‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Has 1.1 Million RSVPs in Movie Theaters, Says Ross Duffer: ‘3,500 Showtimes Are Completely Full’

The “Stranger Things” series finale is shaping up to be a major theatrical event.

1.1 million people have RSVP’d to watch the final episode of the Netflix sci-fi series in theaters on New Year’s Eve, according to an Instagram post from co-creator Ross Duffer, who also said that 3,500 showtimes across more than 620 theaters are completely sold out.

Duffer teased that he and his brother Matt Duffer, his co-creator, would be attending a screening or two. “What a way to close out a ten-year journey—together,” Duffer wrote. “Maybe we’ll see some of you in LA.”

Volume 1 of Season 5 premiered with four episodes on Thanksgiving Day, and Volume 2 followed with three more episodes on Christmas Day. Along with the theatrical release, the series finale will be concurrently released on Netflix on Dec. 31.

The finale will bring to a close what has been one of Netflix’s most important ventures ever. As exclusively reported by Variety, “Stranger Things” recently crossed 1.2 billion views, and has contributed more than $1.4 billion to the U.S. GDP. Season 4, which was released in 2023, still stands as Netflix’s No. 2 most popular English-language TV title of all time. Given that Season 5 achieved Netflix’s biggest opening week ever for an English-language TV series after Volume 1 debuted, it’s expected that the season will enter the most popular list soon after its eligibility window opens in January.

“Stranger Things” is executive produced by the Duffers via their Upside Down Pictures banner alongside Shawn Levy of 21 Laps Entertainment and Dan Cohen.