Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things and Spinoff
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Theories about the Stranger Things grand finale keep on coming up. Everyone is curious about how they are to end everything that began on November 6, 1983, in the fictional town of Hawkins, giving birth to what we call the Upside Down. And now, The Abyss, as Dustin explained to everyone in Season 5.
Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer address some of the biggest lingering threads after that climactic series finale.
This interview contains spoilers for Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. As Stranger Things enters its final stretch, director and executive producer Shawn Levy remains one of the creative minds most closely associated with the show’s cinematic identity.
For starters, the most important details about the spin-off aren't publicly known. Everything from the title to the characters to the logline is under wraps by the Duffers. What is known is that the spin-off will take place in the same universe, and likely far away from 1980s Hawkins.
Even after the series finale of "Stranger Things" this week, the Netflix show's world will expand with at least two upcoming spinoffs.
The "Stranger Things" Season 5 finale has everyone asking one question: Is Eleven alive or dead? Here’s a breakdown of the ending, who dies and what happens to the Hawkins crew.
Strange Things saga is coming to a close, and its executive producer and director, Shawn Levy, is calling the season's eighth and final episode a "masterpiece," in which fans can expect "outcomes that are deeply satisfying, but many of which are completely surprising."
Amid mixed reviews, the actor explained to The Hollywood Reporter that the highly anticipated moment was "a weight off my chest."