Stranger Things (franchise)

{{Short description|Netflix media franchise}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox media franchise | title = Stranger Things | image = Stranger Things logo.svg | creator = The Duffer Brothers | origin = ''Stranger Things'' | owner = Netflix | years = 2016–present | tv_series = ''Stranger Things'' (2016–2025) | video_games = ''Stranger Things 3: The Game'' (2019) | animated_series = ''Stranger Things: Tales from '85'' (2026) | plays = ''Stranger Things: The First Shadow'' (2023) | soundtracks = {{Plainlist| * ''Stranger Things'' (2016) * ''Stranger Things 2'' (2017) * ''Stranger Things 3'' (2019) * ''Stranger Things 4'' (2022) * ''Stranger Things 5'' (2026) }} | toys = ''Lego Stranger Things'' }} '''''Stranger Things''''' is a multimedia franchise based on the American series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. The titular series, ''Stranger Things'', debuted in July 2016, attracting record viewership and widespread critical acclaim. Set in the 1980s, the original show follows supernatural events in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Its blend of government-lab conspiracy, child protagonists, and 1980s pop culture nostalgia has earned praise for its writing, atmosphere, ensemble cast, and homage to 1980s genre films. The first four seasons garnered multiple award nominations (including 12 Primetime Emmy Awards) and numerous accolades.

The franchise includes a stage play, planned spin-off series, a line of novels and comics, several video games, and extensive licensed merchandise.

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===''Stranger Things'' (2016–2025)=== {{Main|Stranger Things|List of Stranger Things episodes}} ''Stranger Things'' was created, written, and directed by the Duffer Brothers, produced in association with Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and Duffers' Monkey Massacre Productions. The Duffers conceived the show as a blend of 1980s Spielbergian adventure and Stephen King–style horror.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rodney |last=Ho |date=July 19, 2016 |url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/28/netflix-new-drama-series-stranger-things-to-shoot-in-atlanta/ |title=New Netflix drama series ''Stranger Things'' to shoot in Atlanta |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128052728/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/28/netflix-new-drama-series-stranger-things-to-shoot-in-atlanta/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-streaming-original-series-idUSKBN0MT1X220150402 |title=Netflix to premiere original series ''Montauk'' in 2016 |date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924215113/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/us-netflix-streaming-original-series-idUSKBN0MT1X220150402 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The first season (set in 1983) premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016. It introduced the disappearance of young Will Byers and the appearance of a telekinetic girl named Eleven escaping from a secretive government lab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2016 |title=Is Hawkins A Real Town? 'Stranger Things' Will Make You Nostalgic For These Other '80s Classics |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/172579-is-hawkins-a-real-town-stranger-things-will-make-you-nostalgic-for-these-other-80s-classics |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref> The first season consists of eight episodes. In October 2017, Netflix released the second season, which focuses on the aftermath of Will's time spent in the alternate "Upside Down" alongside a new entity known as the Mind Flayer. The third season arrived on July 4, 2019. It is set in the summer of 1985, focusing on the heroes' battle with the Mind Flayer at the new Starcourt Mall and culminating in a dramatic confrontation that changes the town's status quo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=March 25, 2018 |title='Stranger Things': First Season 3 Details Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-first-season-3-details-revealed-1097178/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McVey |first=Ciara |date=June 5, 2018 |title=Noah Schnapp Teases 'Stranger Things' Season 3: "It's Very Different" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/noah-schnapp-teases-stranger-things-season-3-1116433/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The fourth season (split into two volumes released on May 27 and July 1, 2022) follows the group in early 1986 as the Upside Down's influence resurfaces via the new villain Vecna, even as the characters face challenges separated across multiple locations. The fifth and final season was released in three parts throughout November and December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=May 31, 2025 |title='Stranger Things' Season 5 Gets Three-Part Release, Series Finale Set for New Year's Eve |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-season-5-release-date-netflix-1236178482/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601080953/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-season-5-release-date-netflix-1236178482/ |archive-date=June 1, 2025 |access-date=June 1, 2025 |website=Variety}}</ref>

=== ''Stranger Things: Tales from '85'' (2026–present) === {{Main|Stranger Things: Tales from '85}}

In July 2022, it was revealed that a spin-off series was in the works.<ref name="CNBCSpinoffStageplay2">{{cite news |date=July 7, 2022 |title=Netflix announces 'Stranger Things' spin-off as creators form new production company |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/netflix-stranger-things-spinoff-duffer-brothers-upside-down-pictures.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706205013/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/netflix-stranger-things-spinoff-duffer-brothers-upside-down-pictures.html |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=CNBC |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> In April 2023, Netflix greenlit a straight-to-series order for an animated series that is set in the ''Stranger Things'' universe. The animation for the series is being provided by Flying Bark Productions with Eric Robles, the Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen as executive producers on the show.<ref name="Goldberg2">{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=April 10, 2023 |title='Stranger Things' Animated Series Coming to Netflix |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-animated-series-netflix-1235369237/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410173759/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-animated-series-netflix-1235369237/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The Duffer Brothers said the series would be in the vein of the Saturday-morning cartoons they grew up with.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Stranger Things' Getting A Saturday-Morning-Cartoon Animated Series On Netflix |url=https://www.cultureslate.com/news/stranger-things-getting-a-saturday-morning-cartoon-animated-series-on-netflix |website=CultureSlate}}</ref> In 2025, it was revealed that the animated spin-off will be titled ''Stranger Things: Tales from '85'', and as the title implies, it is set in the winter of 1985, between the second and third seasons of the main series. The series will introduce a new character named Nikki Baxter who is said to be "a tinker", and who has pinkish hair that's short on the sides.<ref name="collider.com">{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steven |date=June 11, 2025 |title='Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Animated Series Premieres First Footage and Reveals What It's About |url=https://collider.com/stranger-things-animated-series-plot-details-release-window-tales-from-85-netflix/ |access-date=June 20, 2025 |website=Collider}}</ref> On November 6, 2025, Netflix released a first look teaser for ''Tales from '85'', also revealing its voice cast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2025-11-06 |title=Netflix Sets 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Voice Cast & First Look Photos Of Animated Spinoff |url=https://deadline.com/gallery/stranger-things-tales-from-85-voice-cast-photos-netflix/ |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

The first season of ''Tales from '85'' was released in its entirety on April 23, 2026.<ref name="TalesReleaseDate">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2026/02/stranger-things-tales-from-85-trailer-premiere-date-netflix-1236704488/|title='Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Trailer Teases An Unseen Adventure After “Something Survived” Eleven Closing The Gate; Netflix Reveals Release Date|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=February 2, 2026|access-date=February 2, 2026|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In April 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="TalesS2">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=April 28, 2026 |title='Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix — Showrunner Eric Nobles Teases What's Ahead (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-tales-from-85-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236579311/ |access-date=April 28, 2026 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

=== Future === In December 2022, reports of an anime series spinoff titled ''Stranger Things: Tokyo'' came out.<ref>{{cite web |last=Freitag |first=Lee |date=December 23, 2022 |title=REPORT: Stranger Things Anime Spinoff In Development |url=https://www.cbr.com/stranger-things-anime-spinoff-development/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223195138/https://www.cbr.com/stranger-things-anime-spinoff-development/ |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> However, the existence of this alleged series has not been officially acknowledged by Netflix or the Duffer Brothers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Anime Spin-Off Series In The Works At Netflix |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZl68JA4YHg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412194459/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZl68JA4YHg&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

A live-action spin-off of ''Stranger Things'', separate from any animated version, is still in development.<ref name="Goldberg2"/> In an article published on August 5, 2025, Finn Wolfhard described the planned spin-off as being "like David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks.' Sort of an anthology and different tones but similar universe or same universe. I think set in different places and all tied together through this mythology of the Upside Down. Don't even talk about Hawkins. Don't have any mention of our characters. They were toying around with ideas in case Netflix wanted them. I'm sure they do, and I'm sure it will happen, but there's nothing official. I think the coolest way, the way that I would do it, there has to be labs everywhere. If there was one in Hawkins, there's one in Russia. Where else could they be?".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |date=August 5, 2025 |title=Finn Wolfhard Is Free of 'Stranger Things': Why His Last Day on Set Was a 'Mindf—' and How He Predicted the Duffer Brothers' Spinoff |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/features/finn-wolfhard-stranger-things-5-ending-last-day-set-1236477892/ |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Collider}}</ref>

== Aftershows and documentaries == {{Series overview | auxA = Title

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===''Beyond Stranger Things'' (2017)=== With the release of the second season of the series, Netflix also released '''''Beyond Stranger Things''''', an aftershow hosted by Jim Rash. The guests are cast and crew from the series, including the Duffer Brothers and the series' stars, who discuss the development and production of the series and its larger mythology. Unlike previous aftershows created by Embassy Row, such as ''Talking Dead'' and ''Talking Bad'', ''Beyond Stranger Things'' is intended to be watched after a screening of the entire second season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |date=October 26, 2017 |title='Stranger Things' Aftershow to Launch on Netflix |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/stranger-things-aftershow-netflix-1202599810/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026155454/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/stranger-things-aftershow-netflix-1202599810/ |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |website=Variety}}</ref>

{{Episode table |background=#A42C17 |overall=5 |title=24 |aux1=56 |airdate=15 |aux1T=Guests|anchor=Beyond |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Mind Blown | Aux1 = Shawn Levy, the Duffer Brothers, Finn Wolfhard, and Millie Bobby Brown (with David Harbour) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Mad for Max | Aux1 = Levy, Duffer Brothers, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Sadie Sink | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Unlikely Allies | Aux1 = Levy, Duffer Brothers, Matarazzo, and Joe Keery | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Truth in Hawkins | Aux1 = Keery, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, and Brett Gelman (with Harbour and Shannon Purser) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The AV Club | Aux1 = McLaughlin, Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Randy Havens, and Bill Nye (with Sean Astin) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = The New Class | Aux1 = Sink, Gelman, Dacre Montgomery, and Linnea Berthelsen (with Astin and Paul Reiser) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Closing the Gate | Aux1 = Levy, Duffer Brothers, Brown, Schnapp, and Dyer (with Harbour, Astin, and Eddie Tsang) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|27}} | LineColor = A42C17 }} }}

===''Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things Podcast'' (2019)=== In July 2019, Netflix released a three-episode podcast titled '''''Behind The Scenes: Stranger Things Podcast''''', hosted by Dan Taberski. The podcast explores the making of the show's third season through interviews and production insights.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bucksbaum |first1=Sydney |title=Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things 3 podcast reveals how puberty inspired the Mind Flayer's monster |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/25/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcast-mind-flayer-episode/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181202/https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/25/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcast-mind-flayer-episode/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeman |first1=Lancer |title=Behind The Scenes: Stranger Things 3 - Podcasts To Listen To |url=https://primalstreammedia.com/still-feel-21/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcasts-to-listen-to |website=Primal Stream Media |access-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211194853/https://primalstreammedia.com/still-feel-21/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcasts-to-listen-to |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bucksbaum |first1=Sydney |title=Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things 3 podcast reveals secrets about Robin, Erica, Hopper, and more |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/19/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcast-episode-2/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181106/https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/19/behind-the-scenes-stranger-things-3-podcast-episode-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Episode table |background=#171014 |overall=5 |title=24 |aux1=56 |airdate=15 |aux1T=Guests|anchor=Podcast |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = The Starcourt Mall | Aux1 = Paul Ditcher, the Duffer Brothers, Sadie Sink, Curtis Gwinn, Chris Trujillo, Jess Royal, Sean Brennan, John Snow, Amy Parris, and Sarah Hindsgaul | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|17}} | LineColor = #171014 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = The Red Scare | Aux1 = Shawn Levy, Matt Duffer, Amy Parris | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|22}} | LineColor = #171014 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = The Mind Flayer | Aux1 = Ross Duffer, Dacre Montgomery, and Kate Trefry | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|29}} | LineColor = #171014 }} }}

