‘Stranger Things’ Fans Brace Themselves as Final Episode Runtimes Are Finally Revealed
Netflix has officially shared how long the final four episodes of Stranger Things will be, and fans now know exactly how much time they will be spending in Hawkins one last time.
The information was shared by Ross Duffer, one of the show’s creators, who posted the episode lengths on Instagram. According to his post, the second part of season five will begin on Christmas Day with three new episodes dropping at once.
The first episode of the final batch is titled Shock Jock and runs for just over an hour. It is followed by Escape from Camazotz, which is slightly longer, and then The Bridge, which comes in at a little over an hour as well. All three episodes will arrive on Netflix on December 25 in the evening, timed for viewers in both the U.S. and abroad.
The story will fully wrap up a few days later. The final episode, The Rightside Up, will be released on December 31. This last chapter is the longest of the entire series and runs for more than two hours, turning the finale into a movie-length event.
Netflix is also giving fans a special way to watch the ending. The series finale will be shown in more than 500 theaters across the United States and Canada. According to reports, Netflix will not make money from these screenings. Instead, theaters will sell concession vouchers, while Netflix-owned theaters will offer free showings through RSVP lists.
The final season has already proven to be a huge success for the platform. The first four episodes of season five were released just before Thanksgiving and pulled in nearly 60 million views in their first five days, based on Netflix data. That strong start shows just how big the show remains, even as it comes to an end.
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