Overview
- The episode premieres December 31 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Netflix, arriving January 1 in many countries due to time zone differences.
- Concurrent big‑screen showings are booked at more than 500 theaters, including about 200 AMC locations in the U.S., with additional playtimes on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
- Netflix lists a 2-hour-5-minute runtime for the capstone chapter, the longest of the season but shorter than the Season 4 finale.
- Recent episodes established new series mythology that reframes the nature of the Upside Down and set the stage for the concluding showdown without disclosing key twists.
- Audience reaction to Volume 2 has been uneven, with Episode 7 posting the series’ lowest IMDb rating and critics citing pacing and character-focus concerns, and the creators say the finale contains a brief spin-off hint.