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Stranger Things Finale: Episode Lengths Revealed!

12/26/2025

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Duffer Reveals Episode Lengths

Ross Duffer, co-creator of Stranger Things, announced the run times for the final four episodes, releasing on Netflix on December 25, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
Episode five, titled ‘Shock Jock’, has a run time of one hour and eight minutes, while the finale, ‘The Rightside Up’, lasts two hours and seven minutes, making it shorter than season four’s longest episode.
Jamie Campbell Bower surprised audiences at the Broadway spinoff, The First Shadow, where he portrayed an adult Henry Creel, exploring the origins of key characters in Hawkins, set in 1959.

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Duffer Brothers Criticized

The latest season of Stranger Things draws sharp criticism for a convoluted plot and expanded lore that makes it hard to follow.
The Duffer Brothers, creators of Stranger Things, add layers such as a wormhole and Vecna that complicate the narrative.
Critics say unresolved plot points and fluctuating character intelligence undermine believability, and the aging cast raises plausibility concerns.

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Duffer Reveals Episode Lengths

Ross Duffer, co-creator of Stranger Things, announced the run times for the final four episodes, releasing on Netflix on December 25, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
Episode five, titled ‘Shock Jock’, has a run time of one hour and eight minutes, while the finale, ‘The Rightside Up’, lasts two hours and seven minutes, making it shorter than season four’s longest episode.
Jamie Campbell Bower surprised audiences at the Broadway spinoff, The First Shadow, where he portrayed an adult Henry Creel, exploring the origins of key characters in Hawkins, set in 1959.

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