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Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 Premieres Christmas Night in Netflix Primetime

Netflix shifts to a U.S. primetime drop to create a shared holiday viewing moment.

Overview

  • Episodes 5–7 go live at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on December 25 in North and South America, with most other regions receiving them on December 26.
  • Ross Duffer confirms runtimes and titles: Shock Jock (1:08), Escape from Camazotz (1:15), and The Bridge (1:06), totaling more than three and a half hours.
  • International release times include 1 a.m. GMT in the UK, 2 a.m. CET in western and central Europe, 5 a.m. GST in the UAE, 6:30 a.m. IST in India, and noon AEDT in Sydney and Melbourne.
  • The feature-length finale, The Rightside Up, is scheduled for December 31 in the Americas and January 1 elsewhere with a 2:08 runtime, debuting simultaneously on Netflix and in 500 U.S. theaters starting at 5 p.m. PT.
  • Duffer describes Volume 2 as darker and highly emotional, highlighting Chapter 7’s impact while avoiding plot specifics.