The Stranger Things finale theater rollout is officially happening, and Netflix is turning the ending of its 80s-tinged sci-fi phenomenon into a one-night-only communal sendoff. For the first time, Stranger Things is heading to the big screen as Stranger Things 5: The Finale , giving fans a feature-length last chapter that plays in more than 350 theaters while it streams on Netflix at the exact same time.
Fan events framed around the Stranger Things finale theater screenings will run on December 31, 2025 and January 1, 2026, creating a shared cultural moment to close out the series. The plan marks a rare theatrical move for the typically theatrical-averse Netflix, which is embracing the multiplex to honor what is described as the longest episode in the show’s history and a blockbu

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