Overview
- Volume 1 with four episodes streams on November 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Volume 2 with three episodes follows on December 25, and the single-episode finale arrives December 31.
- The finale will also play in more than 350 theaters across the U.S. and Canada on December 31 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, with additional screenings on January 1.
- Netflix’s official synopsis sets the story in fall 1987, with Hawkins under military quarantine as the group unites to find and kill Vecna while authorities intensify their hunt for Eleven.
- A publicly released first five minutes, shown at the Los Angeles premiere, teases a flashback connected to Will Byers’ 1983 disappearance and points to answers for core mysteries.
- Industry newsletter Puck reports an estimated ~$50 million cost per episode—unconfirmed by Netflix—as the Duffer Brothers emphasize bigger visual effects grounded in character-driven storytelling.