Finale episode of "Stranger Things" Season 5 with Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder and David Harbour, Joe Keery is days away from its Netflix release.

Volume 2 of Stranger Things' final season fails to reach the highs of the first four episodes. Read our review.

The end of ‘Stranger Things’ is almost here. See the Season 5 finale release date, streaming time and viewing details.

Vol. 2 of Season 5 will be available on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 25. Fans can expect to see three new episodes with the series' final episode set to air on Dec. 31. Episodes 5 to 7 will arrive Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET.

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The series finale of Stranger Things will stream on Netflix and screen in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve, but some viewers say Season 5’s production values aren’t cinema-worthy. In fact, a popular Reddit thread sees viewers complaining about the low-budget “Netflix look” of such a high-budget show.

Netflix's hit sci-fi horror drama, Stranger Things Season 5 dropped three episodes of Volume 2 on December 25, 2025.

Three more episodes, "Volume 2," will hit Netflix on Christmas Day. The finale will drop on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2025. Each volume of the new season releases at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT, according to Netflix.

That Will Byers finally tells his friends and family the truth is a key element in 'The Bridge,' the penultimate episode of 'Stranger Things 5.'