===''Stranger Things: Unlocked'' (2022)=== For the fourth season, Netflix released a two-part aftershow on YouTube titled '''''Stranger Things: Unlocked'''''. It was hosted by Felicia Day, with the first part releasing on June 9, 2022, to accompany the season's first volume, and the second part one month later for the second volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/stranger-things-cast-interview-geeked-season-4-filming-locations|title=11 Strange Things We Learned from the 'Stranger Things' Geeked Week Panel|last=Bitran|first=Tara|date=June 9, 2022|accessdate=November 15, 2025|work=Tudum|publisher=Netflix}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5TQ-9pQtqk|title=Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1: Unlocked {{!}} Full Spoilers Official After Show {{!}} Netflix Geeked Week|date=June 9, 2022|accessdate=November 15, 2025|publisher=Netflix|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pCRplUQVMI|title=Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2: Unlocked {{!}} Full Spoilers Official After Show {{!}} Netflix Geeked|date=July 9, 2022|accessdate=November 15, 2025|publisher=Netflix|via=YouTube}}</ref>

{{Episode table |background=#125390 |overall=5 |title=24 |aux1=56 |airdate=15 |aux1T=Guests|anchor=Unlocked |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1: Unlocked | Aux1 = The Duffer Brothers, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Joseph Quinn, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink and Priah Ferguson (with Millie Bobby Brown and Shawn Levy) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|9}} | LineColor = 125390 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2: Unlocked | Aux1 = Duffer Brothers, Wolfhard, Matarazzo, McLaughlin, Sink, Ferguson, Keery, Hawke and Quinn (with Brown, Matthew Modine and Levy) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|7|9}} | LineColor = 125390 }} }}

===''Stranger Things 5: Inside the Episodes'' (2025–2026)=== Accompanying season five, a series of behind the scenes features were published on YouTube after the release of each volume under the title '''''Stranger Things 5: Inside the Episodes'''''.<ref name="ITE">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs9aWCCF6Oy7pdJKwdylh5Pq1dir7icgK|title=Stranger Things 5: Inside the Episodes {{!}} Netflix|date=January 6, 2026|accessdate=January 10, 2026|publisher=Netflix|via=YouTube}}</ref> {{Episode table |background=#A62631 |overall=5 |title=24 |titleT=Episode discussed / Title |titleR={{efn|Each episode is prefixed with the title "Behind the Episode".<ref name="ITE" />}} |aux1=56 |airdate=15 |aux1T=Guests|anchor=Inside |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Chapter One: The Crawl | Aux1 = The Duffer Brothers, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Jamie Campbell Bower, Shawn Levy, Cara Buono, Winona Ryder, Maya Hawke, Chris Trujillo, Jess Royal, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Caleb McLaughlin, Nell Fisher, Linda Hamilton, and Noah Schnapp | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|27}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler | Aux1 = Buono, Duffer Brothers, Fisher, Joe Chrest, Mike Mekash, Wolfhard, Dyer, Matarazzo, McLaughlin, Keery, Hawke, Schnapp, David Harbour, and Bower | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|27}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap | Aux1 = Bower, Duffer Brothers, Fisher, Amy Parris, Frank Darabont, Harbour, Alex Breaux, Brown, Wolfhard, Jake Connelly, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, JD Garcia, McLaughlin, Dyer, and Sadie Sink | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|27}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Chapter Four: Sorcerer | Aux1 = Connelly, Hiro Koda, Keery, Sink, Duffer Brothers, Hamilton, Brown, Harbour, Sean Ames, Wolfhard, Bower, Barrie Gower, Michael Maher, Levy, and Schnapp | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|27}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Chapter Five: Shock Jock | Aux1 = Schnapp, Duffer Brothers, Linnea Berthelsen, Brynn Berg, Brown, Connelly, Bower, Ryder, Barrie Gower, Darabont, Matarazzo, and Keery | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|12|26}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz | Aux1 = Duffer Brothers, Levy, Brown, Heaton, Dyer, Trujillo, Mark Hawker, Robert "Ricky Bobby" Everett, Parris, Keery, Matarazzo, Schnapp, McLaughlin, Sink, Amybeth McNulty, Hawke, and Buono | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|26}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Chapter Seven: The Bridge | Aux1 = Duffer Brothers, Levy, McLaughlin, Sink, Hawke, Trujillo, Bower, Matarazzo, Keery, McNulty, Berthelsen, Hamilton, Parris, Schnapp, Ryder, and Gelman | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|26}} | LineColor = A62631 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up | Aux1 = Duffer Brothers, Wolfhard, Hawke, Gelman, Bower, Schnapp, Betsy Paterson, Maher, Keery, Heaton, Dyer, Matarazzo, Koda, Brown, Ryder, Barrie Gower, Chrest, Buono, Randy Havens, Ferguson, Caleb Heymann, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Berthelsen, Harbour, Sink, Levy, and McLaughlin | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|1|6}} | LineColor = A62631 }} }}

===''One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5'' (2026)=== A behind-the-scenes documentary for the fifth season, titled '''''One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5''''', was released on Netflix on January 12, 2026.<ref name="One Last Adventure">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-stranger-things-5-documentary-1236462837/ |title='Stranger Things' Isn't Over Yet — Netflix Is Releasing a Final Season Documentary |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Tony |last=Maglio |date=January 5, 2026 |accessdate=January 6, 2026}}</ref>

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== Literary works == === Books === Beginning in late 2018, Penguin Random House partnered with Netflix to publish a series of books based on ''Stranger Things''. These include ''How to Survive in a Stranger Things World'',<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Survive in a Stranger Things World (Stranger Things) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/603836/how-to-survive-in-a-stranger-things-world-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert-illustrated-by-random-house/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175211/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/603836/how-to-survive-in-a-stranger-things-world-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert-illustrated-by-random-house/ |url-status=live}}</ref> a children's book released on November 13, 2018, which features advice and insights inspired by the show. Other releases include ''Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Companion'', published on October 30, 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down |url=https://www.getunderlined.com/books/594961/stranger-things-worlds-turned-upside-down-by-gina-mcintyre/ |website=Get Underlined |publisher=Penguin Random House |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503225541/https://www.getunderlined.com/books/594961/stranger-things-worlds-turned-upside-down-by-gina-mcintyre/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and a combined ''Hawkins Middle School Yearbook / Hawkins High School Yearbook'', released on March 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawkins Middle School Yearbook/Hawkins High School Yearbook (Stranger Things) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606443/hawkins-middle-school-yearbookhawkins-high-school-yearbook-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013015400/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606443/hawkins-middle-school-yearbookhawkins-high-school-yearbook-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Several additional Stranger Things tie-in books have been released in collaboration with Netflix. ''Visions from the Upside Down: Stranger Things Artbook'' was published on October 15, 2019,<ref name="Artbook">{{Cite web |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607839/visions-from-the-upside-down-stranger-things-artbook-by-netflix/ |title=Visions from the Upside Down: Stranger Things Artbook by Netflix: 9781984821126 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175207/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607839/visions-from-the-upside-down-stranger-things-artbook-by-netflix/ |url-status=live}}</ref> followed by ''Will Byers: Secret Files'' on September 24, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606444/will-byers-secret-files-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |title=Will Byers: Secret Files (Stranger Things) by Matthew J. Gilbert: 9781984894519 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175210/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606444/will-byers-secret-files-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Stranger Things: The Official Sticker Album'' came out on June 15, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Official Sticker Album (Stranger Things) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667203/stranger-things-the-official-sticker-album-stranger-things-by-random-house-illustrated-by-random-house/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311201410/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667203/stranger-things-the-official-sticker-album-stranger-things-by-random-house-illustrated-by-random-house/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Stranger Things: The Official Coloring Book'' was released on June 28, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Official Coloring Book |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710184/stranger-things-the-official-coloring-book-by-netflix/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311201412/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710184/stranger-things-the-official-coloring-book-by-netflix/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A Little Golden Book titled ''Stranger Things: We Can Count on Eleven'' was published on July 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: We Can Count on Eleven (Funko Pop!) (Little Golden Book) |isbn=978-0-593-56721-0 |last1=Smith |first1=Geof |date=July 5, 2022 |publisher=Random House Children's Books}}</ref> A Choose Your Own Adventure-style book titled ''Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters'' was released on April 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/715988/stranger-things-heroes-and-monsters-choose-your-own-adventure-by-rana-tahir-illustrated-by-patrick-spaziante-and-katherine-spaziante/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref> A second coloring book, themed around the show's fourth season, was published on August 29, 2023.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Official Coloring Book, Season 4 |isbn=978-0-593-58182-7 |author1=Netflix |date=August 29, 2023 |publisher=Random House Worlds}}</ref> Another Little Golden Book titled ''Inside, Outside, Upside Down'' was released on July 9, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |title=Add Stranger Things: Inside, Outside, Upside Down (Funko Pop!) to bookshelf Add to Bookshelf Stranger Things: Inside, Outside, Upside Down (Funko Pop!) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742581/stranger-things-inside-outside-upside-down-funko-pop-by-geof-smith-illustrated-by-meg-dunn/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> with a third entry, ''Hawkins ABCs'', releasing on July 8, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Hawkins ABCs (Funko Pop!) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774550/stranger-things-hawkins-abcs-funko-pop-by-geof-smith-illustrated-by-meg-dunn/ |website=Penguin Random House}}</ref> ''Stranger Things Official Activity Book'' released on September 2, 2025,<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Official Activity Book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Official-Activity-Book/dp/B0F5GM1ZG8/ref=sr_1_20?crid=2L44NN90E7SMT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.e7o09dW38geJ7Lhx-DuKIRbUNdSeV3EbSk76Xrdlmj674hb2a8oAPhM_DlJkiGVIt1tSQ5f9SPZRwXXjNXhZ5AsFsV_4IIsokbJJCnlGm8kG4NG5gZkBLuVLnZ8UcKBC42ALciEyiJDp7Of5eQwqYUORHgz_BfwDmFJVbsnTU-4.johGzNEqmOOH2Tbq78RGlEmi2wohb4wLBwIHLNxcX0o&dib_tag=se&keywords=stranger+things&qid=1748926807&s=books&sprefix=stranger+th%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-20&xpid=ns85BbMnuopo4 |website=Amazon |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> followed by ''Stranger Things: The Official Color-with-Stickers Book'' and ''Stranger Things: The Complete Coloring Book'', which released on September 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Official Color-with-Stickers Book |isbn=978-0-593-58255-8 |last1=Worlds |first1=Random House |date=September 30, 2025 |publisher=Random House }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Complete Coloring Book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Complete-Coloring-Book/dp/B0F4MFXLNY/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2L44NN90E7SMT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HOqHYtB2eT698P8KGDue3KeHbioBbyxdtxPuZh3TcxSs6ipsczpCRd1tyxlqPKmoSiWLwzaQupmMS2NGrRFK1kunkqRqAuQcajotM3sQd5aOQVSkgDQwKteACJo--45oeR4McLNdYGteCBLLxuy11HJwbiTVhpG1x2pe1UaGJKSeLoQ_k0SuO9_DbeZ71suYMlMzipaDbo3WeDpLhXSXWeuCI-4mmwGfyNPa7krgQsQ.1cjiiKyrIfJlF-GsHpsvB3qcnybiG4OiZ2Gc8yv38vo&dib_tag=se&keywords=stranger+things&qid=1748926764&s=books&sprefix=stranger+th%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-13 |website=Amazon |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> A themed cookbook, ''Stranger Things: The Official Cookbook – Recipes from Hawkins and Beyond'' by Joshua David Stein, is expected to be released on February 3, 2026''.''<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Official Cookbook: Recipes from Hawkins and Beyond |isbn=1-9848-6162-X |last1=Stein |first1=Joshua David |publisher=Random House Worlds}}</ref>

