"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 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 ...

Hawkins, Indiana, is headed for the big screen. The finale of the Netflix series “Stranger Things” will also have a special theatrical release on Dec.31 in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The movie screenings are timed to the premiere of ...

Ultimately, that's what resonates most about Stranger Things Season 5's first four episodes. The flashy battles and lore bombshells can get the blood pumping, but it's the characters who have kept viewers coming back for many, many years. Knowing we'll be saying goodbye to them only makes these episodes sweeter, exhaustion be damned.

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.

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,