The finale releases globally on both Netflix and in participating movie theaters Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.

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.

Learn how Stranger Things: The First Shadow connects to Season 5 and where to watch the franchise’s essential prequel play.

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.

Hop in, nerds, we’re going to the Starcourt Mall movie theater. Tickets go on sale today for Stranger Things fans who want to spend their New Year’s Eve watching the highly anticipated finale of the show on the big screen.

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.