An official ''Stranger Things'' Mad Libs book written by Gabriella DeGennaro was released on May 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game |isbn=978-0-593-52000-0 |last1=Degennaro |first1=Gabriella |date=May 3, 2022 |publisher=Penguin}}</ref> An updated edition released on September 16, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Mad Libs: Updated Edition |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Mad-Libs-Updated/dp/B0F7K433M2/ref=sr_1_16?crid=2L44NN90E7SMT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HOqHYtB2eT698P8KGDue3KeHbioBbyxdtxPuZh3TcxSs6ipsczpCRd1tyxlqPKmoSiWLwzaQupmMS2NGrRFK1kunkqRqAuQcajotM3sQd5aOQVSkgDQwKteACJo--45oeR4McLNdYGteCBLLxuy11HJwbiTVhpG1x2pe1UaGJKSeLoQ_k0SuO9_DbeZ71suYMlMzipaDbo3WeDpLhXSXWeuCI-4mmwGfyNPa7krgQsQ.1cjiiKyrIfJlF-GsHpsvB3qcnybiG4OiZ2Gc8yv38vo&dib_tag=se&keywords=stranger+things&qid=1748926764&s=books&sprefix=stranger+th%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-16 |website=Amazon |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

Random House published books compiling the scripts of the series, beginning with ''Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts – Season 1'' and ''Season 2'', released on September 2, 2025.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 1 |isbn=978-0-593-98403-1 |author1=Netflix |date=September 2, 2025 |publisher=Random House }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 2 |isbn=978-0-593-98405-5 |author1=Netflix |date=September 2, 2025 |publisher=Random House }}</ref> ''Season 3'' followed on October 7, 2025,<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 3 |isbn=0-593-98407-2 |author1=Netflix |publisher=Random House }}</ref> with ''Season 4'' released on November 4, 2025.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Netflix |title=Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 4 |publisher=Random House |isbn=0-593-98409-9}}</ref>

A ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed book, ''Stranger Things: Dungeons & Dragons: Tales from the Table'' by Jim Zub and Stacy King, was released exclusively at Target stores on November 4, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Dungeons & Dragons: Tales from the Table - Target Exclusive Edition - by Jim Zub and Stacy King (Hardcover) |url=https://www.target.com/p/untitled-0714-target-exclusive-edition-by-random-house-worlds-hardcover/-/A-94720880 |website=Target |publisher=Target |access-date=27 April 2026}}</ref>

Another behind-scenes book, ''Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series'' written by Gina McIntyre, will be released exclusively at Target stores on June 20, 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Official Story behind the Legendary Series - Foreword: Matt and Ross Duffer, Author: Gina McIntyre (Hardcover) - Target Exclusive |url=https://www.target.com/p/stranger-things-the-official-story-behind-the-legendary-series-by-matt-duffer-ross-duffer-and-gina-mcintyre-hardcover-target-exclusive/-/A-95118167 |website=Target |publisher=Target |access-date=27 April 2026}}</ref>

Insight Editions released ''Stranger Things Tarot Deck'' and Guidebook on August 16, 2022,<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things Tarot Deck and Guidebook |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stranger-Things-Tarot-Deck-and-Guidebook/Insight-Editions/9781647227432 |date=August 16, 2022 |isbn=978-1-64722-743-2 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205213659/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stranger-Things-Tarot-Deck-and-Guidebook/Insight-Editions/9781647227432 |url-status=live |last1=Editions |first1=Insight |last2=Gilly |first2=Casey |publisher=Simon and Schuster}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things Tarot Deck and Guidebook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVWvzgEACAAJ |isbn=978-1-64722-743-2 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |last1=Editions |first1=Insight |last2=Gilly |first2=Casey |date=August 16, 2022 |publisher=Simon and Schuster}}</ref> followed by ''Stranger Things: The Ultimate Pop-up Book'' on August 30, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book |url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Stranger-Things-Ultimate-Pop-Up-Book-Simon-Arizpe/9781647221263 |website=Book Depositionary |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311201411/https://www.bookdepository.com/Stranger-Things-Ultimate-Pop-Up-Book-Simon-Arizpe/9781647221263 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LP0rzQEACAAJ |isbn=978-1-64722-126-3 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |last1=Arizpe |first1=Simon |date=July 5, 2022 |publisher=Insight Editions}}</ref>

Thunder Bay Press released ''Stranger Things World of Stickers: Art Inspired by the Series'', a keepsake sticker book, on September 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things World of Stickers: Art Inspired by the Series (Collectible Art Stickers |publisher=Thunder Bay Press |isbn=1-6672-1062-9}}</ref>

The ''Stranger Things Annual 2026'' released on September 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things Annual 2026: BRAND NEW! Explore the world of Hawkins and the Upside Down in this OFFICIAL NETFLIX Annual. |isbn=978-0-00-874497-7 |last1=MacKenzie |first1=Malcolm |author2=Netflix |date=September 25, 2025 |publisher=HarperCollins Canada, Limited }}</ref>

In the second quarter of 2019, UK publisher Obverse Books released a book of ''Stranger Things'' Season 1, written by Paul Driscoll, as part of its Silver Archive series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/04-stranger-one/ |title=04 – Stranger Things: Season 1 | Obverse Books |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621122725/https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/04-stranger-one/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Spanish publisher Monsa Publications released ''Stranger Things: Tribute'' on May 1, 2020,<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: Tribute |edition=Spanish |isbn=978-84-17557-17-1 |last1=Minguet |first1=Eva |date=May 2020 |publisher=Instituto Monsa de Ediciones, S.A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS -TRIBUTE- |url=https://monsashop.com/en/illustrated-tribute/622-stranger-things-tribute-.html |website=Monsa |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> followed by ''Stranger Things: Tribute 1983/1986'' on January 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: Tribute 1983/1986 |isbn=978-84-17557-60-7 |last1=Minguet |first1=Eva |date=May 19, 2023 |publisher=Instituto Monsa de Ediciones, S.A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS -TRIBUTE- 1983/1986 |url=https://monsashop.com/en/illustrated-tribute/681-stranger-things-tribute-19831986.html |website=Monsa |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> Both books feature artwork inspired by the series, with accompanying text presented in both Spanish and English.

=== Novels === A series of licensed novels tie into the television narrative. Key titles include:

* '''''Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds''''' (2019) by Gwenda Bond – A prequel novel set in 1969, focusing on Eleven's mother Terry Ives and her experiences with Dr. Brenner in the Hawkins laboratory in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/stranger-things-books-penguin-random-house-fall-debut-1202405836/ |title='Stranger Things' Books Set For Fall Debut From Penguin Random House |first=Greg |last=Evans |date=June 8, 2018 |access-date=June 8, 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=June 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609054314/https://deadline.com/2018/06/stranger-things-books-penguin-random-house-fall-debut-1202405836/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The novel was released on February 5, 2019. * '''''Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town''''' (2019) by Adam Christopher – Released May 28, 2019, this novel follows Chief Hopper as he recounts his 1977 New York past to Eleven,<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600224/stranger-things-darkness-on-the-edge-of-town-by-adam-christopher/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175206/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600224/stranger-things-darkness-on-the-edge-of-town-by-adam-christopher/ |url-status=live}}</ref> including his case involving missing children and his experiences after Vietnam. * '''''Stranger Things: Runaway Max''''' (2019) by Brenna Yovanoff – A young-adult novel (June 4, 2019) about Max Mayfield's life in San Diego, California before moving to Hawkins in 1984. It explores Max's family and early challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607770/stranger-things-runaway-max-by-brenna-yovanoff/ |title=Stranger Things: Runaway Max by Brenna Yovanoff: 9781984895950 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175207/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607770/stranger-things-runaway-max-by-brenna-yovanoff/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: Rebel Robin''''' (2021) by A.R. Capetta – Published June 29, 2021, this YA novel details Robin Buckley's coming-of-age and struggle with her identity as a teenager in Hawkins prior to Season 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawkins Horrors (Stranger Things) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697012/hawkins-horrors-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311184024/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697012/hawkins-horrors-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: Hawkins Horrors''''' (2022) by Matthew J. Gilbert, a collection of short scary stories told from the perspective of the Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawkins Horrors (Stranger Things) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697012/hawkins-horrors-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311184024/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697012/hawkins-horrors-stranger-things-by-matthew-j-gilbert/ |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Penguin Random House}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line''''' (2022) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa – Released July 26, 2022, this novel picks up after Season 3 and is told from Lucas Sinclair's viewpoint, exploring his teenage life, social struggles, and newly deepening friendship as a Black youth in Hawkins.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709868/stranger-things-lucas-on-the-line-by-suyi-davies/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223210503/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709868/stranger-things-lucas-on-the-line-by-suyi-davies/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus''''' (2023) by Caitlin Schneiderhan – A novel released October 31, 2023, about Eddie Munson's backstory before he arrived in Hawkins, shedding light on the Hellfire Club singer's past.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Romano |first1=Nick |title=Stranger Things Eddie Munson book will be a season 4 prequel — See the exclusive cover reveal |url=https://ew.com/books/stranger-things-eddie-munson-book-flight-of-icarus-cover-reveal/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414201941/https://ew.com/books/stranger-things-eddie-munson-book-flight-of-icarus-cover-reveal/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment''''' (2024) by J.L. D'Amato – Published October 29, 2024, this novel follows Dustin Henderson in Fall 1985 (between Seasons 3 and 4). It depicts Dustin's freshman year, a science competition road trip, and his adventures with new friends (including Eddie) as he copes with changes in Hawkins.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment |isbn=978-0-593-80850-4 |last1=d'Amato |first1=J. L. |date=October 29, 2024 |publisher=Random House}}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall Escape''''' (2025), a novel by Jennifer Brody expanding on Eleven and Max's story arc from the third season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall Escape |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/785944/stranger-things-starcourt-mall-escape-by-jennifer-brody/ |access-date=2 November 2025 |website=Penguin Random House }}</ref> * '''''Stranger Things: One Way or Another: A Nancy Wheeler Mystery''''' (2025), by Caitlin Schneiderhan – Published December 2, 2025, a novel set two months after Vecna's earthquake tore through Hawkins (between Seasons 4 and 5), focusing on Nancy and Robin investigating corruption in Hawkins.<ref>{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: One Way or Another: A Nancy Wheeler Mystery |isbn= 978-0-593-97383-7 |last1=Schneiderhan |first1=Caitlin |date=December 2, 2025 |publisher=Random House}}</ref>

For younger readers, Netflix Publishing also announced "junior novelizations" of the Season 1<ref name="Penguin Random House">{{cite web |title=Stranger Things, Season 1: The Junior Novelization |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/785876/stranger-things-season-1-the-junior-novelization-by-random-house/ |website=Penguin Random House}}</ref> and 2<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web |title=Stranger Things, Season Two: The Junior Novelization |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Season-Two-Novelization/dp/B0DTP3QYBV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y2j0UkNWEHBPENUv2TyIucz_rc6pYCQIYqHXeQShiOnoD6-ITgFY8LmNeDMpKH8d9u60MVNYn3oIJbAa3EYxsw.4LR8Xk8Ah5B7mjIUTS9PKScsmF-0n_OwuieI01QMp7Y&qid=1748926807&sr=1-18 |access-date=June 3, 2025 |website=Amazon}}</ref> TV scripts released on July 8, 2025<ref name="Penguin Random House"/> and September 9, 2025<ref name="Amazon"/> respectively.

All of these books are officially licensed tie-ins (published by Random House and its imprints) and expand the franchise's storyline around the main series events.

