Showrunner Eric Robles has warned fans that viewership is the only factor that will motivate Netflix to greenlight a third season of the Hawkins-based spin-off.

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Stranger Things is officially set to return to Netflix in less than three weeks with a new batch of episodes. Find out more details here.

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David Harbour shared how he and Stranger Things costar Millie Bobby Brown are bringing their "special" dynamic to their new spy series in an exclusive E! News interview at Creative Arts Emmys 2026. ...

It might be Christmas Day, but that isn’t stopping millions of Stranger Things fans from pausing their holiday celebrations to watch new episodes. Season 5, Volume 2 will be released all at once ...

A new supernatural mystery has arrived in Hawkins today. The Stranger Things spin-off has returned to Netflix for its second ...

Here’s what we know for sure about season 5 of Stranger Things: very little! There’s no official plot description yet, or even a trailer. But we can gleam a few details about what to expect in the ...

"Stranger Things 4" earned 1.35 bullion hours viewed during its first 28 days on Netflix, making it for a time the most-watched Netflix English-language series of all time. It was later surpassed by ...