Stranger Things 4 finale review: When too much is just enough (and when it's really too much)

A lame cliffhanger doesn’t ruin a high-emotion, heavy-metal climax. Warning: This review contains spoilers aboutStranger Things 4. In some ways the finale ofStranger Things 4is unforgivable. Millie Bobby Brown on ‘Stranger Things’.Netflix A well-armed squad attacks the season’s villain, and then just kinda lets him fall out a window. He disappears when nobody’s watching, and I know, that happened inHalloween. ButJamie Lee Curtiswasn’t three people who spent one whole episode prepping a heavy-ammo gun store loadout....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Timothy Gonzalez

Stranger Things 4scores 13 Emmy nominations, but actors are snubbed

Max didn’t endure Vecna’s curse to be snubbed. Stranger Thingsseason 4 earned an impressive amount ofEmmynominations just none for the actors. Perhaps the reason for the acting snubs has to do withEmmys' requirements. Max (Sadie Sink) reads a letter to her dead brother Billy in ‘Stranger Things’ season 4.Courtesy of Netflix This rule requires networks to provide all episodes of the season to Television Academy voters by May 31. Stranger Things 4was split into two parts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · David Hoffman

Stranger Things 5creators liken final season to '8 blockbuster movies,' tease franchise future

“It’s pretty, pretty insane,” co-creator Ross Duffer said at a Netflix preview event. Netflix The future ofStranger Thingsseems bright, despite the current state of Hawkins, Ind. Plus, they showed guests the first look at two of their upcoming non-Stranger ThingsNetflix series. Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven in ‘Stranger Things’ season 5.Credit:Netflix “We spent a full year filming this season,” Ross told the gathered crowd ofStranger Things 5. “By the end, we had captured over 650 hours of footage....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Jessica Allen

Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard andWynonna Earp's Billy Bryk to write and direct horror comedy

Hell of a Summer will also star Wolfhard, Bryk, and Fred Hechinger. Finn Wolfhardis going from one fresh hell to another. “I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film,” Wolfhard said in a statement. Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard.Syfy; Theo Wargo/Getty Images Bryk also starred in Wolfhard’s 2020 short filmNight Shifts. 30West is fully financing and executive-producing the film, and co-representing the worldwide rights with CAA Media Finance....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Michelle Turner

Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower to star inThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerseason 3

Unique Nicole/FilmMagic Jamie Campbell Boweris trading Hawkins for Middle-earth. He was also famously attached to star in aGame of Thronesspinoff alongsideNaomi Wattsbefore it was ultimatelycanceled by HBOin 2019. Jeff Spicer/Getty Bower reflected on the show being shuttered ina 2022 interview withEntertainment Weekly. Jamie Campbell Bower.Credit:Unique Nicole/FilmMagic Everything happens for a reason, he said at the time. I don’t think anything happens by chance. At the time of that spin-off not working out, of course, it’s sad....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Amanda Wallace

Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn teases potential return as Eddie Munson in season 5: 'I might have that feeling'

Is another guitar solo on the horizon? We might not have seen the last of Eddie Munson in the Upside Down. Or maybe I don’t. Joseph Quinn in ‘Stranger Things’.Courtesy of Netflix I don’t know! Quinn also said that “chances are high” that hed happily reconnect with hisStranger Thingscastmates. “I love those guys! Joseph Quinn.Noam Galai/Getty I’d love to come and say hello,” he said. “I’m sure they’re working very hard to land the plane....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Erik Moon

Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp says he'd probably 'still be closeted' if he never played Will Byers

Stranger ThingsstarNoah Schnappis discussing his joyous coming out with family and costars. I think if I never played that character, I probably would still be closeted." Quite frankly, it will never be that serious." Noah Schnapp on ‘Stranger Things’.Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix Schnapp recalled confiding first in his twin sister Chloe and costarMillie Bobby Brown. And she was like. You told me finally!'"

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 61 words · Aaron Wiggins

Stranger Things5 confirms 1-year time jump, 2025 premiere for final season

A new teaser also comes with the episode titles. Next year, we’re officially going back to the Upside Down. The drop came with a few tantalizing confirmations. Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven in the final scene of ‘Stranger Things’ 4.Netflix First, the final season of the runaway streaming hit will premiere sometime in 2025. Season 5 will now pick up in the fall of 1987. That’s more than a year after the events of season 4, which began in March 1986....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Stephanie Thompson

Stranger Things: The First ShadowBroadway run reveals new gargantuan Mind Flayer (exclusive)

She soon realized that wasn’t entirely the case. “And everybody was like, ‘Awesome, great. “I couldn’t believe that there was another version of it. The Mind Flayer arrives on Broadway for ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’.Credit:Courtesy of Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway I didn’t even know it could get better.” Matthew Murphy/Netflix It’s a Thursday afternoon in late February as the crew breaks for lunch amid rehearsals. Story wise, the Broadway and West End versions are the same....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Robert Randall

Stranger Thingsfinale recap: The Upside Down is unleashed

This is Hawkins' future if Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) wins. He’s dangerously close to winning, too, what with four being the magic number. Three are open now, and the fourth will manifest upon Max’s death. ‘Stranger Things’ season 4.Netflix That makes her great bait. “It’ll be like slaying sleeping Dracula in his coffin,” Dustin says. Bullets hurt Vecna, right? Brenner (Matthew Modine) tells her it’s as bad as they fear....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 879 words · Edward Sanchez

Stranger Thingsgave subtle nod toNightmare on Elm Streetin Robert Englund episode

Executive producer and director Shawn Levy unpacks the Freddy Krueger actor’s big moment in season 4. Warning: This article contains spoilers forStranger Thingsseason 4. It began out of necessity. Robert Eglund as Victor Creel in ‘Stranger Things’ season 4.Netflix So, Levy offered a helping hand. The tradition continues withseason 4, the first seven episodes from which are now streaming on Netflix. As with past seasons, the third and fourth episodes are turning points....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Victoria Martin

Stranger Thingshalts production on final season due to WGA strike

“Writing does not stop when filming begins,” the Duffer Brothers tweeted. “We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work.” Waiting for the final season ofStranger Things? Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas, Sadie Sink as Max, Joe Keery as Steve, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin.Netflix Well, you might have to wait a bit longer. “Writing does not stop when filming begins,” the Brotherswrote. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Chelsea Sullivan

Stranger Thingsmetalhead Eddie Munson shares more of his backstory in prequel novel excerpt

Stranger Things: Flight of Icarusreveals a lot more backstory for fan-favorite character Eddie Munson. She eventually got sick and died when Eddie was 6 years old. Traveling into the depths of hell. The cover of ‘Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus’.Penguin Random House My mom’s music was plane tickets. I guess that makes my music a portal to another dimension." I see the door. Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson on ‘Stranger Things’....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 892 words · Allison Hopkins