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.

Stranger Things 5 is here — but its biggest clues start in The First Shadow. Here’s what the prequel play reveals and how to see it.

Volume 2 of Stranger Things releases on December 25th at 5 PM PT, and will include three more episodes. The Finale drops on December 31st at 5 PM PT. You can also watch the final episode in theaters. Tickets go on sale on December 2nd. Meanwhile, fans are eager to find out what will happen next.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow is a theatrical prequel to Stranger Things, which explores the backstory of Henry Creel/Vecna. It debuted in London's West End in 2023 and New York's Broadway in 2025. While this was explored in season 4, the final season of Stranger Things goes even further into Henry/Vecna's past, lore, and fears.

Fans hoping to watch the Stranger Things Season 5 finale on the big screen are finding issues getting tickets. The passes for the event are being released with some steep resale prices. Netflix and the Duffer brothers have announced that the final episode of this installment will screen in select theaters as well as stream

The G-SHOCK and Casio Vintage collab delivers eerie Upside Down details and heartfelt fandom touches — just in time for the end of Stranger Things

The final season of Stranger Things roared to its best opening week ever — and the second-biggest premiere for any Netflix original series.

The first four episodes of 'Stranger Things' Season 5 dropped this week, and excited fans will have to wait nearly a month to see the next episodes.