The Stranger Things season 5 finale ended the hit Netflix show on a seriously emotional note, with the party gathering to play D&D one final time in a poignant mirror of the show's first scene.

The Stranger Things animated series, titled Stranger Things: Tales From '85, will hit Netflix sometime in 2026. The animated show, which was produced by Stranger Things showrunner Eric Robles and co-creators Duffer Brothers, was first announced in 2023 before getting a first look in November 2025.

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After the series finale of the Netflix megahit, fans have been spiraling over a viral online theory that the flagship series may not be finished. But the Duffers have already confirmed: "This is finite.

Stranger Things fans are hoping Netflix will make the show’s stage play, The First Shadow, available to stream. The show’s finale season featured several references to the play, which is currently playing in London and New York City. [Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for Stranger Things‘ series finale.]

Broadway shows setting Christmas Week records were Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Ragtime, Just In Time and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Netflix users spent 325.6 million hours watching season five last week — not counting those who went to movie theaters to watch the final episode on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The finale made an estimated $20 million to $25 million in revenue for theater chains over those two days.

Stranger Things' Season 5 has joined Netflix's list of its most popular English-language TV titles of all time in ninth place.