential risks and identify those responsible.”

The situation regarding Stranger Things was becoming increasingly less clear, but was quickly integrated into the various X and Telegram feeds that had brought and published the original leaks, giving them additional credibility.

This upcoming season of Stranger Things “will be the last in the series.” As reported Soap Center“The release date for season 5 has not yet been announced, but the final season promises to be explosive.”

While these new leaked claims have been made and the wider compromise suggests some substance, fans of the series will have to wait and see if there is any truth to it. But given the poor quality and illegal nature of the material, even if episodes are released, fans should steer clear and not download any of the illegal material.

Quite apart from the security breach itself, such high-profile attacks become a playground for hackers. Inexperienced users of such websites are tricked into downloading files and even installing apps that they would never normally access. Fortunately, fans already seem to be fighting back and urging others to wait for the official release.

Interestingly, the last post in the Telegram Leaks channel “Movies” – at the time of writing – read: “Sorry guys, I spoke to my lawyers about something important… Let’s shut down the internet.” Skepticism persists, but expectations have not diminished.

I have asked Netflix for comment on these recent allegations.