Stranger Things Finale Trailer Announced in Vegas Drone Show The final 2-hour-5-minute episode, 'The Finale The Rightside Up, arrives on Netflix December 31 after volumes released November 26 and Christmas Day. Co-creator Ross Duffer noted 1.1 million RSVPs for 500 worldwide theater screenings, with 3,500 showtimes sold out. Fans mix hype for the nostalgic '80s sci-fi sendoff with gripes over pacing and plot choices, yet many mourn the nearly decade-long run.