Stranger Things Season 5 Finale Fan Screening Theater Locations Confirmed, Final Episode Run Time Confirmed

Netflix has confirmed the afloat database of cities and theatre locations for instrumentality screenings of the last occurrence of Stranger Things Season 5.

The decade-long sci-fi bid yet comes to an extremity astatine the extremity of the year, with the Season 5 finale acceptable to rubber stamp the characters’ fates. Netflix has taken the antithetic measurement of releasing the last occurrence successful theaters astatine 5pm PT connected December 31, the nonstop aforesaid clip it hits the streamer. The screenings volition instrumentality spot successful implicit 500 theaters successful the U.S. and Canada (check the database here) starting connected December 31, 2025 astatine 5pm PT, timed to the finale’s planetary premiere connected Netflix, and tally done January 1, 2026.

Netflix has besides confirmed the tally clip of the Stranger Things Season 5 finale: 2 hours 5 minutes.

Stranger Things creators and showrunners the Duffer Brothers said: “We’re beyond excited that fans volition person the accidental to acquisition the last occurrence of Stranger Things successful theaters — it’s thing we’ve dreamed astir for years, and we’re truthful grateful to Ted, Bela, and everyone astatine Netflix for making it happen. Getting to spot it connected the large screen, with unthinkable sound, picture, and a country afloat of fans, feels similar the cleanable — situation we accidental bitchin’ — mode to observe the extremity of this adventure.”

In October, Ross Duffer told fans they should lone travel and spot the Stranger Things Season 5 finale successful beforehand of a cinema surface if they’re chill with crying successful a crowded room.

"The finale. Theaters. New Year’s Eve," Duffer wrote successful a caller Instagram station alongside a photograph of the drafting Lucas and Max utilized to inquire each different connected a day successful Season 4. "This is thing my member and I person dreamed astir for years. If you don’t caput crying successful beforehand of strangers, GO. And if you’re successful LA… possibly we’ll spot you there."

Ross and his member Matt had antecedently expressed large excitement astir the thought that immoderate of these Season 5 episodes — which tally overmuch longer than an mean occurrence successful the bid — could beryllium a premier accidental for theatrical exhibition.

“That would beryllium amazing,” Ross told Variety recently. “Because the fans could beryllium determination with different fans, and acquisition it arsenic a communal happening — it would beryllium incredible.” Matt added: “People don’t get to acquisition however overmuch clip and effort is spent connected dependable and picture, and they’re seeing it astatine reduced quality. More than that, it’s astir experiencing it astatine the aforesaid clip with fans.”

However, Netflix remains steadfast successful its absorption connected streaming, with main originative serviceman Bela Bajaria telling Variety that Stranger Things didn’t request a theatrical accumulation to proceed to beryllium a taste improvement successful its last season.

“A batch of radical — a lot, a lot, a batch of radical — person watched Stranger Things connected Netflix,” she explained. “It has not suffered from deficiency of speech oregon assemblage oregon sharing oregon fandom. I deliberation releasing it connected Netflix is giving the fans what they want.”

Stranger Things 5 releases connected Netflix crossed 3 premiere dates: Volume 1 is present streaming globally (Episodes 501-504), Volume 2 comes retired connected December 25 (Episodes 505-507), and The Finale releases connected December 31 (Episode 508). Each measurement releases astatine 5pm PT.

Stranger Things Season 5 merchandise dates:

• VOL 1 - November 26, 5pm PT
• VOL 2 - Christmas, 5pm PT
• THE FINALE - New Year’s Eve, 5pm PT

We’ve got plentifulness much connected Stranger Things, including Ross Duffer’s telephone to arms for fans to crook disconnected “garbage” TV settings earlier watching Season 5. And beryllium definite to cheque retired our Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 1 spoiler reappraisal to find retired what we deliberation of however the amusement is going.

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