Los Angeles, December 4 - Netflix has released the first four episodes of the final season of its most-anticipated

sci-fi horror show Stranger Things 5, and the response to them has been nothing short of historical, with 59+ million

viewers worldwide tuning in to watch them in the first week of premiere.

Created by Duffer Brothers, the next 3 episodes of the show are scheduled to release on December 25, while the final

episode will drop on December 31. The finale of the globally popular show is set to be the longest of the entire series

yet, as Netflix officially revealed its runtime.

The runtime of the series' long-awaited last chapter has officially been revealed to be a blockbuster 2 hours and 5

minutes, setting the stage for one last, massive journey into the Upside Down. In a major development, the Finale will

have limited fan screenings in more than 500 theatres across the US and Canada beginning December 31 at 5 p.m. PT.

Stranger Things 5 kicked off in the fall of 1987, as the group seeks to find and kill Vecna after the Rifts opened in

Hawkins. The mission becomes complicated when the military arrives in Hawkins and begins hunting Eleven. As the

anniversary of Will Byers' disappearance approaches, the group must fight one last time against a new deadly threat.

Stay tuned...