The Stranger Thingsseries finale is almost here — and by "here," we don't just mean on your TV. Netflix announced on Oct. 23, 2025, that the two-hour closer to the beloved sci-fi horror series will also be released in movie theaters for a very limited engagement (as in, even shorter in duration than KPop Demon Hunterssing-along events are in theaters).
The news will surely make the Duffer Brothers, who created the show, quite happy.
“People don’t get to experience how much time and effort is spent on sound and picture, and they’re seeing it at reduced quality,” Matt Duffer previously told Variety of potentially releasing the show on movie screens. “More than that, it’s about experiencing it at the same time with fans.”
“That would be amazing,” Ross Duffer concurred. “Because the fans could be there with other fans, and experience it as a communal thing — it would be incredible.”
Here's everything you need to know about catching the Stranger Things series finale in theaters.
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Will the Stranger Things series finale be in theaters?
David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger ThingsNetflix
Yes, but for a limited time, so you may want to make your New Year's Eve plans now: Showings will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Dec. 31, 2025, and continue through Jan. 1, 2026.
The move comes as fans initially criticized Netflix for not putting the finale in theaters, noting that that would have looked forward to engaging with other fans, wearing costumes and celebrating what really is the end of an entire era of TV.
Check with your local theater for showtimes and ticket availability.
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Will the Stranger Things series finale be on Netflix?
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in Stranger ThingsNetflix
Fret not! If you don't want to leave the house for the series finale, it will drop on Netflix at the same time as it hits theaters: Dec. 31, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
A lot of people — a lot, a lot, a lot of people — have watched Stranger Things on Netflix,” Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria told Variety. “It has not suffered from lack of conversation or community or sharing or fandom. I think releasing it on Netflix is giving the fans what they want.”
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The runtime is estimated at about two hours.
What is the Stranger Things series finale title?
Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in Stranger ThingsNetflix
The two-hour series finale is titled "The Rightside Up."
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Is Stranger Things: "The Rightside Up" a Stranger Things movie?
While it'll be briefly shown in theaters and is the duration of a full-length feature film, the series finale technically isn't a Stranger Things movie ... but for practical purposes, it might as well be.
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