Overview
- Netflix released the two-hour series finale on December 31, closing the five-season run nearly nine years after the show’s debut.
- The Duffer brothers confirmed they left the outcome of the final moments up to viewers, emphasizing an intentionally interpretive ending.
- The last episode includes an epilogue set well after the climactic events, designed to provide emotional closure without definitive answers.
- An animated spinoff titled Stranger Things: Tales from '85 is officially slated for 2026, with original characters returning in voice form via new actors.
- A separate live-action spinoff is in development that the creators describe as a different story in another decade and location with a new cast, with a subtle hint embedded in the finale.