Overview
- Netflix released the series finale in the early hours of January 1–2, making the concluding episode available on the service.
- The creators are expected to stay involved with future projects even as they shift to Paramount under a new deal, according to industry reports.
- Netflix has officially confirmed the animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, targeted for 2026 with different voice actors.
- A separate live-action spin-off is in development that Ross Duffer described as a smaller story with a new mythology, and he ruled out a Montauk-focused series.
- Addressing fan speculation, the Duffer brothers told Collider that Season 5 did not include deleted scenes, noting only a minor trim to a rooftop sequence.