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Stranger Things Series Finale Premieres Dec. 31 on Netflix

Netflix scheduled the over-two-hour capstone for New Year’s Eve to drive holiday viewing.

Overview

  • The eighth and final episode debuts Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT, which is 10 p.m. in Brasília, with a runtime reported to exceed two hours.
  • Netflix is wrapping the eight-episode season across three release blocks, with episodes 5–7 arriving Dec. 25 and the finale completing the rollout.
  • The concluding chapter is titled “The Rightside Up,” according to press listings carried by Brazilian outlets.
  • Set in autumn 1987, the season places a militarized Hawkins under lockdown as the protagonists unite to hunt Vecna while Eleven remains in hiding.
  • The final season reunites the principal ensemble and adds newcomers including Linda Hamilton, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux.