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Duffer Brothers Confirm Final 'Stranger Things 5' Runtimes as Finale Logs 2h08 and Gets U.S. Theatrical Preview

The disclosure corrects earlier runtime speculation, setting expectations for a shorter Vol. 2 capped by a limited cinema screening before streaming.

Overview

  • Ross Duffer announced the official lengths on Instagram: Episode 5 is 1:08, Episode 6 is 1:15, Episode 7 is 1:06, and the finale runs 2:08.
  • Episode titles were confirmed as Shock Jock, Escape from Camazotz, The Bridge, and The Rightside Up.
  • Episodes 5–7 debut on Netflix on December 26, with the series finale arriving January 1, 2026.
  • The finale screens in the United States on December 31 in a limited run reported at roughly 500 theaters, then streams internationally, including Germany around 2 a.m. on January 1.
  • The three episodes in Vol. 2 total about three and a half hours, undercutting earlier reports of uniformly feature-length installments, and the 142-minute Season 4 finale remains the series’ longest.