Overview
- Matt Belloni’s Puck newsletter reports the roughly two-hour series ender is being lined up for AMC and other chains on December 31, day-and-date with its Netflix release.
- Netflix has not announced the plan and the deals are reportedly not yet signed, keeping details like locations and ticketing unresolved.
- A recent Variety interview quoted Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria as ruling out a theatrical run, though that conversation was conducted weeks earlier as plans evolved.
- Creators Matt and Ross Duffer have described the finale as “like a movie,” and industry outlets characterize a cinema screening as a first for a major Netflix TV episode.
- Season 5 will roll out in three holiday volumes on November 26, December 25, and December 31, positioning the finale as a feature-length event.