What time is the series finale of Stranger Things coming out around the world?

Netflix’s Stranger Things has been a cultural force ever since it debuted on the platform in 2016. Now, nearly a decade later, it has reached its endgame.

The final season has been released in three stages: the first half arrived in November, followed by the second on Christmas Day. The final instalment – a feature-length series finale running just a little more than two hours – will be released on New Year’s Eve.

One of Netflix's most popular series, season four of Stranger Things broke records and reached the Top 10 charts in all 93 countries tracked by the platform.

Anticipation is high for how the story will conclude, but the exact release timing depends on where viewers are in the world. Here’s how the finale will roll out across time zones.

Season five release across time zones

The Stranger Things series finale will be released at the same time around the globe. In the US, it will be at 8pm (Eastern Time) on December 31.

However, because of time zone differences, it will arrive on January 1 in most parts of the world, including the UAE, at 5am (Gulf Standard Time).

Here is when the show is expected to drop in other global time zones:

1am in the UK and Ghana (GMT)

2am in western and central Europe (CET, UTC+1) and Nigeria (WAT, UTC+1)

3am in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt (UTC+2) as well as South Africa (UTC+2)

4am in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain as well as Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania (UTC+3)

5am in the UAE and Oman (GST, UTC+4)

6.30am in India and Sri Lanka (IST, UTC+5:30)

8am in Western Indonesia, 9am in Central Indonesia and 10am in Eastern Indonesia

9am in the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore (UTC+8)

10am in Japan and South Korea (JST/KST, UTC+9)

Noon in Sydney and Melbourne (AEDT, UTC+11)

2pm in New Zealand (NZDT, UTC+13)

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