What to know
- The final episode runtimes for Stranger Things season five has been released, with the series finale running over two hours.
- Volume 2 drops on Christmas Day, with the final episode premiering on New Year’s Eve at 5 p.m. PST.
- Fans online and at watch parties are expressing excitement, concern about pacing, and sadness as the series comes to an end.
The final run times for the last episodes of the “Stranger Things” series are out, and fans are reacting to how much time they have left in Hawkins.
After the first four episodes of season five were released on Netflix in November, vol. 2 begins with three more episodes coming out on Christmas Day and the final episode being dropped on New Year’s Eve.
The finale of the sci-fi fantasy, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown, will have the heroes chase one goal, to find and kill Vecna – a humanoid being with psychic powers.
Show creator, writer and director Ross Duffer, who made the series with his brother Matt, posted the final runtimes of each episode on Instagram:
- Chapter Five: Shock Jock- 1h 8m
- Chapter Six: Escape from Camaztoz- 1h 15m
- Chapter Seven: The Bridge- 1h 6m
- Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up- 2h 8m
Watch parties are being held across Toronto, and at select Cineplex locations.
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And online, fans are eagerly anticipating the series finale.
“Only 5 hours and 37 minutes left in Stranger Things…,” one Instagram user said.
“This is disappointing. I hope it doesn’t feel rushed,” another said.
“That’s gonna be the shortest 2hrs and 8mins of my life i just know it,” one user stated.
“They could be 11 hours each – still wouldn’t be enough,” another user said.
Each volume of Stranger Things releases at 5 p.m. PST on Netflix. For more information, visit Netflix’s website.
