minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAs Netflix fans know well by now, Stranger Things has come to an end.<\/p>\n
Except\u2026 many of these same fans have been asking themselves a pressing question ever since the alleged series finale of this beloved drama hit the streaming service:<\/p>\n
Wait, has it really?!?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nMight creators Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer ever put the show back into production and make new episodes of the thriller?<\/p>\n<\/noscript> (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI feel like this season really, truly does close the door on this story,\u201d Ross told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published January 2. \u201cOn the story of Hawkins, and the story of the Upside Down and the story of these characters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fair enough. Sad, but fair.<\/p>\n
Still, the executive producers won\u2019t completely rule revisiting the original characters \u2014 including Mike (played by Finn Wolfhard), Will (Noah Schnapp), Max (Sadie Sink), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) \u2014 in some way, form or fashion down the line.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess never say never,\u201d Ross also told ET, not sounding overly confident this will ever transpire.<\/p>\n (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201c[Maybe] in 20 years, if we\u2019re all broke and need some money [and] we\u2019ve all talked about it,\u201d the director added, noting that the idea is his and Matt\u2019s \u201csafety net.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stranger things premiered way back in 2016. It has aired a total of 42 episodes, the last few of which were all feature film length.<\/p>\n
Some fans out there have believed a viral conspiracy theory that there is a secret ninth<\/em> episode of the final season of Netflix series dropping on January 7 at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\nAccording to the Duffers, however?<\/p>\n
They have made no official comment on the theory amid ongoing post-series-finale press interviews, but the show\u2019s bios on Netflix\u2019s Instagram, TikTok and X accounts stated as of Wednesday: \u201cALL EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS ARE NOW PLAYING.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sorry, folks.<\/p>\n (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThe show has just grown so massive,\u201d Matt Duffer previously said, speaking generally about the conspiracy-theory-addled segments of the show\u2019s fandom. <\/p>\n
\u201cOnline, there\u2019s just so much misinformation. Just tons of it. We would be here for hours trying to bat down the stuff that was not true.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, meanwhile, Stranger Things has comprised a full decade in the lives of those involved in it. Most sound content with it being over.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s a story when we\u2019re all in very, very different stages of our lives, maybe,\u201d Finn told Entertainment Tonight of coming back for more installment. \u201cBut I think that the whole point of the show ending is because it\u2019s run its course.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is worth noting, though, that the Stranger Things\u2019 Universe isn\u2019t completely closed. <\/p>\n
In addition to a documentary titled One Last Adventure \u2014 chronicling the making of season five and set to be released on Netflix on January 12 \u2014 the Duffer siblings said before that there are two more related projects in the works\u2026 one of which is a live-action spinoff that will explore what exactly happened to Henry Creel in the cave.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spinoff is going to delve into that and explain that, and you\u2019re going to understand it,\u201d Matt told Variety in an interview published January 1. \u201cBut it\u2019s a completely different mythology.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very fresh and very new, but yes, it will answer some of the loose threads that are remaining.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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