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

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.

Turns out the opposite was true—and those flower-headed monsters being absent from the Abyss actually became a point of contention.

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

According to People, Marshall was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2021, and last appeared in Stranger Things during the show’s fourth season, which aired in 2022. Marshall tells People that she isn’t sure why the character wasn’t included in season 5.

In any case, Linda Hamilton deserved better from her time on Stranger Things. My only hope now is that if the live-action spinoff in development takes place after Season 5, Dr. Kay is brought back for it. She has the potential to be a good character, but the now-concluded flagship show failed to utilize her properly.

Prince's 'Purple Rain' leads the surge in Spotify streaming for the 'Stranger Things' finale songs in the last episode of Season 5.

Djo, of course, is the musical project of Stranger Things star Joe Keery, who played the character Steve Harrington on the Netflix sci-fi series. According to Billboard, the Djo catalog saw an increase of 114% in streams and 364% in digital song sales following the premiere of the final Stranger Things episode on New Year's Eve.