Iconic Netflix series Stranger Things is all set to conclude with an over 2-hour movie like episode, as the Duffer Brothers show wraps up ten years after it first premiered in 2016.

Stranger Things Season 5 has been in news even since the first volume comprising of four episodes dropped on Thanksgiving (November 27). The episodes unveiled Vecna’s new game and mark Will Byers’ (Noah Schnapp) return as the series’ main character.

The Volume 2 (released on December 26) consisted of three episodes packed with both emotion and action, the flavour Stranger Things fans are used to. From Max (Sadie Sink) and Holly’s (Nell Fisher) escape from Henry’s mind to Will Byres confessing to ‘not liking girls’, a lot transpired in the Christmas episodes of the Netflix show.

The origin of Upside Down is also uncovered in the latest episodes. Turns out it’s not a world but a wormhole or a bridge between two points in time and space – between one world and another.

The two volumes of Stranger Things Season 5 comprising of seven episodes are already out. The eighth and final episode of the popular Netflix series now awaits its release in less than two days. Here’s all you want to know.

When is Stranger Things Season 5 finale episode releasing in India?

Stranger Things Season 5 finale episode will release on Netflix on January 1 at 6:30 am IST. This means your new year will begin on an explosive note as the Hawkins Gang including Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, Eleven, Max Mayfield, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, and Robin Buckley come together for one last time to take on Vecna. It will surely be emotional moment for audience who stayed connected with the franchise for ten whole years as the series comes to its conclusion.

Stranger Things Season 5 finale episode runtime

The total duration of Stranger Things Season 5 final episode will be 2 hours 8 minutes long.

Title of the finale episode

The final episode of Stranger Things Season 1 was titled Upside Down. Interestingly, the last episode of Stranger Things Season 5 is called The Right Side Up.

Fate of Eleven

Series co-creator Ross Duffer says: “There’s a look and a moment between [Eleven] and Kali [Linnea Berthelsen] where it seems as though Eleven has agreed to Kali’s plan to stay in the Upside Down when it explodes. So, even if they are to succeed, there’s a big question mark in terms of what’s going to happen to Eleven.”

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