Dec 31, 2025 7:00pm PT ‘Stranger Things’ Finale Breakdown: How Does it End, Who Dies and What Happens to Hawkins? By William Earl Plus Icon William Earl @beautifulbill Latest Variety’s Directors on Directors Returns With Guillermo del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao and More 1 day ago Director of Explosive Corey Feldman Doc Refutes Claim He Didn’t Know About Footage With New Clip of Them Discussing Project Together (EXCLUSIVE) 1 day ago Ricky Gervais Reveals the Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage D— Joke He Cut From the Golden Globes 1 day ago See All Courtesy of Netflix SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix.“Stranger Things” has come to an end. 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.