release dates on Netflix

The wait is finally over… even if it’s only half. Stranger Things is back, yes, but with a result that has been released in several installments, spanning two volumes and a final episode that will be served separately, all orchestrated to keep us in suspense as much as possible. Three years after the end of the fourth opus, the red platform published half of the 8 episodes which complete the last season, maintaining for the moment that balance between mystery, terror and nostalgia of the 80s which made it a global phenomenon.

The first reactions were quick to arrive, and the reception could not have been more encouraging. With a 87% positive reviews On Rotten Tomatoes, critics celebrate the fact that the series keeps its charisma intact. Some were even surprised that after years of silence, fiction continued to exude the same vibrant energy; In any case, the general reception seems to praise the long-awaited latest opus, the first half of which is now available in our country.

With this momentum now comes the key questions: When will we see part two? Netflix has already set the date. Volume 2 of this final season will land on December 26 at 2:00 p.m. (Peninsula Time), serves us a complete menu, with first and second courses and dessert that we will have on the table January 1, 2026. A bet that divides emotions and increases expectations among fans, many of whom have already swallowed their first portion and are impatiently awaiting the next one.

Final trailer for volume 2

To whet your appetite, Netflix has already revealed the new trailer for volume 2 of last seasonan insight that suggests the story is heading towards its darkest and most decisive stretch. The footage shows a fractured Hawkins and characters divided on different fronts in the face of Vecna’s threat, with clues that invite fans to theorize about Kali (Eight)’s possible role in Eleven’s fight, the renewed alliance between Dustin and Steve after Eddie’s death, and the nightmares that still haunt Max. The Duffer brothers With this result, they promise an epic climb who has the difficult task of pleasing a legion of fans.

Premiere of volume 2: December 26 at 2:00 p.m.

The Christmas calendar will be intense for fans: just five days after volume 2, the final episode will arrive, “Chapter Eight: This Side”planned for January 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. (PET). A historic chapter not only because it closes the series, but because for the first time will premiere simultaneously on Netflix and in more than 350 theaters in the United States and Canadabecoming an event to welcome the new year.