=== Comics === In 2018, Dark Horse Comics announced a partnership with Netflix to publish a multi-year line of Stranger Things comics. The first release was a four-issue miniseries written by Jody Houser, with artwork by Stefano Martino. Set during the events of the first season, the story follows Will Byers' experiences while trapped in the Upside Down.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/books/2018/06/18/dark-horse-stranger-things-comics/ |title=Dark Horse launches line of 'Stranger Things' comics |first=Christian |last=Holub |date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618205927/http://ew.com/books/2018/06/18/dark-horse-stranger-things-comics/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The first issue was released on September 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stranger-things-comic-book-trailer-explores-a-season-1-mystery-1146553 |title='Stranger Things' Comic Trailer Explores Season 1 Mystery |first=Graeme |last=McMillan |date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925212419/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stranger-things-comic-book-trailer-explores-a-season-1-mystery-1146553 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 4, 2019, Dark Horse Comics released a special Stranger Things story titled The Game Master as part of Free Comic Book Day. Featured in the Dark Horse FCBD 2019 General issue, the story is set a few days after the events of the first season. It was written by Jody Houser and illustrated by Ibrahim Moustafa.<ref>{{cite web |title=FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 (GENERAL) |url=https://digital.darkhorse.com/books/0f868ba77c7a4d4ab5cde71b4dc826b8/free-comic-book-day-2019-general |website=Dark Horse Digital |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724093225/https://digital.darkhorse.com/books/0f868ba77c7a4d4ab5cde71b4dc826b8/free-comic-book-day-2019-general |url-status=live}}</ref>

The second Stranger Things comic miniseries, titled Stranger Things: Six, was also written by Jody Houser, with interior art by Edgar Salazar. The four-issue series centers on Francine, a precognitive test subject who was part of the experiments that preceded Eleven. The first issue was released on May 29, 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/books/2019/02/20/new-stranger-things-prequel-comic-elevens-fellow-test-subjects/ |title=New ''Stranger Things'' prequel comic will introduce one of Eleven's fellow test subjects — exclusive |first=Christian |last=Holub |date=February 20, 2019 |access-date=February 20, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220184227/https://ew.com/books/2019/02/20/new-stranger-things-prequel-comic-elevens-fellow-test-subjects/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

An original graphic novel titled ''Stranger Things: Zombie Boys'' was released on February 19, 2020. Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Valeria Favoccia, with colors by Dan Jackson, letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot, and cover art by Ron Chan, the 72-page story is set shortly after the events of the first season.<ref name="ZB">{{Cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB#prettyPhoto |title=Stranger Things: Zombie Boys TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |website=www.darkhorse.com |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830175219/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB#prettyPhoto |url-status=live}}</ref>

A third comic miniseries, Stranger Things: Into the Fire, began publication in January 2020. Also consisting of four issues, the series serves as a sequel to Stranger Things: Six and is set before the events of the third season. It was written by Jody Houser, with pencils by Ryan Kelly and inks by Le Beau Underwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYCC 2019: DARK HORSE COMICS AND NETFLIX TO RELEASE THIRD STRANGER THINGS COMIC SERIES |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/daredevil-canceled-netflix-3-seasons-1202511521/ |website=Dark Horse |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130020936/https://deadline.com/2018/11/daredevil-canceled-netflix-3-seasons-1202511521/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Another ''Stranger Things'' one-shot was released as part of Free Comic Book Day 2020. Written by Greg Pak, the story is set shortly after the Battle of Starcourt Mall, following the events of the third season.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBD 2020 STRANGER THINGS & MINECRAFT |url=https://freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN200019 |website=Free Comic Book Day |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318005329/https://freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN200019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A second original graphic novel, ''Stranger Things: The Bully'', was released on October 13, 2020. Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Valeria Favoccia,<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Bully (Graphic Novel) By Greg Pak; Illustrated by Valeria Favoccia |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653121/stranger-things-the-bully-graphic-novel-by-written-by-greg-pak-illustrated-by-valeria-favoccia/ |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326192845/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653121/stranger-things-the-bully-graphic-novel-by-written-by-greg-pak-illustrated-by-valeria-favoccia/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the story follows Troy and James during the events of the second season, with a focus on Troy's struggle with PTSD after his encounter with Eleven.

On June 18, 2020, it was announced that IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics would co-publish a crossover miniseries titled Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zub |first1=Jim |title=Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Announced! |url=http://www.jimzub.com/stranger-things-and-dungeons-dragons-announced/ |website=Zub Tales |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619104321/http://www.jimzub.com/stranger-things-and-dungeons-dragons-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Now We Are Getting a Stranger Things & Dungeons & Dragons Comic |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-dungeons-dragons-comic/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=June 18, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619104216/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-dungeons-dragons-comic/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

A fourth miniseries from Dark Horse Comics, titled ''Stranger Things: Science Camp'', began in September 2020 and ran for four issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse September 2020 Solicits |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-umbrella-academy-dark-horse-september-2020-solicits/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620171728/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-umbrella-academy-dark-horse-september-2020-solicits/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 23, 2020, Dark Horse also announced a prequel one-shot titled ''Stranger Things: Halloween in Hawkins''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Theo |title=Stranger Things Prequel, Halloween in Hawkins, Coming This October |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-prequel-Halloween-in-hawkins-coming-this-october/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=July 23, 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724181838/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stranger-things-prequel-Halloween-in-hawkins-coming-this-october/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

