The Stranger Things series finale will hit Netflix on New Year’s Eve 2025, dropping globally as part of the final Season 5 rollout. It will arrive in the evening U.S. time, synced worldwide.

Key date and time

  • The finale episode of Stranger Things Season 5 is scheduled to be released on December 31, 2025 on Netflix.
  • In the U.S., it is set to go live at about 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT , with equivalent times adjusted for other regions worldwide.

How it fits into Season 5

  • Season 5 is being rolled out in three parts : four episodes in late November, three more on Christmas Day, and then the finale on New Year’s Eve.
  • All episodes, including the finale, stream exclusively on Netflix in over 190 countries.

Extra event-style release

  • The finale is also getting special theatrical fan screenings in hundreds of theaters in the U.S. and Canada, timed to the same moment it goes live on Netflix on December 31, 2025.
  • Those theatrical showings continue into January 1, 2026 , but home viewers can just watch directly on Netflix as soon as it drops.

TL;DR: The Stranger Things finale will be on Netflix on December 31, 2025 , around 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT , as the final episode of Season 5’s three-part release.

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