Stranger Things season five part one has just landed on Netflix and fans are already begging for more.
Stranger Things is “not over”, with multiple spin-offs in the works as the unforgettable sci-fi drama begins its final chapter.
Stranger Things has been a global phenomenon since it originally debuted in 2016 and now, nine years later, its story is finally getting wrapped up as the gang do everything they can to destroy Vecna for good.
While it will be a devastating loss for Netflix fans, this won’t be the end as it’s already been confirmed that the franchise is going to be expanding with new spin-offs.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed the good news at the Stranger Things season five London premiere, sharing: “The world of Hawkins, Indiana and the Upside Down, it’s not over.”
Stranger Things spin-offs
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85
The first show to be announced was an animated series entitled Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85, which is set to be released next year.
Its official synopsis reads: “Set in Hawkins, Indiana in the winter of 1985, where Eleven and her friends unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town.”
Unfortunately, the original cast is not listed as voiceover artists for the animated series with newcomers taking on their iconic characters.
Stranger Things: One Way or Another
Stranger Things will also be taking on a new format with a novel, which has been labelled as “A Nancy Wheeler Mystery”, on the way.
Written by Caitlyn Schneiderhan, Stranger Things: One Way or Another takes place between the events of seasons four and five and follows Nancy and Roby Buckley as they investigate a fellow Hawkins student.
The description teases: “When fellow classmate Joey Taft starts acting shifty at graduation, Nancy is convinced Vecna’s found his newest victim.
“Joined by fellow amateur sleuth Robin Buckley, Nancy doesn’t waste any time questioning Joey.
“What the girls discover leads them down the path of a bigger story than The Hawkins Post could ever have assigned Nancy.”
Fans won’t have to wait very long either for the book to be out as it’s set to be published next week, Tuesday, December 2.
Rumoured live-action spin-off
What’s possibly even more exciting though is there is another rumoured spin-off currently in development.
According to The Duffer Brothers’ IMDb pages, a series labelled “Untitled Stranger Things spin-off series” is currently in pre-production.
It has been reported that this could be another live-action series but for now, there has been no official confirmation on if this is really going ahead or what form it will take.
Either way though, with talk of these spin-offs as well as the ongoing success of the live stage show Stranger Things: The First Shadow, it doesn’t look like it will be the end just yet.
Stranger Things season five, part two, premieres on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, in the US, and Boxing Day, Friday, December 26, on Netflix.