Overview
- Volume 1 streams November 26, Volume 2 arrives December 25, and the two‑hour series finale lands December 31 with reports of more than 350 North American theatrical screenings.
- Matt and Ross Duffer say they have known the final scene since early in the show’s run, framing season 5 as a definitive close to the Hawkins story.
- Millie Bobby Brown says she “channeled [her] inner Tom Cruise,” highlighting extensive physical training for Eleven and teasing that Volume 1 only begins to show it.
- Netflix has shared the opening five minutes of the season and hosted limited FYC screenings as promotion ramps up ahead of the premiere.
- Coverage underscores feature‑length episodes and over 6,000 VFX shots, with industry reports of very high per‑episode costs remaining unconfirmed by the Duffers or Netflix.