'Stranger Things' co-creator Ross Duffer confirms series finale will be over two hours long

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Stranger Issues co-creator Ross Duffer simply confirmed the runtimes for the ultimate episodes of the Netflix hit collection.

With simply 4 episodes left within the extremely anticipated new season, Duffer confirmed on social media that the all the episodes have a runtime north of an hour, with the collection finale clocking in at a whopping two hours.

The following batch of episodes set to premiere Thursday (Dec. 25) embody Episode 5, titled “Shock Jock,” which is an hour and eight minutes lengthy; Episode 6, “Escape from Camazotz,” which is able to run for one hour and quarter-hour; and Episode 7, titled “The Bridge,” which is an hour and 6 minutes lengthy, based on a social media publish shared by Duffer.

Then, the Stranger Issues collection finale, titled “The Rightside Up,” will air Dec. 31. The finale’s runtime is reportedly two hours and eight minutes, making it the longest episode of the season.

Nearly 10 years after the sci-fi hit first premiered on Netflix, the collection is lastly coming to an finish.

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Season 5 takes place within the fall of 1987, when life in Hawkins appears to be like very totally different from the small Indiana city viewers know nicely by now.

“Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single objective: discover and kill Vecna,” reads the Season 5 synopsis. “However he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the federal government has positioned the city underneath navy quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her again into hiding.”

It continues, “Because the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, acquainted dread. The ultimate battle is looming — and with it, a darkness extra highly effective and extra lethal than something they’ve confronted earlier than. To finish this nightmare, they’ll want everybody — the complete get together — standing collectively, one final time.”