STRANGER THINGS Season 4 Is the Longest Yet With a Finale Episode Clocking in With Over a Two-Hour Runtime

It had been previously revealed that Stranger Things Season 4 would be the show’s longest season so far. Seasons 1 and 3 had eight episodes, and Season 2 had nine episodes, just like the upcoming fourth season, but this season’s episodes are over an hour long each, versus the near 45-minute runs previously. And now it has been announced that the Season 4 finale will play more like a feature-length film with over a two-hour runtime!

Co-creator Matt Duffer said of the super-sized season:

“A lot of it had to do with the fact that we had characters spread out in three locations and we had a lot more plot. It must be quadruple the plot we had in Season 3. That was our fun blockbuster season. This season we knew that Season 5 was going to be our last, we had to start revealing a lot.”

He went on to add:

“The more we were writing, the more we realized we need more time in order for these reveals to land, in order for these storylines to work. Partway through we knew we needed to ask Netflix for nine episodes instead of eight and as we started shooting we realized, Oh these are mega-long episodes. Seven and nine in particular are movies. And nine is a long movie.”

I can’t wait! Season 4 part 1 will premiere on Netflix on May 27th, and season 4 part 2 hits on July 1st.