Stranger Things 5 once again loomed large over Netflix last week, catapulting back to No. 1 on the streamer’s weekly English series list with 34.5M views from December 22 to 28. That is thanks in large part to the three new episodes released on Christmas Day.

Originally announced back in October, the finale was set to screen in just over 350 theaters across the U.S. and Canada on December 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026. By the time reservations opened in early December, that number jumped to 500+ locations. Now? It’s sitting at 620+ theaters, according to series creators Ross and Matt Duffer.

Noah Schnapp reveals Will Byers’ Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 7 monologue took two 12-hour days to film during production.

Just before the start of 2026, Netflix will release the final episode of the hit series “Stranger Things.” While the show itself has a couple of connections to Alabama– from a hat one character wears in a recent episode to being filmed in Georgia– there have never been explicit connections to

This interview contains spoilers for Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. As Stranger Things enters its final stretch, director and executive producer Shawn Levy remains one of the creative minds most closely associated with the show’s cinematic identity.

As Netflix's meghit series comes to an end, Sink is filled with all the emotions as she closes this chapter with her character Max. She's also ecstatic about what's next.

"Stranger Things" is one of the biggest success stories for Georgia's film industry. As the show reaches its conclusion, the state industry is looking to rebound from tough times.

A woman accused of trespassing at the 'Hawkins lab' filming site from 'Stranger Things' was found dead. What to know

Bower’s “Stranger Things” character, Vecna, may be a monstrous humanoid creature who lives in the Upside Down, but he has a human backstory. He was born Henry Creel, a boy with psychic and psychokinetic abilities.