Overview
- Netflix released the final Stranger Things episodes around January 1 and reiterated that no additional episodes remain.
- The viral 'Conformity Gate' theory predicting a secret ninth episode on January 7 did not pan out, with Netflix’s X biography stating all episodes were already available.
- Roughly $15 million traded on Polymarket over whether a bonus episode would drop, prompting worries about insider advantage and rumor‑driven market manipulation.
- A behind‑the‑scenes documentary, Ein letztes Abenteuer: Making Stranger Things 5, is scheduled to arrive on January 12.
- The Duffer brothers are pivoting to new projects, including The Boroughs for 2026 with Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman, plus an animated Tales From ’85 and an untitled Vecna/Henry Creel spin‑off in development.