A third original graphic novel, ''Stranger Things: Erica the Great!'', was released on January 26, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-839/Stranger-Things-Erica-the-Great-TPB-Young-Adult |website=Dark Horse |access-date=December 29, 2021 |title=Stranger Things: Erica the Great TPB (Young Adult) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229223117/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-839/Stranger-Things-Erica-the-Great-TPB-Young-Adult |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2023, Dark Horse Comics and IDW Publishing announced a crossover miniseries featuring Stranger Things and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooke |first1=David |title='Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things' crossover coming July 2023 |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/21/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-x-stranger-things-crossover/ |website=AIPT News |date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501062417/https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/21/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-x-stranger-things-crossover/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Issue ! Release Date ! Story ! Art ! Colors ! Cover ! Collection |- | colspan="7" style=background:#ff0001| |- | #1<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things'' #1 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-817/Stranger-Things-1 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616134000/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-817/Stranger-Things-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> | September 26, 2018 | rowspan="9" | Jody Houser | rowspan="4" | {{It col|Pencils}} Stefano Martino {{It col|Inks}} Keith Champagne | rowspan="4" | Lauren Affe | Aleksi Briclot Rafael Albuquerque (variant) Kyle Lambert (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) Lee Bermejo (variant) Ben Oliver (variant) Babs Tarr (variant) Clayton Crain (variant) Lucio Parrillo (variant) Francesco Mattina (variant) Fábio Moon (variant) Patric Reynolds (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 1: The Other Side'' {{It col|Release date}} May 7, 2019 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-0976-5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: The Other Side'' |isbn=978-1-5067-0976-5 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |year=2019 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things: Library Edition Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} September 8, 2021<ref name="Dark Horse Comics">{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 1 HC |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-285/Stranger-Things-Library-Edition-Volume-1-HC |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831021141/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-285/Stranger-Things-Library-Edition-Volume-1-HC |url-status=live}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2762-2}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1">{{cite book |title=Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) Paperback – October 11, 2022 |url=https://smile.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Omnibus-Graphic-Novel/dp/1506727646/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1649270130&sr=1-4 |isbn=978-1-5067-2764-6 |access-date=April 6, 2022 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |date=December 6, 2022 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | #2<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things'' #2 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-818/Stranger-Things-2 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006000956/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-818/Stranger-Things-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> | October 31, 2018 | Aleksi Briclot Steve Morris (variant) Greg Ruth (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | #3<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things'' #3 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-819/Stranger-Things-3 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006000954/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-819/Stranger-Things-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> | November 28, 2018 | Aleksi Briclot Grzegorz Domaradzki (variant) Matthew Taylor (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | #4<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things'' #4 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-820/Stranger-Things-4 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006000953/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-820/Stranger-Things-4 |url-status=live}}</ref> | January 2, 2019 | Aleksi Briclot Jen Bartel (variant) Ethan Young (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | Free Comic Book Day 2019 (General) Stranger Things/Black Hammer (Stranger Things story: ''The Game Master'')<ref>{{cite web |title=FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 (GENERAL) STRANGER THINGS/BLACK HAMMER |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3004-248/Free-Comic-Book-Day-2019-General-Stranger-Things-Black-Hammer |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626182950/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3004-248/Free-Comic-Book-Day-2019-General-Stranger-Things-Black-Hammer |url-status=live}}</ref> | May 8, 2019 | Ibrahim Moustafa | Triona Farrell | Chun Lo | ''Stranger Things: Library Edition Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} September 8, 2021<ref name="Dark Horse Comics"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2762-2}} also collected in ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | SIX #1<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things: SIX'' #1 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-821/Stranger-Things-SIX-1 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221743/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-821/Stranger-Things-SIX-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> | May 29, 2019 | rowspan="4" | {{It col|Pencils}} Edgar Salazar {{It col|Inks}} Keith Champagne | rowspan="4" | Marissa Louise | Aleksi Briclot Kyle Lambert (variant) David Mack (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) Jenny Frison (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 2: SIX'' {{It col|Release date}} November 26, 2019 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1232-1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things Volume 2: SIX'' |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-834/Stranger-Things-Volume-2-SIX-TPB |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221739/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-834/Stranger-Things-Volume-2-SIX-TPB |url-status=live}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} November 10, 2021<ref name="darkhorse.com">{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 2 HC |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-286/Stranger-Things-Library-Edition-Volume-2-HC |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831021140/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-286/Stranger-Things-Library-Edition-Volume-2-HC |url-status=live}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2763-9}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | SIX #2<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things: SIX'' #2 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-822/Stranger-Things-SIX-2 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221740/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-822/Stranger-Things-SIX-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> | June 26, 2019 | Aleksi Briclot E.M. Gist (variant) Micaela Dawn (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | SIX #3<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things: SIX'' #3 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-823/Stranger-Things-SIX-3 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221744/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-823/Stranger-Things-SIX-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> | July 31, 2019 | Aleksi Briclot Casper Wijngaard (variant) Tyler Crook (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | SIX #4<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stranger Things: SIX'' #4 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-824/Stranger-Things-SIX-4 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221739/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-824/Stranger-Things-SIX-4 |url-status=live}}</ref> | August 28, 2019 | Aleksi Briclot Christian Ward (variant) Jenn Ravenna (variant) Patrick Satterfield (photo variant) |- | Zombie Boys<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: ZOMBIE BOYS TPB |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626174733/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB |url-status=live}}</ref> | January 22, 2020 | Greg Pak | Valeria Favoccia | Dan Jackson | Ron Chan | Original Graphic Novel {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1309-0}}<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: ZOMBIE BOYS TPB |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB#prettyPhoto |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626174733/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3002-837/Stranger-Things-Zombie-Boys-TPB#prettyPhoto |url-status=live}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things: Afterschool Adventures Omnibus'' {{It col|Release date}} October 18, 2022<ref name="STAfterschoolAdventuresOmnibus">{{cite book |title=Stranger Things: Afterschool Adventures Omnibus (Graphic Novel) Paperback – October 18, 2022 |url=https://smile.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Afterschool-Adventures-Omnibus/dp/1506727735/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1649270130&sr=1-3 |isbn=978-1-5067-2773-8 |access-date=April 6, 2022 |last1=Pak |first1=Greg |last2=Lore |first2=Danny |date=December 6, 2022 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2773-8}} |- | Into the Fire #1<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: INTO THE FIRE #1 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-825/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-1 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626174928/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-825/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> | January 20, 2020 | rowspan="4" | Jody Houser | rowspan="4" | {{It col|Pencils}} Ryan Kelly {{It col|Inks}} Le Beau Underwood | rowspan="4" | Triona Farrell | Viktor Kalvachev Jeremy Wilson (variant) Kyle Lambert (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 3: Into the Fire'' {{It col|Release date}} July 28, 2020 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1308-3}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Into the Fire (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-1308-3 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |date=August 25, 2020 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} November 10, 2021<ref name="darkhorse.com"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2763-9}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | Into the Fire #2<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Into the Fire #2 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-826/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-2 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626174520/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-826/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> | February 12, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev Jonathan Case (variant) Claire Roe (variant) |- | Into the Fire #3<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: INTO THE FIRE #3 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-827/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-3 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626175443/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-827/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> | March 25, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev Emily Pearson (variant) Adam Gorham (variant) |- | Into the Fire #4<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: INTO THE FIRE #4 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-828/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-4 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626175440/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-828/Stranger-Things-Into-the-Fire-4 |url-status=live}}</ref> | July 8, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev Evan Cagle (variant) Kelly McKernan (variant) |- | Free Comic Book Day 2020 (All Ages) Stranger Things/Minecraft (Stranger Things story: ''Erica's Quest'')<ref>{{cite web |title=FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 (ALL AGES) |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3006-484/Free-Comic-Book-Day-2020-All-Ages |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317190910/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3006-484/Free-Comic-Book-Day-2020-All-Ages-Stranger-Things-Minecraft |url-status=live}}</ref> | July 29, 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=FCBD 2020 STRANGER THINGS & MINECRAFT |url=https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN200019 |website=Free Comic Book Day |publisher=Diamond Distributors |access-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620182921/https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN200019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| Greg Pak | Gabriella Antali | rowspan="2"| Dan Jackson | rowspan="2"|Ron Chan | ''Stranger Things Volume 4: Science Camp'' {{It col|Release date}} May 5, 2021 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1576-6}}<ref name="Stranger Things: Science Camp Gr">{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Science Camp (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-1576-6 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |date=May 5, 2021 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things: Library Edition Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} September 8, 2021<ref name="Dark Horse Comics"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2762-2}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | The Bully<ref name="penguinrandomhouse.com">{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: The Bully (Graphic Novel) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653121/stranger-things-the-bully-graphic-novel-by-written-by-greg-pak-illustrated-by-valeria-favoccia/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326192845/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653121/stranger-things-the-bully-graphic-novel-by-written-by-greg-pak-illustrated-by-valeria-favoccia/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | September 1, 2020 | Valeria Favoccia | Original Graphic Novel {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1453-0}}<ref name="penguinrandomhouse.com"/> also collected in ''Stranger Things: Afterschool Adventures Omnibus'' {{It col|Release date}} October 18, 2022<ref name="STAfterschoolAdventuresOmnibus"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2773-8}} |- | Science Camp #1 | September 30, 2020 | rowspan="4" |Jody Houser | rowspan="4" |{{It col|Pencils}} Edgar Salazar {{It col|Inks}} Keith Champagne | rowspan="4" |Marissa Louise | Viktor Kalvachev Kyle Lambert (variant) Francisco Ruiz (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 4: Science Camp'' {{It col|Release date}} May 5, 2021 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1576-6}}<ref name="Stranger Things: Science Camp Gr"/> also collected in ''Stranger Things: Library Edition Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} September 8, 2021<ref name="Dark Horse Comics"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2762-2}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' {{It col|Release date}} October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | Science Camp #2 | October 28, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev Eric Nguyen (variant) Tula Lotay<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS: SCIENCE CAMP #2 (TULA LOTAY VARIANT COVER) |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-414/Stranger-Things-Science-Camp-2-Tula-Lotay-Variant-Cover |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725193715/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-414/Stranger-Things-Science-Camp-2-Tula-Lotay-Variant-Cover |url-status=live}}</ref> and/or Raúl Allén<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS SCIENCE CAMP #2 (OF 4) CVR B ALLEN |url=https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG200399 |website=Previews World |publisher=Diamond Distributors |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725191543/https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG200399 |url-status=live}}</ref> (variant) |- | Science Camp #3 | November 25, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev and Raúl Allén (variant) Pius Bak (variant) |- | Science Camp #4 | December 30, 2020 | Viktor Kalvachev Sebastian Piriz (variant) Pius Bak (variant) |- | Halloween in Hawkins (Halloween Special one-shot) | October 21, 2020 | Michael Moreci | Todor Hristov | Chris O'Halloran | Francesco Francavilla | ''Stranger Things Holiday Specials'' {{It col|Release date}} November 23, 2022 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3458-3}}<ref name="Stranger Things Holiday Specials">{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things Holiday Specials TPB'' |isbn=978-1-5067-3458-3 |last1=Moreci |first1=Michael |date=November 23, 2022 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3'' {{It col|Release date}} October 24, 2023<ref name="Major Spoilers">{{cite web |title=Dark Horse Books announces Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3 |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2023/03/14/dark-horse-books-announces-strangers-things-library-edition-volume-3/ |website=Major Spoilers |date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321024116/https://majorspoilers.com/2023/03/14/dark-horse-books-announces-strangers-things-library-edition-volume-3/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3702-7}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse">{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2 TPB |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3017-046/Stranger-Things-Omnibus-Volume-2-TPB |website=Dark Horse |publisher=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #1 | November 4, 2020 | rowspan="4" |Jody Houser Jim Zub | rowspan="8" |Diego Galindo | rowspan="4" |Michele Assarasakorn | E.M. Gist Diego Galindo (variant) Anna Dittmann (variant) David Michael Beck (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons'' {{It col|Release date}} June 30, 2021 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2107-1}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-2107-1 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |last2=Zub |first2=Jim |date=May 5, 2021 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- | Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #2 | December 2, 2020 | E.M. Gist Anna Dittmann (variant) David Michael Beck (variant) Max Dunbar (variant) |- | Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #3 | January 6, 2021 | Anna Dittmann (Variant Cover) David Michael Beck (Variant Cover) Toni Infante (Variant Cover) E. M. Gist (Cover) |- | Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #4 | February 17, 2021 | E.M. Gist Anna Dittmann (Variant Cover) David Michael Beck (Variant Cover) Jess Taylor (Variant Cover) |- | Tomb of Ybwen #1 | September 29, 2021 | rowspan="4" |Greg Pak | rowspan="4" |Francesco Segala | Marc Aspinall Kyle Lambert (variant) Diego Galindo (variant) Irvin Rodriguez (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 5: The Tomb of Ybwen'' {{It col|Release date}} April 27, 2022 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2554-3}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: The Tomb of Ybwen (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-2554-3 |last1=Pak |first1=Greg |date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3'' {{It col|Release date}} October 24, 2023<ref name="Major Spoilers"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3702-7}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | Tomb of Ybwen #2 | October 27, 2021 | Marc Aspinall Caspar Wijngaard (variant) Pius Bak (variant) Rafael Sarmento (variant) |- | Tomb of Ybwen #3 | November 24, 2021 | Marc Aspinall Ben Dewey (variant) Ethan Young (variant) Todor Hristov (variant) |- | Tomb of Ybwen #4 | December 22, 2021 | Marc Aspinall Simone De Meo (variant) Mack Chater (variant) Adam Gorham (variant) |- | Stranger Things Winter Special (one-shot) | November 3, 2021 | Chris Roberson | ABEL | DJ Chavis | Steve Morris Jonathan Case (variant) | ''Stranger Things Holiday Specials'' {{It col|Release date}} November 23, 2022 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3458-3}}<ref name="Stranger Things Holiday Specials"/> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3'' {{It col|Release date}} October 24, 2023<ref name="Major Spoilers"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3702-7}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | Erica the Great!<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spry |first1=Jeff |title=EXCLUSIVE REVEAL: DARK HORSE EXPANDS STRANGER THINGS LINEUP WITH NEW COLLECTIONS, GRAPHIC NOVEL AND MORE |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dark-horse-expands-stranger-things-publishing-lineup |website=Syfy Wire |date=April 30, 2021 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503160040/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dark-horse-expands-stranger-things-publishing-lineup |url-status=live}}</ref> | January 26, 2022 | Greg Pak Danny Lore | Valeria Favoccia | rowspan="11" | Dan Jackson | Ron Chan | Original Graphic Novel {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-1454-7}} also collected in ''Stranger Things: Afterschool Adventures Omnibus'' {{It col|Release date}} October 18, 2022<ref name="STAfterschoolAdventuresOmnibus"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2773-8}} |- | Kamchatka #1 | March 23, 2022 | rowspan="5" | Michael Moreci | rowspan="4" | Todor Hristov | Marc Aspinall Elizabeth Beals (variant) Hayden Sherman (variant) Rafael Albuquerque (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 6: Kamchatka (Graphic Novel)'' {{It col|Release date}} November 8, 2022 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2765-3}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Kamchatka (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-2765-3 |last1=Moreci |first1=Michael |date=November 8, 2022 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 4'' {{It col|Release date}} March 25, 2025<ref name="Penguin Random House-2">{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 4 (Graphic Novel) |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773665/stranger-things-library-edition-volume-4-graphic-novel-by-written-by-michael-moreci-drawn-by-todor-hristov-colored-by-dan-jackson-and-fr-ancesco-segala-with-lettering-by-nate-piekos/9781506747354/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-4735-4}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | Kamchatka #2 | April 20, 2022 | Marc Aspinall Alex Hanukafast (variant) CoupleofKooks (variant) Katerina Belikova (variant) |- | Kamchatka #3 | May 25, 2022 | Marc Aspinall Ashley Witter (variant) Diego Galindo (variant) Julie Dillon (variant) |- | Kamchatka #4 | June 22, 2022 | Marc Aspinall Jacob Philips (variant) Micaela Dawn (variant) Pius Bak |- | Free Comic Book Day 2022 (General) Stranger Things/Resident Alien (Stranger Things story: ''Creature Feature'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Free Comic Book Day 2022 revealed: Spider-Man, Resident Alien, Stranger Things, Doctor Who & more |date=December 16, 2021 |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/free-comic-book-day-more-than-40-titles-for-2022-from-marvel-dark-horse |publisher=Syfy Wire |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223045102/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/free-comic-book-day-more-than-40-titles-for-2022-from-marvel-dark-horse |url-status=live}}</ref> | May 7, 2022 | Pius Bak | Diego Galindo | {{N/A}} |- | Stranger Things Summer Special (one-shot) | July 6, 2022 | Keith Champagne | rowspan="2" | Caio Filipe | Diego Galindo Heather Vaughn (variant) | ''Stranger Things Holiday Specials'' {{It col|Release date}} November 23, 2022 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3458-3}}<ref name="Stranger Things Holiday Specials"/> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3'' {{It col|Release date}} October 24, 2023<ref name="Major Spoilers"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3702-7}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | Tales from Hawkins #1 | February 8, 2023 | rowspan="4" | Jody Houser | Marc Aspinall Danny Luckert (variant) Kyle Lambert (variant) Diego Galindo (variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Stranger Things Volume 8: Tales from Hawkins (Graphic Novel)'' {{It col|Release date}} January 16, 2024 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2767-7}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-2767-7 |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |date=January 16, 2024 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- | Tales from Hawkins #2 | May 10, 2023 | rowspan="2" | Sunando C | Marc Aspinall Brent Schoonover (variant) Sebastian Piriz (variant) Todor Hristov (variant) |- | Tales from Hawkins #3 | August 23, 2023 | Marc Aspinall Keyla Valerio (variant) Liana Kangas (variant) Liana Kangas (variant) |- | Tales from Hawkins #4 | September 6, 2023 | Nil Vendrell Pallach | Marc Aspinall Eric Nguyen (variant) Ethan Young (variant) Adam Gorham (variant) |- | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things #1 | July 12, 2023 | rowspan="4"|Cameron Chittock | rowspan="4"|Fero Pe | rowspan="4"|Sofie Dodgson | Fero Pe (Cover A) Jorge Corona (Cover B) Jenn Woodall (Cover C) Adam Gorham (Cover D) Rafael Albuquerque (50 copy and 100 copy retailer incentive variants) Daniel Warren Johnson (500 copy retailer incentive variant) | rowspan="4" | ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things (Graphic Novel)'' {{It col|Release date}} April 4, 2024 {{ISBNT|979-8-88724-080-0}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=979-8-88724-080-0 |last1=Chittock |first1=Cameron |date=April 4, 2024 |publisher=IDW Publishing}}</ref> |- | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things #2 | August 23, 2023 | Fero Pe (Cover A) Jorge Corona (Cover B) Jenn Woodall (Cover C) Adam Gorham (Cover D) |- | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things #3 | September 20, 2023 | Fero Pe (Cover A) Jorge Corona (Cover B) Jenn Woodall (Cover C) Adam Gorham (Cover D) |- | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things #4 | October 18, 2023 | Fero Pe (Cover A) Jorge Corona (Cover B) Jenn Woodall (Cover C) Adam Gorham (Cover D) |- | The Voyage #1 | November 1, 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=STRANGER THINGS VOYAGE #1 CVR A ASPINALL |url=https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG231260 |website=Previews World |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things Voyage #1 D Hristov Variant (11/01/2023) Dark Horse |url=https://goldenapplecomics.com/products/aug231263 |website=Golden Apple Comics |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> | rowspan="4"|Michael Moreci | rowspan="4"|Todor Hristov | rowspan="4"|Francesco Segala | Marc Aspinall (main cover) Kyle Lambert (variant cover) Diego Galindo (variant cover) Todor Hristov (variant cover) | rowspan="4" |''Stranger Things: The Voyage (Graphic Novel)'' {{It col|Release date}} July 16, 2024 {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2768-4}}<ref>{{cite book |title=''Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins (Graphic Novel)'' |isbn=978-1-5067-2768-4 |last1=Moreci |first1=Michael |date=July 16, 2024 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> also collected in ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 4'' {{It col|Release date}} March 25, 2025<ref name="Penguin Random House-2"/> {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-4735-4}} and ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' {{It col|Release date}} October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | The Voyage #2 | December 6, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-266/Stranger-Things-The-Voyage-2 |title=Stranger Things: The Voyage #2 :: Profile |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> | Marc Aspinall (main cover) Danny Luckert (variant cover) Lucas Peverill (variant cover) Todor Hristov (variant cover) |- | The Voyage #3 | January 17, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-267/Stranger-Things-The-Voyage-3 |title=Stranger Things: The Voyage #3 :: Profile |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> | Marc Aspinall (main cover) Keyla Valerio (variant cover) Mack Chater (variant cover) Todor Hristov (variant cover) |- | The Voyage #4 | February 28, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-268/Stranger-Things-The-Voyage-4 |title=Stranger Things: The Voyage #4 :: Profile |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> | Marc Aspinall (main cover) Alejandro Barrionuevo (variant cover) DaNi (variant cover) Todor Hristov (variant cover) |- | Free Comic Book Day 2024 (General) Hellboy/Stranger Things (Stranger Things story: ''Deliver Me from Evil'')<ref>{{cite web |title=FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024 (GENERAL) |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3013-626/Free-Comic-Book-Day-2024-General |website=Dark Horse |publisher=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> | May 4, 2024 | Derek Fridolfs | Jonathan Case | Jonathan Case | Mike Mignola | {{N/A}} |- | Stranger Things x Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #1 | February 19, 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/stranger-things-season-2024 |website=Netflix |title=How to Celebrate Stranger Season 2024}}</ref> | rowspan="4"|Jody Houser Eric Campbell | rowspan="4"|Diego Galindo | rowspan="4"|Diana Sousa | Magali Villanueve (main cover) Jeremy Wilson (variant cover) Kyle Lambert (variant cover) Nimit Malavia (variant cover) Rebeca Pueblar (variant cover) | rowspan="4" |''Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire (Graphic Novel)'' {{It col|Release date}} September 30, 2025 {{ISBNT|1-5067-3712-9}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Houser |first1=Jody |last2=Campbell |first2=Eric |last3=Galindo |first3=Diego |title=Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire TPB |date=September 30, 2025 |publisher=Dark Horse Comics |isbn=978-1-5067-3712-6 |pages=104 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-518/Stranger-Things-and-Dungeons-Dragons-The-Rise-of-Hellfire-TPB |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> |- | Stranger Things x Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #2 | April 2, 2025 | Myles Wohl (main cover) Gax (variant cover) Jeremy Wilson (variant cover) Lauren Knight (variant) |- | Stranger Things x Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #3 | May 28, 2025 | Myles Wohl (main cover) Elizebeth Beals (variant cover) Jeremy Wilson (variant cover) Uzuri (cover) |- | Stranger Things x Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #4 | June 18, 2025 | Myles Wohl (main cover) Daniel IriZarri (variant cover) Jeremy Wilson (variant cover) Sebastian Piriz (variant cover) |- | Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #1 |June 25, 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #1 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-269/Stranger-Things-Tales-from-Hawkins-2-1 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> | rowspan= "4"| Derek Fridolfs | Sunando C | rowspan= "3"| Dan Jackson | Diego Galindo (main cover) Ben Turner (variant cover) Mack Chater (variant cover) Vincenzo Riccardi (variant cover) | rowspan= "4" {{N/A|TBA}} |- | Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #2 | August 6, 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #2 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-270/Stranger-Things-Tales-from-Hawkins-2-2 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> | Bradley Clayton | Diego Galindo (main cover) Caitlin Yarsky (variant cover) |- | Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #3 | September 3, 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #3 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3009-271/Stranger-Things-Tales-from-Hawkins-2-3 |website=Dark Horse Comics |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref> | Mack Chater | Diego Galindo (main cover) Skylar Patridge (variant cover) |- | Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #4 | October 10, 2025 <ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #4 |url=https://www.comics.org/issue/2774854/ |website=Grand Comics Database |access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> | Vincenzo Riccardi | Vincenzo Riccardi | Diego Galindo (main cover) Kyle Lambert (variant cover) |- | The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner #1 | {{N/A|TBA}} (Originally planned for January 11, 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=WITNESS THE PAST OF DR. BRENNER IN: 'STRANGER THINGS: THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. BRENNER' #1 |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3621/witness-past-dr-brenner-stranger-things-many-ghost |website=Dark Horse |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103172944/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3621/witness-past-dr-brenner-stranger-things-many-ghost |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rowspan="4" | Brenden Fletcher | rowspan="4" | Mack Chater | rowspan="4" | Rosh | Marc Aspinall Kyle Lambert (variant) Diego Galindo (variant) Malachi Ward (variant) | rowspan="4" {{N/A|TBA}} |- | The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner #2 | {{N/A|TBA}} | {{N/A|TBA}} |- | The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner #3 | {{N/A|TBA}} | {{N/A|TBA}} |- | The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner #4 | {{N/A|TBA}} | {{N/A|TBA}} |}

