Overview
- In a Jan. 9 interview with People, Charlie Heaton said the closing storyline for Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler felt organic to who the characters had become.
- The Netflix series concluded in December 2025 with its fifth and final season after a run that began in 2016.
- Entertainment Weekly reported that co-creator Matt Duffer said the key direction for the characters had been planned for some time.
- Following the finale, a post on NYU Alumni’s Instagram jokingly sought Jonathan Byers from the Class of 1991 ahead of a reunion, according to Times Now.
- Emerson Alumni Association’s Instagram celebrated Nancy Wheeler as an alum who later finished a degree in 2019, with both alumni posts described as playful and not independently verified.