{"id":465691,"date":"2025-12-23T02:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/465691\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:54:19","slug":"stranger-things-5-vol-2-episode-runtimes-and-finale-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/465691\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stranger Things 5&#8217; Vol. 2 Episode Runtimes and Finale, Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tYour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/stranger-things\/\" id=\"auto-tag_stranger-things_1\" data-tag=\"stranger-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stranger Things<\/a> Christmas binge now has a total runtime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ross-duffer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ross-duffer_1\" data-tag=\"ross-duffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Duffer<\/a>, who created the Upside Down series with brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/matt-duffer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_matt-duffer_1\" data-tag=\"matt-duffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Duffer<\/a>, has <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SThingsSpoilers\/status\/2003166225044766929\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rossduffer\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=7cfa1cdb-954b-4385-bbd0-83c77a4cf96f\">revealed<\/a> the final runtimes for the next batch of episodes in the final season of Stranger Things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe three episodes that make up Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 will run for just about three and a half hours total. Here\u2019s the breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 5 \u201cShock Jock\u201d: 1hr 8min<\/li>\n<li>Episode 6 \u201cEscape From Camazotz\u201d: 1hr 15min<\/li>\n<li>Episode 7 \u201cThe Bridge\u201d: 1hr 6min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRoss Duffer\u2019s social media announcement on Monday also included a slight update to the series finale\u2019s runtime. \u201cStranger Things: The Finale \u2014 The Rightside Up\u201d will now run two hours and eight minutes, instead of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stranger-things-series-finale-runtime-theater-locations-1236439458\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stranger-things-series-finale-runtime-theater-locations-1236439458\/\">previously announced <\/a>two hours and five minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe co-creator had previously shared details about the Vol. 2 episodes, saying on Instagram:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \u201cShock Jock\u201d picks up right after the Vol. 1 finale, \u201cSorcerer,\u201d and that writer Frank Darabont has turned out something \u201cfar darker and far scarier\u201d than his last Stranger Things episode, \u201cTurnbow Trap.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEscape From Camazotz\u201d sees Shawn Levy returning as director: \u201cIt\u2019s the biggest episode of the three \u2014 and the performances make us cry every time we watch it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Bridge\u201d is co-directed by Levy with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/duffer-brothers\/\" id=\"auto-tag_duffer-brothers_1\" data-tag=\"duffer-brothers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Duffer Brothers<\/a>, and this one they didn\u2019t want to share too much, but that \u201caside from the finale, it\u2019s probably the most emotional chapter of the season.\u201d Adding, \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a long six-day wait for the finale\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe highly anticipated series finale of Netflix\u2019s mega-hit series will simultaneously stream and play in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st5finale.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.st5finale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">500 movie theaters<\/a> across the country, starting on Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT\/8 p.m. ET \u2014 the same time the episode makes its global premiere on Netflix \u2014 and running through Jan. 1, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut first, Vol. 2 releases on Christmas Day. (Here\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/stranger-things-part-1-twists-explained-duffers-interview-1236436848\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/stranger-things-part-1-twists-explained-duffers-interview-1236436848\/\">how Vol. 1 ended<\/a> when it released Nov. 26.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/stranger-things-final-episodes-creators-duffer-brothers-1236454903\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/stranger-things-final-episodes-creators-duffer-brothers-1236454903\/\">Duffer Brothers recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> about how they planned their supersized endgame with these final episodes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cAt the end of the day, what people care about are the characters. Ross and I also love monsters and action. You do try to do both,\u201d said Matt Duffer about balancing the sci-fi of the with the humanity of the beloved ensemble in the end. \u201cThe sweet spot for us, that I always reference, is the \u2018Dear Billy\u2019 episode, where you have two things climaxing at the same time. You\u2019re having this visual effects spectacle reaching a crescendo at the same time that Max\u2019s character is reaching an emotional crescendo. If you can have those two collide simultaneously, that\u2019s the ultimate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your Stranger Things Christmas binge now has a total runtime. 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