STRANGER THINGS did not end Netflix’s TADUM.. instead Lady Gaga performed live and closed the show–after an announcement that she would be starring in the newest season dropping in August..
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Developing..
It is yet unknown what role she will be playing in the show..
Additionally the first 6 minutes of WEDNESDAY season 2 premiered on TADUM..
The mostly boring TADUM Netflix live event finally gave viewers what they were waiting for.. the STRANGER THINGS 5 teaser and release dates..
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Earlier we reported that Netflix stopped spread of 2025 and 2026 for the show..
Still three parts this fall.. Ending before the clock strikes midnight in 2025..
DEVELOPING..
Stranger Things Season 5: Netflix Says No to a Three-Part Split (Thankfully)
Netflix has apparently had enough of the rumors—and so have we. For months now, speculation has swirled online that Stranger Things Season 5 would be split into three separate installments: one dropping in Fall 2025, the second near the end of the year, and a final “part three” arriving sometime in 2026.
Well, it looks like we can all breathe a sigh of relief. According to recent reports, those plans are either false or officially scrapped. Netflix has rejected the idea of dragging it out that long—and honestly, we’re glad they did.
Let’s be real. As much as we love the show, the memes about the Stranger Things kids looking old enough to start collecting Social Security are getting a little too close to reality. We’ve been waiting a long time for this final chapter, and yes, we know it’s probably going to be epic. Each episode will likely run at near feature-length, and the story will (hopefully) be worth the wait.
But dragging it out over years not months? That would have been a mistake. Viewer interest doesn’t last forever—Netflix knows this. So instead of three parts, we’re now expecting two installments, which feels more reasonable.
Now the only question left is: Will it actually come out this year? Or are we looking at another delay? Here’s hoping we’re heading back to Hawkins before 2026.
‘BLACK MIRROR’ Season 7 will have 6 episodes.
• 2 episodes will be feature-length
• One will be a USS Callister sequel
• Releasing this year on Netflix
Charlie Brooker described Black Mirror season 7 as “a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.” He added that the new season is “a little bit OG Black Mirror. It’s back to basics in many ways. They’re all sci-fi stories, but there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way. There’s definitely some disturbing content in it.”..
But after so many years of AI and real madness–will Black Mirror even feel like fiction anymore?
Tentative release dates for Stranger Things Season 5 have finally surfaced—though we say “tentative” because rumors have been all over the place. Some even suggested we wouldn’t see the new season until 2026!
As of now, the expected dates fall in early October and late November, just in time for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the holiday season. Could this mean Season 5 will wrap up where it all began—Christmas lights, an alphabet on the wall, and a throwback to the eerie magic of Season 1?
Stay tuned for official confirmation!
At a Netflix presentation of the streaming giant’s 2025 slate for press on Wednesday, “Stranger Things” creators Ross and Matt Duffer revealed that in 2026 they will be executive producing two new shows, titled “The Boroughs” and “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” both of which “encompass what we feel is at the core of ‘Stranger Things,’” according to Ross Duffer – “they’re stories about ordinary people who encounter the extraordinary.”
Matt Duffer added that “The Boroughs” “probably shares the most DNA with ‘Stranger Things’ because it’s about a group of misfits who fight an otherworldly evil.”
“Only unlike ‘Stranger Things,’ it’s set in a retirement community, so that’s something different,” he quipped. “This time our misfits are a little on the older side. They ride golf carts, not bikes,” he said, in reference to the young characters in “Stranger Things” who ride their bicycles around Hawkins, Indiana.
With how long we have waited for season 5 of STRANGER THINGS, the Duffers may as well just use the current cast!
The world was watching.. the grand return of Mike Tyson fighting the new self proclaiming face of boxing Jake Paul.
After all of the rounds ended, Jake Paul was awarded victor while Mike Tyson’s stunned and he was agonizing for breath in real time..
But before that less than dramatic end to the overall boring matchup, Netflix streaming was the biggest battle viewers had..
Online social media was graced with a number of comments from users worldwide of streaming problems, freezing screens, botched audio..
This X was amongst the favorites we saw reacting:
For those old enough to remember how watching less than desirable late night movies on HBO and Cinemax were back when you had the box and the channels were scrambled? Think that.
Comically.. at times Mike Tyson looked as he did during his MIKE TYSON PUNCH OUT game from the 1980s..
Iron Mike is less than iron, or “i run” as last night’s announcer kept calling him. But he made for a ‘made for streaming moment’ that frustrated viewers around the world.
And with two snaps, we have a hit!
WEDNESDAY, based on the characters created by Charles Addams is breaking records after its first week, with 341.23M hours viewed.
It is now enough to beat the fourth season of Stranger Things, which previously held the title with 335 million hours clocked. Squid Game remains the all-time record holder for those playing at home, with 571.8M hours viewed during its best week.
Additionally, Wednesday made its way into the Top 10 in 93 countries. Wednesday has streamed in over 50 million households.
We have previously written that this show is incredible, one of the best of the year, and extremely creative. It’s wonderful to see Tim Burton returned with a hit. If you have not seen Wednesday already, you really should check it out.
Were you naïve enough to think that just one season would be enough for both stories? Not a chance, we’re on the way.
Netflix has ordered two more seasons of Monster, which will move away from Jeffrey Dahmer to “tell the stories of other monstrous figures who have impacted society.” The Dahmer season of Monster has already achieved over 934 million view hours from Netflix subscribers around the world, and is expected to reach 1 billion hours soon.
The “real estate thriller” The Watcher, which is also inspired by a true story will be getting a second season.
Those who follow the real life story of Watcher know full well that the Netflix version veered away substantially from the true story. Count that one as a “inspired by true events,“ and nothing like the Jeffrey Dahmer “based on real events.”
Move over Stranger Things? Jeff Dahmer is running up that hill..
Reporting from Deadline:
The Ryan Murphy series has become Netflix’s second most popular series of all time, behind the fourth season of Stranger Things, after another impressive week. In its third week, the series continued to top Netflix’s global Top 10 English TV List with another 205.33M hours viewed.
This takes it to 701.37M hours viewed in its first three weeks after racking up 196.2M hours watched in its first week and 299.84M hours viewed during its second week.
People are hungry for this story.. yes pun intended..