After nine and a half years, it’s time to say goodbye to stranger things. One of Netflix’s most successful TV originals of all time is leaving for the final time at the end of this week, so you’ll be desperate to know when it will premiere on the streaming titan.
So let’s not delay any longer: here are all the most important launch details you need to know about the stranger things 5 end. Oh, and because we won’t see each other until 2026: Happy New Year!
What time can I watch Stranger Things season 5 episode 8?
Titled ‘The Right Side Up’, stranger things The eighth and final episode of season 5 will debut on Netflix on Thursday December 31also known as New Year’s Eve.
Well, in North and South America. Fans on other continents will have to tune in to the world’s best streaming service a day later, on January 1, 2026, to watch it.
This is because, like its seven predecessors, season 5 episode 8 will be released on New Year’s Eve in America. Given the time difference between them and Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, it will not arrive until New Year’s Day in the other regions of the world.
But enough babbling. These are the exact times ‘The Rightside Up’ will be released where you live:
- US – Thursday, December 31, 2025 at 5 pm PST / 8 pm EST
- Canada – Thursday, December 31, 2025 at 5 pm PST / 8 pm EST
- United Kingdom – Friday, January 1, 2026 at 1 am GMT
- India – Friday, January 1, 2026 at 6:30 am IST
- Singapore – Friday, January 1, 2026 at 9 am SGT
- Australia – Friday 1 January 2026 at 12pm AEDT
- New Zealand – Friday 1 January 2026 at 2pm NZDT
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