"We're beyond excited that fans will have the chance to experience the final episode of 'Stranger Things' in theaters -- it's something we've dreamed about for years, and we're so grateful to Ted [Sarandos], Bela [Bajaria], and everyone at Netflix for making it happen," they said in a press release at the time.

Limited screenings of Stranger Things Season 5's final episode will play in over 350 theaters throughout the US and Canada. The screenings will take place at the exact same time as the Netflix global premiere (December 31 at 8:00 pm ET) and will run through January 1. In other words, you have two days to watch the finale in theaters if you want to!

The first four episodes of Stranger Things 5 release Wednesday, November 26 just as everyone gets off of work – and out of school – for the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s the perfect holiday watch party event, and Netflix is keeping that philosophy alive with the release of Volume 2 on Christmas Day and the series finale on New Year’s Eve.

The Finale has been confirmed, with tickets for the theatrical release of "The Rightside Up" now officially on

The Upside Down is coming to the big screen. The series finale of "Stranger Things" will be released in select movie theaters in conjunction with its debut on Netflix, the streamer announced on Oct. 23. The screenings will take place in over 350 theaters ...

EXCLUSIVE: Stranger Things 5 is off to a monstrous start with the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language series on Netflix. The first four episodes, which debuted on November 26, catapulted the latest season of the Duffer Brothers’ supernatural drama to No.

Since the first four episodes of the final season debuted on the streamer on November 26, they've amassed 59.6 million views, which is the biggest premiere week ever for an English-language show (the "English-language" part is an important caveat – earlier this year,

Part one of "Stranger Things" Season 5 premieres on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This release includes the first four episodes of Season 5. The next three episodes release on Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and the finale releases on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.