==== Collected editions ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN |- | ''Stranger Things: Library Edition Volume 1'' (hardcover) | ''Stranger Things'' (a.k.a. "The Other Side") #1–4 ''Stranger Things: Science Camp'' #1–4 "The Game Master" (from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (General) Stranger Things/Black Hammer) "Erica's Quest" (from Free Comic Book Day 2020 (All Ages) Stranger Things/Minecraft) | September 8, 2021<ref name="Dark Horse Comics"/> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2762-2}} |- | ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 2'' (hardcover) | ''Stranger Things: Six'' #1–4 ''Stranger Things: Into the Fire'' #1-4 | November 10, 2021<ref name="darkhorse.com"/> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2763-9}} |- | ''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3'' (hardcover) | ''Stranger Things: The Tomb of Ybwen'' #1–4 ''Stranger Things: Halloween Special'' ''Stranger Things: Winter Special'' ''Stranger Things: Summer Special'' | October 24, 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Dark Horse Books announces Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 3 |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2023/03/14/dark-horse-books-announces-strangers-things-library-edition-volume-3/ |website=Major Spoilers |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321024116/https://majorspoilers.com/2023/03/14/dark-horse-books-announces-strangers-things-library-edition-volume-3/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-3702-7}} |- |''Stranger Things Library Edition Volume 4'' (hardcover) | ''Stranger Things: Kamchatka'' #1-4 ''Stranger Things: The Voyage'' #1-4 | March 25, 2025<ref name="Penguin Random House-2"/> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-4735-4}} |- | ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 1'' (softcover) | ''Stranger Things'' (a.k.a. "The Other Side") #1–4 ''Stranger Things: Six'' #1–4 ''Stranger Things: Into the Fire'' #1-4 ''Stranger Things: Science Camp'' #1–4 "The Game Master" (from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (General) Stranger Things/Black Hammer) "Erica's Quest" (from Free Comic Book Day 2020 (All Ages) Stranger Things/Minecraft) | October 11, 2022<ref name="STOmnibusV1"/> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2764-6}} |- | ''Stranger Things Omnibus Volume 2'' (soft cover) | ''Stranger Things: The Voyage'' #1-4 ''Stranger Things: Kamchatka'' #1-4 ''Stranger Things: Tomb of Ybwen'' #1-4 ''Stranger Things: Halloween Special'' ''Stranger Things: Winter Special'' ''Stranger Things: Summer Special'' | October 7, 2025<ref name="Dark Horse"/> | {{ISBNT|1-5067-5290-X}} |- | ''Stranger Things: Afterschool Adventures Omnibus'' (softcover) | ''Stranger Things: Zombie Boys'' ''Stranger Things: The Bully'' ''Stranger Things: Erica The Great'' | October 18, 2022<ref name="STAfterschoolAdventuresOmnibus"/> | {{ISBNT|978-1-5067-2773-8}} |}

== Games ==

=== Mobile games === Stranger Things: The Game, also known as Stranger Things: 1984, is a free mobile game developed by BonusXP in collaboration with Netflix. It was released for iOS and Android devices on October 4, 2017. The game features retro-style pixel art reminiscent of Super Nintendo-era titles and is loosely based on the events following the first season. Players begin as Chief Jim Hopper and can unlock additional characters—each with unique abilities—as the game progresses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16418816/stranger-things-game-iphone-android |title=This Stranger Things mobile game will help prepare you for the Upside Down |first=Andrew |last=Webster |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 4, 2017 |website=The Verge |archive-date=October 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004163616/https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16418816/stranger-things-game-iphone-android |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-04-theres-an-official-stranger-things-video-game-and-it-looks-retro-cool |title=There's an official Stranger Things video game and it looks retro cool |first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 4, 2017 |website=Eurogamer |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051158/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-04-theres-an-official-stranger-things-video-game-and-it-looks-retro-cool |url-status=live}}</ref>

BonusXP had under a year to develop the game and chose a gameplay style inspired by ''The Legend of Zelda'', citing similarities in exploration and tone between the two franchises. The in-game map of Hawkins was based on Google Street View imagery of Jackson, Georgia, where the show is filmed. To maintain secrecy, the development team avoided hiring outside testers, instead relying on feedback from family members, which contributed to the game's two difficulty settings.<ref name="GameDallasObserver" />

