Overview
- Netflix released the trailer and confirmed the January 12 streaming date for One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5.
- Matt and Ross Duffer reiterate that Season 5 is the endpoint for the original characters’ story.
- Netflix’s expansion plans include an animated interquel, Stranger Things: Relatos del 85, slated for 2026, plus a separate live-action series set in a new location with a new cast.
- The final season drew heavy engagement, with Volume 2 reaching 34.5 million views on Christmas and the finale’s limited U.S. theatrical run grossing an estimated $20–25 million.
- Social-media claims of a surprise “true final” episode, rumored for January 7, remain unconfirmed by Netflix or the creators.