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Stranger Things Creators Defend Ambiguous Finale and Map Out Spin-Off Plans

The Duffer Brothers say the ending was locked in years ago.

Overview

  • The two-hour series finale debuted Dec. 31 on Netflix with a limited theatrical rollout.
  • Matt and Ross Duffer describe the final moments as long-planned and purposefully unresolved to invite audience interpretation.
  • The creators address fan discourse by noting that a popular fan-shipped romance was never their intended outcome.
  • Netflix is developing an animated interquel titled Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 and a separate live-action project built on an entirely new mythology.
  • The Duffers dismiss a Montauk-set sequel and state they will not continue the original Hawkins group’s story, as fan reactions to the ending remain divided.