{"id":212096,"date":"2025-10-14T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212096\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:48:10","slug":"stranger-things-co-creator-reveals-actual-runtimes-of-season-5-volume-1-episodes-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212096\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things Co-Creator Reveals &#8216;Actual&#8217; Runtimes of Season 5 Volume 1 Episodes &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/Stranger-Things\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stranger Things<\/a> is set to return with a highly anticipated fifth season. The new installment of Netflix\u2019s hit sci-fi series will continue the Hawkins saga with longer episodes, major story developments, and the conclusion of the Duffer Brothers\u2019 acclaimed universe.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Duffer reveals official runtimes of first four episodes of Stranger Things Season 5<\/p>\n<p>Ross Duffer, co-creator of\u00a0Stranger Things, revealed the official runtimes for the first four episodes of the show\u2019s fifth and final season. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPwsarUEvCF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=b4005b78-0ba8-4fb7-9765-8dcdc5d6ee8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> post shared on October 13, Duffer confirmed the following runtimes:<\/p>\n<p>Chapter One: \u201cThe Crawl\u201d\u00a0\u2013 1 hour and 8 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Two: \u201cThe Vanishing of\u2026\u201d\u00a0\u2013 54 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Three: \u201cThe Turnbow Trap\u201d\u00a0\u2013 1 hour and 6 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Four: \u201cSorcerer\u201d\u00a0\u2013 1 hour and 23 minutes<\/p>\n<p>He captioned the video \u201cACTUAL runtimes,\u201d addressing online speculation about the episode lengths.<\/p>\n<p>The post directly refutes viral claims and reports suggesting that every episode of Season 5 would exceed 90 minutes. Duffer\u2019s clarification follows a\u00a0Puck News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/stranger-things-5-runtimes-first-four-episodes-1236551797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report<\/a> published early in October that stated episodes would \u201crun from 90 minutes to two hours long.\u201d Netflix plans to release Stranger Things Season 5 in three parts. Volume I, featuring four episodes, will premiere on November 26. Volume II, with three episodes, is scheduled for December 25. The final episode will stream on December 31.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Duffer also shared an update on the post-production process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM5lxqexoPX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">writing<\/a>, \u201cChapters One and Two: locked, mixed, scored, colored, DONE.\u201d He added that \u201cThe Crawl\u201d is \u201cthe most eventful first episode since Season 1\u201d and described Episode 2 as having \u201cby far the craziest cold open we\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The final season continues the story with returning cast members Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, and Gaten Matarazzo. It also features Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, and Maya Hawke. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorcerer\u201d will serve as the mid-season finale when Volume I debuts on Netflix on November 26, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final chapter of Stranger Things is set to return with a highly anticipated fifth season. 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