It seems like only yesterday the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 arrived on Netflix, and yet we’ve somehow already reached the end of the road.

They do their silly Star Wars handshake, laugh, and forget the world for a second. It feels warm and safe, even inside a noisy mall. This moment matters because it shows how much they care about each other. Their handshake is their way of saying, I missed you and I am glad you are here.

For years now, there have been theories that Steve could die, and as Season 5 has aired on the 2025 TV schedule, they’ve persisted. Plus, in the latest batch of episodes, his emotional reconciliation with Dustin, and their proclamation of “you die, I die” have certainly upped the emotional stakes of a loss like this.

Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, and more stars share how they're processing the ending. On the Friday afternoon of Dec. 19, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer gathered at the Netflix-owned Paris Theatre in New York City with cast members who were in town for press appearances.

The revelatory moment arrives during "Stranger Things" Season 5, Volume 2, when Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) comes to the chilling realization that everything they thought they knew about the Upside Down has been "dead wrong.

Stranger Things came to an end with its finale episode airing on Dec. 31. Netflix revealed what its creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, meant by its ambiguous ending.

The day we've all been dreading has come. We can't believe the show that started as a small-town sci-fi mystery and grew into one of the biggest hits on Netflix

After years of watching Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Will, Eleven, and the rest of the group face cosmic horrors, the end is finally here, and here's how it went down.