How long is each episode of Stranger Things season 4 part 1?

Finally, Stranger Things season 4 has (almost!) arrived, and it’s going to make quite the impact. Even though fans have been waiting nearly three years for new episodes, the upcoming fourth season has been branded as the biggest — and longest — season of the series yet.

In the past three seasons, Stranger Things episodes have been mostly under an hour in length, with the average being around 50 minutes. The season 2 finale clocked in at an hour and two minutes, and the season 3 finale expanded the Battle of Starcourt to an hour and 18 minutes.

But with season 4, which will be split into two volumes, will boasts the longest episode running times in the series’ history. Each episode will be over an hour in length, while the seventh episode (and last of volume 1) will have the the first movie-length runtime.

How long are the episodes in Stranger Things season 4 part 1, and what can fans expect from the final two episodes in part 2? Here’s what you need to know to plan your binge-watching accordingly for these highly anticipated, extended episodes.

Stranger Things season 4 vol. 1 episode runtimes

After having promised season 4 to be “super-sized,” with longer episodes than any previous season, The Duffer Brothers kept their word. When Netflix revealed how many episodes would be in each volume, they also revealed the episode lengths.

While the exact lengths will be revealed when the episodes drop on May 27, they will clock in around or over 75 minutes. Meanwhile, episode 7 will be the longest episode of part 1.

• Episode 1: 1 hour and 16 minutes
• Episode 2: 1 hour and 17 minutes
• Episode 3: 1 hour and 3 minutes
• Episode 4: 1 hour and 18 minutes
• Episode 5: 1 hour and 14 minutes
• Episode 6: 1 hour and 13 minutes
• Episode 7: 1 hour and 38 minutes

Stranger Things season 4 vol. 2 episode runtimes

Although the seven episodes in part 1, two episodes in part 2 split doesn’t seem natural, the final two episodes of Stranger Things season 4 will have plenty of action-packed content. Netflix confirmed the vol. 2 episode lengths, and the finale is longer than most movies.

Here’s how long the final two episodes of Stranger Things season 4 are:

• Episode 8: 1 hour and 25 minutes
• Episode 9: 2 and a half hours

What do you think of these longer episodes? Share your thoughts in the comments!