Netflix Releases 'Stranger Things 5' Making-Of as Duffers Map Next Phase

The timing underscores Netflix’s plan to keep Stranger Things relevant through varied formats beyond the main series.

Overview

The feature documentary Ein letztes Abenteuer: Making Stranger Things 5 debuts globally on January 12, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the final season’s production.
Matt and Ross Duffer confirm an untitled live-action spinoff in development that will address aspects of Henry Creel/Vecna’s past, including the origin of a key stone, with no title or date set.
The planned spinoff will introduce new characters in a new location and will not necessarily focus on the Mind Flayer or the Upside Down.
An animated entry, Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, is slated for 2026 and takes place between seasons two and three.
Separately, the Duffers’ executive-produced series The Boroughs has completed filming for a 2026 launch with a cast led by Alfred Molina, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, and the London stage prequel The First Shadow continues its run set in 1959.