Overview
- Volume 1’s four episodes are now streaming following a Nov. 26 global drop timed to local evenings in multiple regions.
- Volume 2 arrives Dec. 25 and the single‑episode finale lands Dec. 31, completing an eight‑episode final season.
- Netflix published episode titles and runtimes, with Volume 1 ranging from 54 to 83 minutes and later chapters running multiple hours, including an approximately three‑hour finale.
- Creators Matt and Ross Duffer urged fans to revisit four key installments (S2E4, S2E6, S4E7, S4E9) as the finale pays off long‑running mythology.
- Interest is surging, with all four prior seasons in Netflix’s Global Top 10 and reports of brief platform strain at launch, as the core cast returns alongside newcomers including Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay.