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Stranger Things Season 5 Begins Global Rollout Tonight on Netflix With Volume 1

Netflix shifts to an evening, three-volume release to turn the finale into a coordinated worldwide event.

Overview

  • Volume 1 drops today as a simultaneous evening launch, including 7:00 p.m. in Mexico City, 8:00 p.m. in Peru and Colombia, and 10:00 p.m. in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
  • The final season comprises eight episodes released across three dates: Nov. 26 (Episodes 1–4), Dec. 25 (Episodes 5–7) and Dec. 31 (Episode 8).
  • Runtimes are feature-length, ranging from about 54 minutes to multi‑hour installments, with the finale listed at roughly 180 minutes.
  • Set in autumn 1987, the story returns to a devastated Hawkins as the core group regathers to locate Vecna and confront the Upside Down threat.
  • Creators Matt and Ross Duffer urged fans to rewatch four key episodes (S2E4, S2E6, S4E7, S4E9), and pre‑premiere metrics show the series set a record with all four prior seasons in Netflix’s global Top 10.