There’s just one more battle to go. Netflix released the trailer for the Stranger Things finale, and it promises the end of all this interdimensional drama — if the Hawkins crew can survive it, that is. But when will we actually get to settle in and watch the conclusion to the long-running sci-fi series?

From major films to streaming projects, here's where you can watch some of the "Stranger Things" cast in 2026. The series finale drops Wednesday.

The horror-fantasy sensation, which started as a modest ’80s pastiche in 2016 and quickly became a Netflix juggernaut, has ended with a plus-sized series finale written and directed by show creators The Duffer Brothers. Below, find a breakdown of what happened during the last episode.

Stranger Things' finale expands theatrical release with more locations added to 620+. There have been more than 1.1M RSVPs to date, Duffer bros say.

The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.

According to 'Stranger Things' co-creator Ross Duffer, 1.1 million people have RSVP'd to watch the series finale in theatres.

Second place went to Emily in Paris Season 5 with 13.3M views, which is basically on par with its debut week. Third place went to Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special The Unstoppable…, which had 9.2M views.

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

In a post on Instagram, Havens — who plays science teacher Scott Clarke — pushed back on online rumors about an unreleased extended cut of the Netflix show's fifth and final season. "There's no secret Snyder cut of the show," Havens said in an all-caps post on his Instagram Stories on Sunday.