Netflix’s incredibly popular Stranger Things is wrapping up its five-season run on New Year’s Eve. Season five, part one, premiered on November 26, 2025, and the final season’s part two will drop on December 25th.
Today, the streamer confirmed the finale (season five, episode eight) will run two hours and five minutes. Netflix previously announced the final chapter will screen in theaters simultaneously with its Netflix premiere. The full list of participating theaters is available at www.st5finale.com.
During a press conference leading up to the release of part one, the Duffer Brothers were asked how they balance the fans’ expectations with their own vision of how the story should end. Matt Duffer replied, “I think, you know, that’s one of the most challenging things with the show, or one of the things about the success of the show that’s been challenging is just every year it feels like there’s more and more noise around it. But what we try to do as much as possible is shut off the noise and not listen to it. I mean, of course you hear it, but then at the end of the day, it comes down to me, Ross, and our four writers, all of whom have been on the show since either season one or season two. And we just try to write something that we think is cool.
Because that’s what we did all the way back in season one, because we had no fans. And we were just trying to make something that we loved. And that’s what we did. And then it resonated with, you know, a lot of people. So we try to apply that philosophy to every season. And especially with this final season because of the level of expectation. It can just paralyze you. So we just stopped thinking about it and we thought, ‘Hey, if we’re happy with the way this is ending, hopefully it will work for the rest of the audience.’ So really, you’re just trying to please five people and then hoping it trickles outward.”
Matt Duffer continued: “And it’s interesting with Netflix. The last thing I’ll say is, there is no test screenings. So, we don’t get any reactions from fans. We’re only getting feedback from, I would say, a total of 10 people, which is terrifying, but on the other hand, really freeing. Because you don’t get weighed down by what is or isn’t working with people, what people want. You don’t worry about it at all. You’re just trying to get it to a place where you’re happy. And then you put it out in the world and you pray.”
Season five stars Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, and David Harbour as Jim Hopper. Sadie Sink plays Max Mayfield, Natalia Dyer is Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton is Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery is Steve Harrington, and Maya Hawke is Robin Buckley.
Rounding out the ensemble are Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair, Brett Gelman as Murray, Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Amybeth McNulty as Vickie, Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler, Jake Connelly as Derek Turnbow, Alex Breaux as Lt. Akers, and Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay.
“The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished—his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “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’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone—the full party—standing together, one last time.”
Stranger Things is produced by Upside Down Pictures and 21 Laps Entertainment. The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen serve as executive producers.
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