But 2025 did close with some welcome successes such as “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “The Housemaid” and “Marty Supreme.” “Stranger Things,” a homage to ’80s fantasy adventures such as “The Goonies” and “E.

Co-creator Ross shared that 1.1 million people had RSVP’d to the finale screenings, with thousands of showtimes having sold out. By Jan. 1, 2026, exit polling firm EntTelligence estimated admissions totalled at 1.3 million, the Hollywood Reporter said.

When the series finale of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix at 5 p.m. PT on New Year’s Eve, it appears the streaming platform crashed briefly. This was likely caused by the influx of fans logging on to watch the highly anticipated final episode of the Duffer Brothers-created show, titled “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up.”

That next effort took place on the just-completed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, when AMC showed, in 231 of its U.S. theatres, the multi-hour cultural phenomenon of the series finale for Netflix’s much-acclaimed Stranger Things. This unprecedented theatrical event was nothing less than an absolute triumph.

Yes, there are spoilers ahead for the final episode of Stranger Things .

After a five-year wait, divided into three parts with increased running times, "Stranger Things" finally came to an end. The Duffer brothers' love letter to '80s sci-fi was given a grand sendoff with a 125-minute long final episode that brought an end to the tyrannical reign of Vecna and the prison of the Upside Down.

Netflix’s screening of the final episode of ‘Stranger Things’ in around 600 theaters was a big hit for cinema owners over New Years.

"Stranger Things" has concluded its nine-year run, ending its fifth and final season with a single episode out on the last day of 2025. Fans had a major reaction to the finale, which saw the defeat of the show's big bad, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and launched our troop of Hawkins, Indiana teenagers into their futures.

Netflix crashed for some useres Wednesday night as the series finale of “Stranger Things” premiered. The streamer also experienced technical problems a few weeks ago during the Season 5 premiere on Nov.

With 'Stranger Things' finale over, fans are eagerly awaiting the next installment. Although there won't be a season 6 of the popular Netflix show, a spinoff is coming. According to Variety, the filmmakers purposely tried to tie up all plot points and "character arcs" at the end of Season 5.