Stranger Things not going to end with Season 5 finale? Netflix is expanding the franchise with an animated series set in 1985. The Duffer Brothers also confirmed future spinoffs. Season 5 ends the main story,

Stranger Things came to an end with its finale episode airing on Dec. 31. Netflix revealed what its creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, meant by its ambiguous ending.

The Stranger Things universe is officially expanding beyond novels, comics, and a stage play with a full-fledged animated series coming in 2026. After years of rumors, codenames, and festival reveals, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is just around the corner as season 5 brings the mothership series to an end over the festive period.

The Google animation for Stranger Things Season 5 features an interactive Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 20-sided dice on its search page, which, when clicked, rolls and cracks into a red screen, ultimately flipping your search screen into the “Upside Down” for a final D&D-style adventure. A D&D dice will appear at the bottom of the homepage.

As noted in several viral videos on TikTok, the slip up appeared in Stranger Things 5 episode 7 in a scene where Holly Wheeler is trapped in Vecna’s lair. The sleeve of her sweater slides back revealing the logo of Under Armour, a sportswear brand that was founded in 1996, nine years after Holly was supposed to be taken.

Stranger Things has been hinting at this reveal throughout Season 5. Look no further than its references to A Wrinkle in Time, which features wormhole-like tesseracts. Or how about Mr. Clarke fully teaching a class on Einstein-Rosen Bridges, aka wormholes?

Stranger Things revealed the real origin of the Upside Down, and it flips a key element of the series on its head.

The video for the late former Beatle's 1973 song Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) was directed by Finn Wolfhard, who's best known for playing Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things. Its handcrafted puppets and multiple Easter eggs are delighting fans.

Gaten Matarazzo doesn't quite believe Saturday Night Live star Jane Wickline's claims that the Stranger Things kids are "the greatest threat to humanity right now." During a Dec. 13 Weekend Update appearance,

Season 5 of Stranger Things wrapped up nearly a decade's worth of storytelling with the emotional finale The Rightside Up, with fans (reluctantly) saying goodbye to Hawkins’ beloved inhabitants in the feature-length episode.

Stranger Things' career includes 'Avengers: Doomsday,' 'Violent Night 2,' and a true-crime thriller with Patricia Arquette.

Aron emphasized that there’s “many sellouts but seats still available” for the two-day Netflix stunt which starts tonight; another means of peace between the exhibitor and the streamer following the Halloween booking of Kpop Demon Hunters Singalong.