Volume 2 of the final season (5) of Netflix’s hit show Stranger Things dropped and soon triggered a flurry of memes on social ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Netflix’s Stranger Things is back with the first four episodes of its fifth and final season.

Post updated 11.27.25. Now that the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5 are out on Netflix, fans are eager for more. The first four episodes clock in at well over four hours, so we have plenty of ...

Priah Ferguson, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin in a scene from "Stranger Things" (Credit: Netflix via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story also appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the ...