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Stranger Things 5 Premieres Today as Netflix Kicks Off Three-Part Final Season Event

Netflix frames the conclusion as a global, staggered event with film-length chapters.

Overview

  • Volume 1 (episodes 1–4) debuts today in a simultaneous local release, including 7:00 p.m. in Mexico, 10:00 p.m. in Argentina and 8:00 p.m. ET in the U.S.
  • Netflix’s three-part rollout continues with Volume 2 (episodes 5–7) on December 25 and the single-episode finale on December 31.
  • The season spans eight episodes with extended runtimes; The Crawl runs 68 minutes and the finale, The Rightside Up, is listed at about three hours.
  • The story picks up in fall 1987 as a ravaged Hawkins rallies to find and stop Vecna, with Eleven and Will positioned at the center of the fight.
  • Media report the series finale will receive limited theatrical screenings in the U.S. and Canada, with no confirmation yet for Mexico.