Completing the game rewards players with a clip from the first episode of the second season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/beating-the-stranger-things-game-reveals-this-neve/1100-6453794/ |title=Beating The Stranger Things Game Reveals This Never-Before-Seen Clip From Season 2 |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 4, 2017 |website=GameSpot |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051118/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/beating-the-stranger-things-game-reveals-this-neve/1100-6453794/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Within its first week, the game was downloaded over 3 million times, becoming one of the top mobile downloads and receiving positive reviews from critics. Following the release of season two, an update added Max as a playable character and introduced support for Amazon Fire TV, including controller compatibility.<ref name="GameDallasObserver">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/allen-studio-bonusxp-overcame-a-deadline-and-a-flood-to-make-the-stranger-things-game-10007482 |title=How an Allen Studio Won the Contract to Make the Top-Secret Stranger Things Game |last=Gallagher |first=Danny |website=Dallas Observer |date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022922/http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/allen-studio-bonusxp-overcame-a-deadline-and-a-flood-to-make-the-stranger-things-game-10007482 |url-status=live}}</ref> The game was nominated for "Mobile Game" at the 14th British Academy Games Awards.<ref name="BAFTA Games Awards">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-at-forefront-of-bafta-games-awards-nominations |title=Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at forefront of BAFTA Games Awards nominations |last=deAlessandri |first=Marie |website=MCV |date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322101823/https://www.mcvuk.com/business/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-at-forefront-of-bafta-games-awards-nominations |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BAFTA Games Awards Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/bafta-names-what-remains-of-edith-finch-its-best-game-of-2017-498392.phtml |title=BAFTA names What Remains of Edith Finch its best game of 2017 |last=Makedonski |first=Brett |work=Destructoid |date=April 12, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A second mobile game developed by BonusXP, ''Stranger Things 3: The Game'', was announced during The Game Awards 2018 and released on July 4, 2019, as a tie-in to the show's third season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/stranger-things-3-mobile-game-will-let-you-jump-into-new-hawkins-madness/ |title=Stranger Things 3 mobile game will let you jump into new Hawkins madness |first=Valentina |last=Palladino |date=December 7, 2018 |access-date=December 7, 2018 |work=Ars Technica |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207160154/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/stranger-things-3-mobile-game-will-let-you-jump-into-new-hawkins-madness/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The game features isometric action gameplay, allowing players to control characters such as Joyce, Hopper, Max, and Eleven through various levels inspired by 1980s video games. While closely following the narrative of season three, the game also includes additional story content developed in collaboration with the Duffer Brothers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/stranger-things-3-the-game-plot-details-1203175106/ |title=How 'Stranger Things 3: The Game' Will Take Players Beyond the TV Show |first=Brian |last=Crecente |date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2019 |work=Variety |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231161558/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/stranger-things-3-the-game-plot-details-1203175106/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="netflix ann" /> Unlike the first game, it was released on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gog.com/game/stranger_things_3_the_game |title=Stranger Things 3: The Game |access-date=July 4, 2019 |website=gog.com |archive-date=April 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414174112/https://www.gog.com/game/stranger_things_3_the_game |url-status=live}}</ref>

Both ''Stranger Things: The Game'' and ''Stranger Things 3: The Game'' were among the launch titles for Netflix's mobile gaming service, which debuted in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/22759722/netflix-games-on-android |title=Netflix officially has games now |first=Joshua |last=Rivera |date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 2, 2021 |work=Polygon |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220211903/https://www.polygon.com/22759722/netflix-games-on-android |url-status=live}}</ref>

A third mobile game, titled ''Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales'', was developed by Next Games. Initially announced as a location-based role-playing game,<ref name="netflix ann">{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-e3-2019-game-news-includes-a-fortnite-cro/1100-6467758/ |title=Netflix's E3 2019 Game News Includes A Fortnite Crossover |first=Steve |last=Watts |date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |work=GameSpot |archive-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612213952/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-e3-2019-game-news-includes-a-fortnite-cro/1100-6467758/ |url-status=live}}</ref> it was instead released in 2021 as a story-driven puzzle role-playing game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Botadkar |first1=Tanish |title=Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, a story-driven match-3, launches worldwide on Android and iOS |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/stranger-things-puzzle-tales/a-story-driven-match-3-launches-worldwide-on-androi/ |website=Pocket Gamer |date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611141406/https://www.pocketgamer.com/stranger-things-puzzle-tales/a-story-driven-match-3-launches-worldwide-on-androi/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===VR games=== Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a ''Stranger Things'' game for PlayStation VR, exclusive to PlayStation 4. A teaser trailer featured the iconic Christmas lights scene from the first season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4s-playstation-vr-getting-stranger-things-experi/1100-6454583/ |title=PS4's PlayStation VR Getting Stranger Things Experience, See A Teaser Here |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |date=November 2, 2017 |access-date=November 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032042/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4s-playstation-vr-getting-stranger-things-experi/1100-6454583/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The game, titled ''Stranger Things: The VR Experience'', was released on December 12, 2017.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

A separate, episodic VR game titled ''Stranger Things VR'', developed and published by Tender Claws, was released across major virtual reality platforms beginning on February 22, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things VR |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/meta-quest/385819-stranger-things-vr |website=Game Faqs |access-date=November 7, 2024}}</ref>

===Cancelled Telltale game=== In June 2018, Netflix announced a partnership with Telltale Games to develop an episodic adventure game based on ''Stranger Things'', alongside plans to adapt other Telltale titles into interactive experiences for the Netflix platform. The ''Stranger Things'' game was intended to be set in the spring of 1985, bridging the gap between the second and third seasons of the series. However, the project was cancelled after Telltale Games laid off the majority of its staff in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/netflix-to-add-games-to-its-service-including-stranger-things-and-minecraft |title=Exclusive: Netflix to add games to its service, including Minecraft: Story Mode |first=Nick |last=Pino |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=TechRadar |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234210/https://www.techradar.com/news/netflix-to-add-games-to-its-service-including-stranger-things-and-minecraft |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-partners-with-telltale-games-for-interactive-adventures/ |title=No, Netflix isn't going to stream Minecraft video games |first1=Joan |last1=Solsman |first2=Lori |last2=Grunin |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=CNET |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234154/https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-partners-with-telltale-games-for-interactive-adventures/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/telltale-video-games-layoffs.html |title=Telltale, Acclaimed Maker of Story-Based Video Games, Lays Off Most of Its Staff |first=Justin |last=Bailey |date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=September 24, 2018 |website=The New York Times |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924124613/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/telltale-video-games-layoffs.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/24/17896054/netflix-stranger-things-telltale-game-update |title=Netflix to still produce Stranger Things game despite Telltale collapse |website=Polygon |date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930143734/https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/24/17896054/netflix-stranger-things-telltale-game-update |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-happened-with-telltale-games-heres-a-timeline/1100-6462046/ |title=What Happened With Telltale Games? Here's A Timeline Of Important Events |website=Gamespot |access-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182340/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-happened-with-telltale-games-heres-a-timeline/1100-6462046/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A companion title, ''Kids Next Door'', which was being developed by Night School Studio as a narrative precursor, was also cancelled following Telltale's closure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/23/18510849/stranger-things-secret-games-telltale-studio-closed |title=A secret Stranger Things game died before it was even announced |first=Megan |last=Farokhmanesh |date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |work=The Verge |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423135505/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/23/18510849/stranger-things-secret-games-telltale-studio-closed |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Tabletop games=== In May 2019, Hasbro released a licensed ''Stranger Things''-themed ''Dungeons & Dragons'' starter set. The kit includes rulebooks, character sheets, dice, and a campaign titled The Hunt for the Thessalhydra, which is based on the adventure played by the characters in the show's first season. The set also features Demogorgon miniatures and is presented as though written by the character Mike Wheeler.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/13/stranger-things-dd-starter-set-release-date-preorder |title=Preorder This Awesome Stranger Things D&D Starter Set Right Now |first=Seth |last=Macy |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |work=IGN |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002907/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/13/stranger-things-dd-starter-set-release-date-preorder |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, ''Magic: The Gathering'' introduced a set of ''Stranger Things''-themed crossover cards as part of its limited-edition Secret Lair series.<ref name="verge beyond hawkin mtg">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22526144/stanger-things-4-magic-the-gathering-podcast-netflix-geeked-week |title=Stranger Things is getting a companion podcast and Magic: The Gathering cards |first=Andrew |last=Webster |date=June 9, 2021 |access-date=June 9, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610084443/https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22526144/stanger-things-4-magic-the-gathering-podcast-netflix-geeked-week |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Collaborations === In 2021, Roblox, an online gaming platform, collaborated with Netflix to release an experience called ''Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-06-22 |title='Stranger Things' Mall Gets Virtual Home on Roblox |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/stranger-things-roblox-netflix-1235002627/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In this experience, players have the opportunity to compete in mini-games based on the show and complete quests to earn rewards that could be used on the Roblox avatar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roston |first=Brittany |date=2021-06-24 |title=Roblox Is Now Home To The Stranger Things Starcourt Mall |url=https://www.slashgear.com/roblox-is-now-home-to-the-stranger-things-starcourt-mall-24679884/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=SlashGear |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 released an update which included 5 different ''Stranger Things'' related missions led by Murray Bauman, and a recreation of Hawkins, which includes more than 40 locations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-09 |title=Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 introduces Netflix's Stranger Things expansion |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2025/12/09/microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-introduces-netflixs-stranger-things-expansion/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=PlayStation.Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Other media ==

=== Stage play === {{main|Stranger Things: The First Shadow}}

In July 2022, it was revealed that a prequel stage play set in the ''Stranger Things'' universe was in development,<ref name="CNBCSpinoffStageplay">{{cite news |title=Netflix announces 'Stranger Things' spin-off as creators form new production company |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/netflix-stranger-things-spinoff-duffer-brothers-upside-down-pictures.html |website=CNBC |date=July 7, 2022 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706205013/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/06/netflix-stranger-things-spinoff-duffer-brothers-upside-down-pictures.html |url-status=live}}</ref> produced by Sonia Friedman and Stephen Daldry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stranger Things spin-offs to include play made by British theatre duo |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62076078 |website=BBC |date=July 7, 2022 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708111335/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62076078 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, the play was officially announced as ''Stranger Things: The First Shadow'', written by Kate Trefry. It premiered on December 14, 2023, at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End. The production received five Olivier Award nominations and won two.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Olivier awards 2024: complete list of nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/mar/12/olivier-awards-2024-complete-list-of-nominations |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In August 2024, it was announced that the play would transfer to Broadway, with previews beginning at the Marquis Theatre on March 28, 2025, and an official opening set for April 22, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=August 6, 2024 |title=Netflix's 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' to Open on Broadway in Spring 2025 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/netflixs-stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-1235967064/ |access-date=October 18, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== ''Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow'' ==== A Netflix documentary titled ''Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow'' premiered on April 15, 2025, offering a behind-the-scenes look at developing and staging ''The First Shadow''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Stranger Things – The First Shadow review: The theatrical spin-off from the Netflix mega-hit is funny and thrilling |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231214-stranger-things-the-first-shadow-review-the-theatrical-spin-off-from-the-netflix-mega-hit-is-funny-and-thrilling |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Directed by Jon Halperin and produced by Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Terry Leonard (with Matt Bell as executive producer), the film chronicles the creative journey—and logistical hurdles—faced by the cast and crew from West End rehearsals to Broadway previews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stranger Things: The First Shadow Documentary Takes Fans Behind the Curtain During Making of Prequel Stage Play — Watch |url=https://people.com/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-documentary-goes-inside-making-of-play-11704926 |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Podcasts === A six-episode scripted podcast companion to the ''Rebel Robin'' novel, entitled ''Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins'', was released in mid-2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Can't Get Enough Of Stranger Things' Robin Buckley? There's A New Podcast For You |first1=Chloe |title=Can't Get Enough Of Stranger Things' Robin Buckley? There's A New Podcast For You |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/stranger-things-maya-hawke-podcast-launch-netflix |website=Bustle |date=June 9, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629220319/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/stranger-things-maya-hawke-podcast-launch-netflix |url-status=live}}</ref> Maya Hawke reprises her role as Robin, Sean Maher plays her favorite teacher Mr. Hauser, and Lauren Shippen writes and directs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/rebel-robin-surviving-hawkins-netflix-HnC5yXIiDqs/ |website=Listen Notes |date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>

