There is no new Stranger Things finale episode coming. Netflix already released the final Season 5 episode, The Rightside Up, ending the series officially worldwide.

Ever since the final episode of Stranger Things streamed on Netflix on New Year’s Eve, a fan theory dubbed “Conformity Gate” has been circulating on social media. It claims that “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up” — with a 2-hour and 8-minute runtime — was not the true ending of the series.

Prior to its return, Netflix confirmed that season five would consist of eight episodes, but with a theory known as 'Conformity Gate' emerging on social media, whispers of a top-secret ninth episode have been spreading across fan pages on Facebook and TikTok.

Stranger Things episode 9 will air tonight, at least according to thousands of Conformity Gate conspiracy theory believing fans. But what time, if it happens?

Some fans argue that finale was intentionally misleading, pointing to what they see as narrative inconsistencies.

The Stranger Things documentary is giving insight into the filming of the fifth and final season of the Netflix series. In One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, the Duffer Brothers admitted to not having a final script ready even as they started filming the series finale.

Stranger Things episode 9 does not exist, but plenty of other real Stranger Things projects do. Here's what's coming from Netflix next.

After the series finale of the Netflix megahit, fans have been spiraling over a viral online theory that the flagship series may not be finished. But the Duffers have already confirmed: "This is finite.

SNL kicked off 2026 by hilariously imagining Stranger Things sequels, spin-offs, and absurd reboots. Highlights included Steve as a forever-teen drama teacher, Nancy covering the O.J. chase, Mike gossiping in Manhattan while writing a coming-of-age story about Eleven,

“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard will host the new episode of “Saturday Night Live” airing on Saturday, January 17.

You might have thought Stranger Things was over – despite the behind-the-scenes documentary, and the rampant fan theories about a non-existent final episode that's still to come. It looks like we may get another era of tie-ins and merch, though, if Netflix has its way, and there's no better team-up for a brand than with Lego right now.