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Who could that be? And are those rumors even true? Since the release of volume 1, there's been a lot of chatter that a character (or perhaps multiple) will not survive by the end of volume 2. “When you see something like a batched season with Stranger Things, this is our attempt at making sure we can get shows out quicker to the members,” Friedlander said.

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Per TVLine, Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of scripted series for the United States and Canada, told industry members that season 5 will be released as a binge-watch just like its Netflix compatriots-meaning most, if not all, of the episodes will drop at once-but it’s possible the final season could be “batched” like season 4. “You can’t stop this now.” We’re thinking a big showdown is due in the upcoming episodes. Over the montage is a voiceover of Vecna taunting Eleven: “It is over, Eleven, you have freed me,” he says. Netflix released a sneak peek on June 9, flashing scenes of what’s to come in volume 2.

In other words, blame Ted Sarandos! Is there a trailer yet?

We discussed various release options with Ted, and early on he proposed the two volume split, which would allow us to break up the season while also staying true to Netflix’s binge model.” “Episode 7 really serves as the end of the second act-and we feel that our final act had enough meat on the bone to make up Volume 2.”Īs for why a split was warranted in the first place: “As we began turning over episodes, everyone began to feel the season was too big to be released in one batch-at nearly 13 hours, it is really more two seasons than one. “Episode 7 is as big as any season finale we’ve ever had, so it made sense to everyone involved to split the season there,” they told Variety in a joint email interview. Episode 9: “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback” (runs 2 hours and 30 minutes)Īpparently, the Duffer brothers-the masterminds behind Stranger Things-felt it was warranted.Episode 8: “Chapter Eight: Papa” (runs 1 hour and 25 minutes).Episode 7: “Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab” (runs 1 hour and 39 minutes)Īnd then the remaining episodes premiere at the same time on July 1:.Episode 6: “Chapter Six: The Dive” (runs 1 hour and 13 minutes).Episode 5: “Chapter Five: The Nina Project” (runs 1 hour and 14 minutes).Episode 4: “Chapter Four: Dear Billy” (runs 1 hour and 17 minutes).Episode 3: “Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero” (runs 1 hour and 3 minutes).Episode 2: “Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse” (runs 1 hour and 15 minutes).Episode 1: “Chapter One: The Hellfire Club” (runs 1 hour and 16 minutes).The following episodes premiered at the same time on May 27: So, not as long as The Batman, but still really long! Wait, so how does this work again? Volume 2 might consist of only two episodes, but they're each feature-length: Episode 8 clocks in at 1 hour and 25 minutes, while the grand finale runs 2 hours and 30 minutes. Good news: More time for theorizing! How long will volume 2 be? How many episodes? Bad news: Those five weeks between May 27 and July 1 are going to pass slowly. PST on July 1, just in time for a Fourth of July weekend binge.

The final two episodes are expected to drop at 12 a.m. Okay, so don’t shoot the messenger, but it’s gonna be a painful wait. (We can all stick around after the credits roll and argue if “television that’s more like film” is really a good idea.) As Netflix attempts to squeeze some juice out of its cash cow, here’s what we know about the next chapter. But each of those two episodes will be, as one Jason Bateman once put it, “super sized”-more like feature films than traditional television. Volume 1, out as of May 27, features seven episodes, but volume 2 will feature only two. Perhaps even more confusingly, the seasonal split is lopsided. Snatching a page from the Ozark playbook, Netflix’s deliriously anticipated thriller Stranger Things is stretching its fourth season into two parts-sorry, volumes-which means fans will have to wait a teensy bit longer for the final, actual, we-mean-it-this-time ending. Take a deep breath: That Stranger Things episode 7 ending wasn’t, y’know, The End.