Stranger Things Season 5 Is Basically Movie-Length — Ross Duffer Reveals First Four Episode Runtimes
Stranger Things co-creator Ross Duffer has shared the exact runtimes for the first four episodes of season 5, confirming that several episodes run over an hour. The information comes from an Instagram reel where Duffer listed each episode length, and Netflix will release these episodes in the first volume this November.
1. Episode runtimes
2. Release schedule
3. Source and quote
Episode runtimes
Here are the lengths Duffer posted for the first four chapters of Stranger Things season 5. They were shared as the “actual” runtimes, and each run time below is given exactly as shown:
- Chapter One: The Crawl — 1 hour and 8 minutes
- Chapter Two: The Vanishing Of… — 54 minutes
- Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap — 1 hour and 6 minutes
- Chapter Four: Sorcerer — 1 hour and 23 minutes
Release schedule
The first four episodes will arrive together on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT on Nov. 26. Moreover, the season is being released in multiple volumes: the other four episodes will come later, with three episodes releasing on Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve. At this time, the runtimes for those remaining episodes have not been disclosed.
Source and quote
The runtimes were shown in an Instagram reel. Duffer captioned the post with the words “ACTUAL runtimes” followed by a peace sign emoji. You can view the reel on Duffer’s Instagram reel.
