Created by brothers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, who are billed as the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things became a cultural phenomenon, making instant stars of the core actors, including Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink and Finn Wolfhard. On New Year's Eve 2025, the final episode was released on Netflix worldwide, bringing the series to a close.

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"Stranger Things" may be over, but a new spinoff is coming. Here’s what to know about the upcoming series in the same universe, including an important hint from the Season 5 finale.

I'm, like, fried,' Matt Duffer explained in the wake of the Netflix hit's big finale, which we can certainly understand.

Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Season 5 documentary, ‘One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5,’ shows Duffers and cast making final season.

The Duffer Brothers have effectively ruled out eventually revisiting Mike, Eleven and co. in a Stranger Things sequel as a “gross cash grab,” despite a spinoff of the Netflix hit on the horizon.

At the time, “The Rightside Up” hadn’t yet come out, so I didn’t know that the only characters that would die would be Vecna/Henry Creel, Kali and Eleven, who is presumed dead, but really her fate is up in the air. Here’s what Ross Duffer told us about killing characters:

Netflix has confirmed the return of many high profile series in 2026, as well as three new series from Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers.