The first volume of Stranger Things season 5 is already breaking Netflix records.

The highly anticipated final showdown of the mega-hit series will be simultaneously playing out on both the small and big screen, and Netflix on Tuesday revealed both the official runtime for the feature-length ending, as well as the locations where fans can see the final episode in movie theaters.

Netflix has confirmed the 'Stranger Things' Season 5 finale runtime as well as participating theaters that will screen the episode on New Year's Eve.

As "Stranger Things" comes to an end, it becomes clear that Will is critical to stopping Vecna once and for all.

For all those pesky processed-food stains, Tide and Netflix have teamed to "prove that liquid Tide" is "No Stranger to Stains" with a campaign that stars Cara Buono as her Stranger Things character Karen Wheeler. They're more talking about the blood- and general monster-splatter variety there though.

People love to hate finales. There’s just too much pressure put on the showrunners to wrap everything up and make everyone happy. There have been some legendary hits (Six Feet Under) and misses (Game of Thrones),

Nevertheless, the self-report confirms what many of us long assumed: Lots of people are still watching Stranger Things, despite how much it also seems like people are complaining about it. Still, it’s not the best premiere-week viewership ever. That title belongs to Squid Game seasons two and three.

Here's a breakdown of how the "Stranger Things" characters' and actors' ages differ in Season 5, including Holly Wheeler, Will Byers, and Eleven.