The fifth and final season of the Netflix series is coming to an end. After the release of Volume 1 on November 26 and Volume 2 on Christmas day, the last installment will start streaming tonight.
Season 5 had a three-part release schedule. Over Thanksgiving, Volume 1 saw 59.6 million views in its first five days. When Volume 2 came out on Christmas day, it saw 34.5 million views between December 25 and 28, breaking the record for the biggest English-language premiere on Netflix.
Netflix and the show creators opted to release the series finale on its own, building anticipation and setting them up for a theatrical debut in select theaters across the country at the same time the finale drops on streaming.
How to Watch the Series Finale of Stranger Things
- Release Date: Wednesday, December 31
- Premiere Time: 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT
- Streaming: Netflix
About Season 5
The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.