'Stranger Things' finale coming to movie theaters in the latest Netflix cinema experiment

Netflix said Thursday that the last occurrence of its deed bid “Stranger Things” volition beryllium shown successful prime movie theaters and released connected Netflix astatine the aforesaid clip connected New Year’s Eve.

The determination marks the latest effort by the streaming elephantine to experimentation with theatrical releases of its fashionable titles.

The two-hour occurrence volition headdress the extremity to the long-running sci-fi fearfulness bid that archetypal streamed connected Netflix successful 2016 and launched the vocation of stars including Millie Bobby Brown. The propulsion to bring the bid to cinemas was celebrated by the show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer.

“Getting to spot it connected the large screen, with unthinkable sound, picture, and a country afloat of fans, feels similar the cleanable — situation we accidental bitchin’ — mode to observe the extremity of this adventure,” the Duffer brothers said successful a statement.

The 5th and last play of “Stranger Things” volition statesman streaming Nov. 26 with the archetypal 4 episodes connected Netflix. The adjacent 2 episodes volition beryllium released Dec. 25 connected the streaming service, followed by the finale Dec. 31 connected Netflix and successful theaters.

Netflix said the 4th play generated much than 140.7 cardinal views.

The screenings volition beryllium successful much than 350 theaters successful U.S. and Canada connected Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

Netflix precocious enjoyed occurrence with the theatrical merchandise of different fashionable title, “KPop Demon Hunters.” The movie was released connected Netflix’s streaming work archetypal successful June earlier appearing successful movie theaters.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said successful an net presumption Tuesday that the movie benefited from Netflix’s platform, allowing superfans to repetition presumption it and marque it appealing for audiences to ticker successful theaters arsenic well.

“We judge this film, ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ really worked due to the fact that it was released connected Netflix first,” Sarandos said.

In August, the Duffer brothers signed a woody with Paramount for a exclusive four-year TV, streaming and movie deal, which volition commencement aft their existent woody with Netflix ends successful April 2026. The Duffer brothers told Variety that they were not looking to permission Netflix but realized they wanted to marque their archetypal theatrically released film.

“It’s conscionable thing that we’ve ever wanted to do,” Matt Duffer told Variety. “We’ve ne'er had that experience.”