A 'Stranger Things' series finale recap and breakdown explaining how the story ended for the Hawkins kids including Eleven, Mike, Max, Henry, and more

Of course, most of the kids in the gang have their own biological parents, and those dynamics evolve over the course of Stranger Things. Their parenting styles shift from the more hands-off approach that was common in the 80s—a stark contrast to the “helicopter” parenting style that is now the norm in many households today.

In Stranger Things Season 5, one thing has become crystal clear: the abduction of precisely 12 children from Hawkins was intentional. There’s a method to his madness.

What the young cast of Stranger Things is doing now that the hugely succesful Netflix show has come to an end.

Noah Schnapp's Hopes For Will Byers' Coming Out Plotline . In “The Bridge”, which was the same episode that finally explained how the Upside Down works to audiences, Will Byer

"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.

Stranger Things' star Gaten Matarazzo on the series finale, Eleven's fate, delivering that graduation speech and Steve and Dustin's friendship.

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 is a two-hour documentary that will hit Netflix on Jan. 12. Directed by Martina Radwan (a 2024 Emmy winner for Girls State ), the doc gives viewers an inside look at the filmmaking process of the last eight episodes of Matt and Ross Duffer 's generation-defining series.

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things came to an end on New Year’s Eve, but it’s not the last fans will see of Hawkins. A new animated spinoff titled Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is heading to Netflix in 2026.

The Stranger Things finale may have hinted at a path for a new spinoff series, but is it the right direction to take? The show has become one of the biggest hits on television and established a massive franchise for Netflix.

The Stranger Things series finale was very divisive, and it left the fandom with more questions than answers. The good news is that the Duffer Brothers keep giving interviews where they try to clarify the final episode’s most confusing elements;