Stranger Things, a well-loved series, is wrapping up its long and thrilling ride with a great Season 5 finale, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up, that will be out on December 31, 2025, at the same time on Netflix and in some chosen theatres across the globe. The fans will get the option to watch the finale at their homes or on the big screens, as Netflix is going to make the theatrical launch available in more than 620 places in the US and Canada, thus turning the finale into a universal fan occasion.
The length of the episode is 2 hours and 5 minutes continues telling the tale in Hawkins in fall 1987, with Eleven hiding, the town being militarily locked down, and the risk from Vecna increasing after his strange vanishment. All the previous episodes of Season 5 that were released in three parts—Volume 1 (Nov 26), Volume 2 (Dec 25), and the finale—are now streaming.
The major cinema theatres like AMC, Regal, and Cinemark are showing limited screenings and the reservations will be convertible into concession vouchers rather than being counted as traditional ticket revenue. The fans can see which theatres are participating and secure their seats through Netflix’s official theatre-finder: ST5Finale.com.
The finale characters are all back in the original ensemble cast, and they are Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, besides Jamie Campbell Bower, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Cara Buono, Amybeth McNulty, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, Alex Breaux, and Linda Hamilton.
This restricted theatrical release is a unique cultural event celebrating the end of a pop culture phenomenon in a shared viewing experience that goes beyond traditional streaming.