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Netflix Unveils New ‘Stranger Things’ Vol. 2 Posters, Sets Theatrical New Year’s Eve Finale

Millie Bobby Brown’s Tonight Show disclosures highlight the secrecy around the ending and the cast’s unusually emotional farewell.

Overview

  • Netflix released nine interconnecting character posters for Season 5 Volume 2, prompting online speculation over the absence of Robin, Hopper and Joyce, which the studio has not addressed.
  • The rollout remains on schedule: Volume 2 debuts Dec. 25 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, and the feature-length conclusion arrives Dec. 31 with creators saying it runs about two hours and will screen on 500-plus North American theaters.
  • Brown said she slipped into the writers’ room and saw a whiteboard of endings before the final table read, and described making bracelet gifts with Noah Schnapp as the cast cried through the session.
  • Noah Schnapp said the completed finale will not be shown to the actors ahead of release, so the cast will see it at the same time as viewers.
  • After fans flagged a visible tape mark in a Volume 1 scene, the streaming version was updated to correct the editing mistake, according to recent reports.