News Stranger Things Stranger Things Season 5 Finale Tickets and Showtimes Quietly Go Live as Netflix Preps Theatrical Release Regal Cinemas seems to have published the tickets and showtimes for the Stranger Things finale a bit early. By Matthew Byrd | Published on December 1, 2025 Photo: Netflix Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: Netflix Netflix surprised many when it announced that the Stranger Things season 5 finale will receive a limited theatrical release. After all, the streaming service has a… notable history of refusing to give its major movies true theatrical releases, so it was hardly a guarantee that the Stranger Things finale would receive that treatment, despite the Duffer Brothers advocating for the film-length finale to receive special considerations. However, it was far less surprising to see Netflix announce that the Stranger Things season 5 finale will air in theaters without actually bothering to release any useful information about where and when to buy tickets to said event. In typical Netflix fashion, we finally know a little more about when and where you’ll be able to watch that episode, and it was announced in the least ceremonious fashion possible. The Regal Cinemas website has just been updated with theatrical showtimes for the Stranger Things series finale. As previously stated, the finale will run in theaters from December 31 (the day the episode premieres on Netflix) to January 1, 2026. There’s no word on how many screens the finale will play on, though Netflix has confirmed that the episode will only receive a theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada. If it feels like a mistake that Regal would just post showtimes with no formal announcement… well, it might be. The Stranger Things social media team recently noted that you’ll be able to reserve your tickets for the finale starting tomorrow (December 2), but it seems like Regal may have jumped the gun. As such, there’s still a very good chance that more theaters will publish their ticket pages and showtimes in the next 24 hours. Regardless, the Regal information makes it clear that this will be a very limited release. Some major cities are only getting a couple of showings, while others have seemingly been excluded entirely. It’s what we all should have expected from the studio that let the most recent (and excellent) Knives Out movie flop at the box office for no reason, though you really should be allowed to expect nice things this time of year. [end-mark] The post <i>Stranger Things</i> Season 5 Finale Tickets and Showtimes Quietly Go Live as Netflix Preps Theatrical Release appeared first on Reactor.