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Duffer Confirms ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Runtimes for First Four Episodes

The Netflix finale will roll out in three holiday-timed parts with post-production finished on the first two chapters.

Overview

  • Ross Duffer posted official lengths for Episodes 1–4: 1:08, 0:54, 1:06 and 1:23, respectively.
  • The clarification contradicts earlier reports that every episode would run 90 to 120 minutes.
  • Netflix will release the eight-episode final season in three drops: Nov. 26 (US) for the first four, Dec. 25 for the next three, and Dec. 31 for the finale.
  • Duffer said post-production is complete on the first two episodes and teased Episode 1 as the most eventful since season 1 and Episode 2 with the series’ wildest opening.
  • Some fans questioned Episode 2’s 54-minute runtime in Instagram comments, and runtimes for Episodes 5–8 have not been disclosed.