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To say that Stranger Things 5 would be Gaten Matarazzo's most difficult as Dustin Henderson, would be an understatement, having forged a bond with fellow outcast, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), losing him in the season four finale, and being treated like the town pariah and afterthought following his brave sacrifice in the group's season-ending battle[...]

With the series finale (Stranger Things 5: "The Rightside Up") releasing on New Year's Eve, they had one more musical ace up their sleave after sparking renewed interest in Kate Bush's Running Up the Hill and Metallica's Master of Puppets the previous season in tapping the estate of the Purple One himself, Prince for two[...]

Now that the finale of Stranger Things 5 has hit screens and the Netflix series has wrapped up its run after five seasons, series creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer are getting a chance to tackle a recent (and unnecessary) "controversy" that sprung up about the second volume of the final season Some believe that the[...]

Courtesy of Netflix/Netflix © 2025 Linnea Berthelsen on Her Journey Back to Kali on Stranger Things 5 and Reconnecting with Her Sister, Eleven "We've talked about bringing her back before, but there was not a narrative or thematic reason to bring her back," Matt Duffer told EW "She'd served her purpose in season 2, but it still[...]

With only one day to go until "The Rightside Up" (clocking in at 2 hours and 8 minutes) hits streaming screens and a select number of theatrical screens, viewers are being treated to a look at the official trailer for the finale of Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 Being the trailer for[...]

Well, think of a current segment of the Stranger Things 5 "fanbase" and the Bari Weiss-run CBS News as the "chocolate" and "peanut butter" in this scenario – except it "tastes" like crap, leave a lot of folks feeling annoyed, and makes it so that no one is having a good time. Stranger Things 5 (Image:[...]

Over the summer, a supposed "official" rundown of the running times for each episode of Netflix and Matt & Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 reportedly "leaked" (with a "PROPERTY OF NETFLIX" watermark and everything) As you can see below, we were meant to believe that the final run would be close to… 19 hours long[...]

With Netflix and Matt & Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 now streaming, and the series finale, " Chapter 8: The Rightside Up," only days away, we wanted to push back on one of the complaints we've seen gaining traction on social media In S05E07: "Chapter Seven: The Bridge" (written by the Duffer Brothers[...]

As Matt and Ross Duffer prepare to close the final book on Hawkins for good for the finale of Stranger Things 5 on New Year's Eve titled "The Rightside Up," they set fans up with the latest three-episode batch with episodes five, six, and seven with "Shock Jock, Escape from Camazotz," and "The Bridge" on[...]

Darabont spoke to Variety about his fandom of the Netflix series and how he became involved. (L to R) Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, and Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in Stranger Things 5 Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025 Stranger Things 5: Frank Darabont on Returning to the Director's Chair for[...]

Earlier today, Ross Duffer revealed the run times for Volume 2 and the series finale of his and Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5 – with each chapter in the second volume breaking the one-hour mark, and the finale breaking the two-hour mark: S05E05: "Shock Jock" – 1 hour 8 minutes S05E06: "Escape from Camazotz" – 1 hour[...]

Earlier this week, Netflix dropped the official trailer for Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 And if there was one message that the preview got across, it was this Apparently, our heroes (and we, the viewers) are going to learn a lot more about what the Upside Down is about than[...]

Less than a week ago, Ross Duffer dropped the good news that his and Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 was officially done and locked In addition, he offered notes on the volume's three chapters: S05E05: "Shock Jock" ("far darker, and far scarier" than Frank Darabont's previous episode), S05E06: "Escape from Camazotz" ("the biggest episode[...]

With only two weeks to go until the second volume of Ross Duffer & Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5 hits Netflix screens, Ross Duffer has taken to social media to share some pretty big production news – and some exciting Volume 2 clues "Chapters Five, Six and Seven: locked, mixed, scored, colored… Volume Two is DONE,"[...]

Bower spoke to Variety about how his season four finale changed him. STRANGER THINGS 5 Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025 Stranger Things 5 Star Jamie Campbell Bower on Vecna's Evolution & Changes "This season was definitely more of a blend between practical and CG," Bower said "On a practicality level, the face is all prosthetics, the shoulders[...]

With only a little more than two weeks to go until the second volume (and less than a month until the series finale) of Netflix and Ross Duffer & Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5, Netflix is passing along a new set of character profile key art posters for some of our major players The key difference[...]

Today's the day, folks! As announced on Monday, tickets to see the season/series finale of Netflix and Ross Duffer & Matt Duffer's Stranger Things 5 in theaters are officially on sale "The Rightside Up" will premiere on the streaming service and in more than 500 movie theaters in the U.S and Canada on December 31st, starting[...]

In honor of Stranger Things 5 serving as the wrap-up to the global phenomenon, they announced that the series finale, "The Rightside Up," would premiere on the streaming service and in more than 350 movie theaters in the U.S and Canada on December 31st, starting at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET, and playing[...]

To say how things are coming full circle for Noah Schnapp with Stranger Things 5 is an understatement, considering how the beginning of season five revisits season one Will Byers, thanks to de-aging technology and having a visit from Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), who tells him that he has big plans for him before infecting[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025 Stranger Things 5: Sadie Sink on Max's Journey and Arc As the Hawkins heroes are trying to anticipate Vecna's next move, Max doesn't factor in until well into a few episodes, when we discover she's able to evade Vecna's influence from a canyon he's not able to cross She reaches out to[...]

Among his targets was inside the Wheeler household, and it was there when the often-aloof drunken mother decided to take a stand, holding a broken bottle at hand in the second episode of Stranger Things 5 Buono spoke to Variety about what is easily Karen's most badass moment of the Matt & Ross Duffer's series[...]

While the first volume of Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 won't be hitting screens for a few more days, Spotify is launching a brand-new interactive journey for fans of the Netflix series ahead of its final run Available starting today on the streaming service, the Stranger Things Musical Time Machine invites fans[...]

With only days to go until the first volume of Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 hits screens, Netflix has released an official trailer for the opening chapters: Episode 1: "The Crawl," Episode 2: "The Vanishing of …," Episode 3: "The Turnbow Trap," and Episode 4: "Sorcerer." Based on what we just saw, it's[...]

Matt and Ross Duffer had great news to share about the Stranger Things spinoff in development, Netflix's reaction to the concept, and more.

With less than a week to go until Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 kicks off the first volume of the hit Netflix series' final run, we're getting another sneak peek at what's to come In the clip below, we see Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) in training mode, going all Sarah Connor/The Terminator[...]

You can add Netflix and Matt & Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 to that list, with the global phenomenon set to have float ready to go a day after the first volume of the final season drops "The Duffer brothers have been on it the whole time," shared Brendan Kennedy, director of creative production at[...]

Stranger Things' Matt and Ross Duffer revealed they considered killing David Harbour's Hopper and Joe Keery's Steve during previous seasons.

With today being "Stranger Things Day," what better time to drop the first five minutes of Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5? With the first volume set to hit later this month, we're getting an eye-opening (and jaw-dropping) look at the opening to S05E01: "The Crawl." Image: Netflix Screencap As you can see from the screencap[...]

Set for 2026, here's a teaser and two preview images for Showrunner Eric Robles and Matt & Ross Duffer's Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.

With Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer's Stranger Things 5 set to kick off its final run later this month, tomorrow's "Stranger Things Day" has an even heavier importance to it While we're preparing for Thursday to be filled with a lot of final season goodness, Netflix kicked off the countdown in a huge way with[...]