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Now that "Stranger Things" has wrapped up its five-season run, Netflix is giving us a peek at how they created the Upside Down. via: Variety Netflix has set the premiere date and released a trailer for its previously unannounced documentary that followed the making of the final season of “Stranger Things,” directed by Martina Radwan. “One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5” will drop on Jan. 12, and according to its logline it will provide, “An inside look at the

Audiences flocked to cinemas to say goodbye to the Upside Down over New Year’s. via: Deadline Sources are telling us this morning that the Stranger Things finale cleared well north of $25M, possibly even $30M, in concession cash to movie theaters over its New Year’s Eve and New Years Day play. Of that figure, $15M was generated by the No. 1 circuit, AMC Theaters off an attendance of 753,000. By comparison, 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash, the No. 1 grossing film of

After the seventh episode of Stranger Things 5, which contained Will Byer's infamous coming out scene was review-bombed, the Duffer Brothers are defending their decision to include the scene. via: Variety SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “ Stranger Things ,” now streaming on Netflix. Matt and Ross Duffer , the creators of “Stranger Things,” didn’t expect the review bombing that took place after the series’ penultimate episode dropped on Ne

The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for the final season of Stranger Things has turned upside down. The show’s score has plummeted in the wake of the release of the second batch of episodes from season five, falling to a series-low 57 percent. via: Pink News The penultimate episode of Stranger Things, featuring Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) coming out as gay to his friends, has become the lowest-rated episode in the series’ history. As the show reaches its end, episode seven of th

We need to talk about that Will Byers coming out scene on the seventh episode of Stranger Things season 5. via: USA Today In a scene that's meant to be the emotional climax of the fifth and final season of Netflix's "Stranger Things," the oft-abused fifth-wheel of the Hawkins, Indiana Dungeons & Dragons party, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), comes out to his family, friends a few new acquaintances in the second-to-last episode of the series. It's a hugely cathartic moment for Will

Will Byers has finally spoken his truth. via: Variety SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 2 of “ Stranger Things , now streaming on Netflix. The biggest show of the streaming era is turning out to be, in large part, about one young man’s coming out process. In the final episode of Volume 2, released on Christmas Day, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) realizes he needs to talk to his friends about something. They’re, together, fighting Vecna, the malign f

‘Stranger Things’ All-Time Stats: 1.2 Billion Total Views, Most Rewatched Scenes and $1.4 Billion Contributed to the U.S. Economy via: Variety As “Stranger Things” comes to a close, with the Netflix hit’s series finale set for release on New Year’s Eve, its impact on culture over the last nine years is hard to ignore. The fifth and final season helped the show achieve new viewership records before it was even released, then achieved Netflix’s biggest-ever opening week for an

“Stranger Things” co-creator Ross Duffer has revealed the runtimes for the final four episodes of the series. via; THR Ross Duffer, who created the Upside Down series with brother Matt Duffer, has revealed the final runtimes for the next batch of episodes in the final season of Stranger Things. The three episodes that make up Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 will run for just about three and a half hours total. Here’s the breakdown: Episode 5 “Shock Jock”: 1hr 8min Episode 6 “Escape

“Stranger Things” Season 5 held strong in its second week on Netflix with 23.6 million views to top Netflix’s TV list, but the streamer’s much-discussed Diddy docuseries was close behind the cultural phenomenon. via: Variety It’s “Stranger Things” season at Netflix . Last week, the first four episodes of the sci-fi show’s fifth and final season debuted with 59.6 million views in their first five days of streaming last week. Though viewership decreased to 23.6 million views, i

Netflix unveiled the full list of cities and theaters participating in fan screenings of the Season 5 finale of Stranger Things, which has been confirmed to have a runtime of 2 hours and five minutes. via: EW Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer signaled "about two hours" during early press for the fifth and final season of the series, but Netflix confirmed the duration in announcing the 500-plus locations across North America for the episode's theatrical release. Season 5, e

After Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour put on a united front on the Stranger Things world premiere red carpet, the show's executive producer Shawn Levy is shutting down reports that there is bad blood between the two actors. via: Page Six “Stranger Things” executive producer Shawn Levy railed against “inaccurate” headlines after reports surfaced that Millie Bobby Brown accused co-star David Harbour of bullying and harassment. Levy addressed Brown’s allegations for the fir

Multiple tabloids are reporting that Thunderbolts* star David Harbour harassed and bullied his Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown heading into the Netflix series' fifth and final season. via: Page Six The “Enola Holmes” actress filed a lengthy complaint about Harbour before the series started filming its fifth and final season, Daily Mail reported Saturday. Reps for Brown, Harbour and Netflix did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. “Millie Bobb

The Upside Down is on the attack in the second trailer for the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” which launches on Netflix on Nov. 26. via: THR Below is the new footage for season five of the Netflix coming-of-age sci-fi smash. The official trailer is nearly three minutes long and is stuffed with bombastic special effects, intense emotion (a lot of tears), plenty of action and one mean Vecna. “We kind of hit the ground running right away this season, which is reall

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp is opening up about being blindsided by evasive questions from the press about his sexuality when he was a minor. via: Variety Noah Schnapp joined his “ Stranger Things ” co-stars on the cover of Time magazine and recalled journalists prying for information about his sexuality during press junkets when he was just a young teenager. Schnapp publicly came out as gay in January 2023 at 18 years old. Public scrutiny around his sexuality had pers

As “Stranger Things” fans speculate on runtimes for the Netflix series’ upcoming fifth and final installment, creator Ross Duffer set the record straight by sharing the actual runtimes for Season 5’s first four episodes. via: Variety Ross Duffer, who co-created the Netflix juggernaut with his brother Matt Duffer, revealed the length of the first four episodes for the final season of the show on his Instagram account on Monday. The Season 5 premiere, “The Crawl,” will run for

It's been more than three years since "Stranger Things" season 4 hit Netflix and more than six years since season 3 arrived. via: Screen...

Amidst calls to boycott the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things, celebrity zionist Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers on...

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things has begun filming, and fans are threatening to boycott the series unless the writers kill...

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is weighing in on his co-star Noah Schnapp, who recently came out as gay on TikTok. Alongside a...

Actor Noah Schnapp, who fans of the show believe his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay, has come out in real life. via Variety:...