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Netflix and ‘Stranger Things’ Team Reject ‘Secret Episode’ Theory, Affirm Finale as Final

Officials emphasized the finale is definitive, redirecting attention to next week’s making-of documentary.

Overview

  • On January 7, the show’s official social accounts stated “ALL EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS ARE NOW PLAYING,” and no additional episode was released.
  • Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer dismissed claims of alternate or unreleased endings, saying no extra episode was written or filmed.
  • Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower told The Tonight Show the finale was “the ending the show deserves,” reinforcing that the released conclusion stands.
  • The viral Conformity Gate theory continues to circulate on TikTok and X alongside a large petition seeking a new cut, but its cited clues remain unconfirmed.
  • Netflix set January 12 for the behind-the-scenes documentary One Last Adventure, with an animated Tales From ’85 and a separate live-action spinoff in development.