Update: Netflix confirms that the two-hour finale of Stranger Things season 5, titled “The Rightside Up,” will premiere in more than 350 movie theaters on December 31, starting at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, playing through Jan. 1, 2026.
It’s been almost a decade since Stranger Things premiered on Netflix, but the series is finally winding down with a fifth and final season. And in response to the series’ ongoing popularity, the streamer is pulling out all the stops. Instead of dumping the entire season onto the platform at midnight PST like most other Netflix releases, Stranger Things Season 5 will premiere in three parts, all at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST. Episodes 1 through four will drop on November 26, Episodes 5, 6, and 7 arrive on Christmas Day, and the final, two-hour-long episode comes out on New Year’s Eve.