=== ''Stranger Things'' Store === Starting in November 2021, Netflix has opened pop-up ''Stranger Things'' Stores, which blend both retail and immersive experiences, in several cities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-launches-first-ever-stranger-things-pop-up-stores-tv-news-roundup-1235103968/ |title=Netflix Launches First-Ever 'Stranger Things' Pop-Up Stores (TV News Roundup) |first1=Jennifer |last1=Yuma |first2=Danielle |last2=Turchiano |date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> As of January 2024, the locations in New York City, Chicago, Paris, Miami, Dallas, and Las Vegas had closed, with one location in São Paulo open.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://strangerthings-store.com/ |title=Stranger Things Store |access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Stranger Things'' Experience === {{multiple image |direction = vertical | width = 200 | image1 = Fourways Mall Stranger Things Experience 1.jpg | image2 = Fourways Mall Stranger Things Experience 2.jpg | image3 = Fourways Mall Stranger Things Experience 3.jpg | image4 = | footer = }} From June 16 to 19, 2022, Netflix South Africa partnered with Fourways Mall to operate the ''Stranger Things'' Experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Look! The World of Stranger Things comes to Canal Walk – Join in |url=https://www.capetownetc.com/events/look-the-world-of-stranger-things-comes-to-canal-walk-join-in/ |access-date=June 17, 2022 |website=www.capetownetc.com |date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617141146/https://www.capetownetc.com/events/look-the-world-of-stranger-things-comes-to-canal-walk-join-in/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Experience previously operated at the Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fourways Mall |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/CevbjZyogg-/ |access-date=June 17, 2022 |website=www.instagram.com |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617141339/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/CevbjZyogg-/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=Come to Fourways Mall and immerse yourself in this epic, mysterious & fantastic world! The terror and excitement of heroes Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Eleven, as you make your way through the unbelievable, interactive moments, from the most-watched English series to hit screens in May!|author=Fourways Mall & Netflix SA|source=June 2022}}

== In other media == Lego introduced a ''Stranger Things'' set called "The Upside Down", based on a version of the Byers' home and its replica in the Upside Down, in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18623977/stranger-things-amazing-lego-set-takes-the-upside-down-literally |title=Stranger Things' amazing Lego set takes the Upside Down literally |first=Sean |last=Hollister |date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=May 14, 2019 |work=The Verge |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515013148/https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18623977/stranger-things-amazing-lego-set-takes-the-upside-down-literally |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/en-my/aboutus/news/2019/may/something-strange-is-going-on-as-the-town-of-hawkins-indiana-arrives-in-lego-brick-form |title=Something strange is going on... - as the town of Hawkins, Indiana arrives in LEGO brick form |author=Lego Group |date=May 15, 2019 |website=Lego.com |publisher=Lego |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626093520/https://www.lego.com/en-my/aboutus/news/2019/may/something-strange-is-going-on-as-the-town-of-hawkins-indiana-arrives-in-lego-brick-form |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Farshtey |first1=Gregory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TAr0DwAAQBAJ&q=lego+overwatch&pg=PT234 |title=LEGO Minifigure A Visual History New Edition |last2=Lipkowitz |first2=Daniel |last3=Hugo |first3=Simon |date=October 1, 2020 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=978-0-241-50202-0 |pages=233 |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, The Upside Down set was awarded "Toy of the Year" and also "Specialty Toy of the Year" by the Toy Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 TOTY Winners |url=https://www.toyassociation.org/toys/events/toy-of-the-year-awards-home.aspx?WebsiteKey=9627b778-d394-4eb1-93ca-b0ecde8e3359&hkey=3b6458b9-3121-4268-bb28-aab3eaa14438&New_ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon=4 |website=The Toy Association |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203072544/https://www.toyassociation.org/toys/events/toy-of-the-year-awards-home.aspx?WebsiteKey=9627b778-d394-4eb1-93ca-b0ecde8e3359&hkey=3b6458b9-3121-4268-bb28-aab3eaa14438&New_ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon=4 |url-status=live}}</ref> Netflix partnered with Epic Games to include some elements of ''Stranger Things'' as cosmetics in ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' in the weeks preceding the show's third season launch.<ref name="netflix ann" /> ''Stranger Things'' DLC for the VR game ''Face Your Fears'' was also released.<ref>{{cite news |title='Face Your Fears' Brings the Supernatural World of 'Stranger Things' to Gear VR |url=https://www.oculus.com/blog/face-your-fears-brings-the-supernatural-world-of-stranger-things-to-gear-vr/?locale=en_US |website=Oculus Blog |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818073636/https://www.oculus.com/blog/face-your-fears-brings-the-supernatural-world-of-stranger-things-to-gear-vr/?locale=en_US |url-status=live |last1=Vr |first1=Oculus}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Stranger Things' Comes to Gear VR in Latest 'Face Your Fears' Update, Face the Demogorgon |url=https://www.roadtovr.com/stranger-things-comes-gear-vr-latest-face-fears-update-face-demogorgan/ |website=Road to VR |date=November 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830191922/https://www.roadtovr.com/stranger-things-comes-gear-vr-latest-face-fears-update-face-demogorgan/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Workman |first1=Robert |title='Face Your Fears' Gets Free 'Stranger Things' DLC From Creators of 'Left 4 Dead' |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/10/31/stranger-things-virtual-reality-netflix-oculus-face-your-fears/ |website=Comic Book.com |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830191919/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/10/31/stranger-things-virtual-reality-netflix-oculus-face-your-fears/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Within a September 17, 2019, update for the asymmetric multiplayer horror game ''Dead by Daylight'', the Demogorgon was released as one of the killers, along with Nancy Wheeler and Steve Harrington as survivors. The chapter was later removed on November 17, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/19/20812070/stranger-things-dead-by-daylight-nancy-wheeler-steve-harrington-demogorgon-chapter |title=Stranger Things is coming to Dead by Daylight in a new update |first1=Cass |last1=Marshall |first2=Palmer |last2=Haasch |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |work=Polygon |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819145254/https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/19/20812070/stranger-things-dead-by-daylight-nancy-wheeler-steve-harrington-demogorgon-chapter |url-status=live}}</ref> before being returned to the game on November 6, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadbydaylight.com/news/stranger-things-chapter-returns/ |title=Stranger Things Returns to Dead by Daylight |date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107155330/https://deadbydaylight.com/news/stranger-things-chapter-returns/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A second collaboration with the game ran from January 27, 2026, which introduced Eleven, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley and Eddie Munson as Survivors, and Vecna as a Killer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=January 7, 2026|title=Stranger Things returns to Dead by Daylight with Vecna as a new Killer|url=https://www.polygon.com/stranger-things-dead-by-daylight-chapter-2-vecna-eleven/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260110124228/https://www.polygon.com/stranger-things-dead-by-daylight-chapter-2-vecna-eleven/|archive-date=January 10, 2026|access-date=January 10, 2026|website=Polygon}}</ref> ''Stranger Things''-themed vehicles and cosmetics were added to ''Rocket League'' for its 2019 Halloween event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/114413/stranger-things-coming-to-rocket-league-haunted-hallows-event |title=Stranger Things coming to Rocket League Haunted Hallows Event |first=Ozzie |last=Mejia |date=October 9, 2019 |access-date=October 9, 2019 |work=Shacknews |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009183045/https://www.shacknews.com/article/114413/stranger-things-coming-to-rocket-league-haunted-hallows-event |url-status=live}}</ref> In the MOBA ''Smite'', a number of ''Stranger Things''-themed character skins were created and released as part of a crossover Battle Pass, such as Starcourt Eleven Scylla, Hopper Apollo, The Demogorgon Bakasura and The Mind Flayer Sylvanus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smitegame.com/news/midseason-8-7-update-notes/ |title=Midseason 8.7 Update Notes |date=July 13, 2021 |website=SMITE News |access-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707222637/https://www.smitegame.com/news/midseason-8-7-update-notes/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

As part of its release on Netflix on April 14, 2017, the cast of the rebooted version of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' riffed on the first part of "Chapter 1" of ''Stranger Things''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/15/15308544/mystery-science-theater-3000-dunks-stranger-things |title=Mystery Science Theater 3000 perfectly dunks on Stranger Things |first=Megan |last=Farokhmanesh |date=April 15, 2017 |access-date=April 15, 2017 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416044757/https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/15/15308544/mystery-science-theater-3000-dunks-stranger-things |url-status=live}}</ref> Google used augmented reality (AR) "stickers" of ''Stranger Things'' characters to introduce its ARCore technology announced alongside its Pixel 2 phone in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16403932/google-pixel-camera-augmented-reality-stickers-apps-arcore |title=Google is turning Stranger Things characters into adorable augmented reality stickers |first=Adi |last=Robertson |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 4, 2017 |website=The Verge |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005041828/https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16403932/google-pixel-camera-augmented-reality-stickers-apps-arcore |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sesame Street'' created a young audience-appropriate spoof of ''Stranger Things'', called ''Sharing Things'', released in November 2017; it featured Cookie Monster as the "Cookiegorgon", Grover as Lucas, Ernie as Dustin, and included several nods to the narrative of the second season.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/27/stranger-things-sesame-street-parody/ |title=Sesame Street parodies Stranger Things with Cookiegorgon |first=Maureen Lee |last=Lenker |date=November 27, 2017 |access-date=December 1, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130220205/http://ew.com/tv/2017/11/27/stranger-things-sesame-street-parody/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

''The Simpsons'' episode "Treehouse of Horror XXX", which aired on October 20, 2019, included the segment ''Danger Things'', a parody of ''Stranger Things''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/simpsons-stranger-things-treehouse-of-horror-story.html |title='The Simpsons' will scare up a 'Stranger Things' parody for Episode 666 |first=Christi |last=Carris |date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716030101/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/simpsons-stranger-things-treehouse-of-horror-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The classic 1980s bicycles used in the series have been produced in limited runs that sell out quickly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a28261842/stranger-things-bikes/ |title=The Bicycles Behind Those Epic Escapes on 'Stranger Things' |first=Jessica |last=Coulon |date=July 2, 2019 |website=Bicycling |access-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714093013/https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a28261842/stranger-things-bikes/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The mobile game ''The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross'' had a ''Stranger Things'' crossover event and the story followed the characters being transported to the universe of the anime. The ''Stranger Things'' characters could be unlocked for a limited time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/seven-deadly-sins-grand-cross-stranger-things-trailer/ |title='The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross' Video Game Gets a 'Stranger Things' Crossover |first=Scott |last=Campbell |date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |website=Collider |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521032042/https://collider.com/seven-deadly-sins-grand-cross-stranger-things-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Stranger Things'' would also get a crossover with Transformers releasing a figure of Autobot Code Red.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thepopinsider.com/sdcc-transformers-stranger-things-surfer-boy-pizza-van/ |title=SDCC: Hasbro Unveils Transformers x Stranger Things Surfer Boy Pizza Van |first=Maggie |last=Dougherty |date=July 21, 2023 |website=The Pop Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/transformers-stranger-things-surfer-boy-pizza-van-figure/ |title=Transformers Unveils Stranger Things Collab With Surfer Boy Pizza Van Figure |first=J. |last=Jaishin |date=July 25, 2023 |website=CBR}}</ref>

On January 5, 2026, professional wrestling promotion WWE held a live television special on Netflix to mark the one-year anniversary of Raw on the platform. It served as a ''Stranger Things'' themed crossover episode.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudspeth |first1=Christopher |date=December 25, 2025 |title=WWE Raw Will Be Stranger Things Themed on Jan. 5: What to Know About the Episode |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wwe-raw-jan-5-premiere-stranger-things |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103155808/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wwe-raw-preview-this-week |archive-date=January 3, 2026 |access-date=January 3, 2026 |work=Netflix |agency=Tudum}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt7570990|Beyond Stranger Things}}

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