Netflix closed out 2025 with a rare combination of ratings dominance and creative uncertainty. Stranger Things Season 5 premiered in November with 59.6 million views in its first five days, the biggest launch ever for an English-language series on the service and one of Netflix’s top three debut weeks worldwide.

As “Stranger Things” closed out its five-season run, the tentpole series had a seismic impact on both Netflix and the overall the TV landscape

Stranger Things has always been a show that has a song in its heart, and that was especially true of the finale. The Duffer Brothers and Stranger Things music supervisor Nora Felder showed they have sharp ears and a knack for turning a needle drop into a moment right from the beginning of the series,

“Stranger Things” broke its own record with the premiere of Season 5. During the week of Nov. 24, the Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi thriller secured 8.46 billion viewing minutes, shattering Nielsen’s previous Top 10 record for the biggest weekly viewing ...

Prince is back on the pop charts. So are Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac. That can only mean one thing: Netflix's Stranger Things finale, which dropped Dec. 31, is shaking up the Billboard Hot 100.