Again, no, there is not a ninth episode right now. The odds of Netflix spending boatloads of money on marketing for its biggest-ever show's series finale (and putting said episode into movie theaters) just to release an extra episode that completely upends the show's resolution... are about as low as a demigorgon popping out of your ceiling.

Stranger Things fans are going wild after theories began floating around about a potential ninth episode, following the emotional season five finale on Netflix. The global phenomenon came to a bittersweet end at the turn of the new year, and diehard fans are not ready to say goodbye just yet, suggesting spin-offs could be in the works.

The five-season saga of Stranger Things has come to an end, and fans with a Netflix subscription may have spent the first week of the 2026 TV schedule processing the finale in their own ways. Whether that means believing in the #ConformityGate theory of a secret extra episode,