New Stranger Things episodes in Season 5 mostly run around an hour each, with a few clocking in noticeably longer, and the finale expected to be a full feature-length event of over two hours.

Episode length overview

Most new episodes in Season 5 are described as being in the 50ā€“65 minute range, with some shorter entries around 40ā€“45 minutes, which is a bit tighter and faster-paced than the extra-long Season 4. Early official runtimes shared for the first four episodes put them roughly between the midā€‘50 minutes and just over 1 hour 20 minutes.

First episodes runtimes

Reports and announcements about Volume 1 (the first four episodes) give specific runtimes such as about 1 hour 8 minutes for the premiere, around 54 minutes for episode 2, about 1 hour 6 minutes for episode 3, and roughly 1 hour 23 minutes for episode 4. These numbers directly counter earlier social media rumors that every episode would be at least 90 minutes long.

Finale and ā€œmovie-lengthā€ feel

The creators have repeatedly said the series finale will be at least two hours long , possibly up to about two and a half hours, similar to or longer than the Season 4 finaleā€™s 2 hour 19 minute runtime. Some other lateā€‘season chapters are also teased as ā€œfeatureā€‘length,ā€ so the back half of the season will likely feel closer to watching several small movies than standard TV episodes.

Release timing context

Season 5 has eight episodes released in three drops: four episodes in the first batch, three in the second, and the final standalone episode as the series capstone. This staggered rollout, paired with mostly oneā€‘hour episodes and a supersized finale, is meant to give fans time to react to major twists before the last chapter lands.

TL;DR: Expect most new Stranger Things episodes to be roughly an hour long, a few a bit shorter, several lateā€‘season chapters closer to movie length, and a massive final episode running well over two hours.

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