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Pink Villa
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Will Millie Bobby Brown's Stranger Things Season 5 Hit Screens in 2026? New Release Date Hint Explored
Stranger Things season 5 is highly anticipated by the fans of the show. Finn Wolfhard previously dropped hints about the final bunch of episodes and claimed that it is going to be bittersweet for the cast members as well as the viewers of the show. However, the question still remains: when will the Millie Bobby Brown starrer hit Netflix? The release date for the final season of the show has not been revealed yet but will potentially drop in the later months of this year. According to a source on X, the show will not release in two parts but in three volumes instead. This means that the last batch of episodes will hit the digital screens in 2026. The news has not been confirmed by Netflix yet. The release date for Stranger Things season 5 is expected to be revealed during the streaming platform's annual event, Tudum. Apart from the sci-fi series, the event is also expected to share the details about other shows, including Emily in Paris and Squid Games season 3. Previously, the media reports confirmed that after the conclusion of Stranger Things season 5, the makers of the show are coming up with an animated series titled Stranger Things: Tales From '85. It is not disclosed yet whether the original cast members of the show will return to the spin-off series or not. Meanwhile, Netflix has already released the teaser for the upcoming season, which also unveiled the titles of the episodes, which include The Crawl, The Vanishing Of _____, The Turnbow Trap, Sorcerer, Shock Jock, Escape from Camazotz, The Bridge, and The Rightside up. As for the cast of season 5, Millie Bobby Brown, Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, and Sadie Sink will reprise their roles. All episodes of Stranger Things season 1 to 4 are available to stream on Netflix.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated': ‘Most of the Country' Cannot ‘Walk to a Multiplex'
Ted Sarandos' latest interview started with a softball question: 'Have you destroyed Hollywood?' 'No, we're saving Hollywood,' the Netflix co-CEO replied with a smile. More from Variety 'Love on the Spectrum' Stars Slam RFK Jr.'s Autism Comments as 'Extremely Ignorant' and 'Downright Offensive': 'We Don't Need to Be Fixed' Netflix To Debut First-Look at 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' 'In Your Dreams' at Annecy, World-Premiere 'Fixed' 'Age of Innocence,' 'Unaccustomed Earth' Series Adaptations Set at Netflix On Wednesday in New York, Sarandos engaged in a brief discussion with Time magazine editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs at the Time100 Summit. The two jumped right into the problems plaguing Hollywood and why Netflix is succeeding amidst production decreases, dwindling box office numbers and an industry in contraction. 'Netflix is a very consumer-focused company,' Sarandos said. 'We really do care that we deliver the program to you in a way you want to watch it.' Using the struggling global box office as an example, Sarandos added, 'What does that say? What is the consumer trying to tell us? That they'd like to watch movies at home, thank you. The studios and the theaters are duking it out over trying to preserve this 45-day window that is completely out of step with the consumer experience of just loving a movie.' Netflix is not entirely removed from the movie theater business, as the company owns Los Angeles' Bay Theater and New York's Paris Theater, which Sarandos says Netflix 'saved' from becoming a Walgreens: 'We didn't save it to save the theater business. We saved it to save the theater experience.' Netflix also must give limited theatrical releases to films seeking awards qualification, such as 2022's 'Knives Out' sequel 'Glass Onion' and 2024's 'Emilia Pérez.' 'We have these bespoke releases … we have to do some qualification for the Oscars,' Sarandos said. 'They have to run for a little bit, it helps with the press cycle a little bit. But I've tried to encourage every director we work with to focus on the consumer, focus on the fans. Make a movie that they love, and they will reward you.' Sarandos also noted that 'we're in a period of transition,' saying, 'Folks grew up thinking, 'I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them [and to have them] play in the theater for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It's an outdated concept.' Asked specifically if the desire of filmmakers wanting to make movies 'for movie theaters, for the communal experience' is 'an outmoded idea,' Sarandos said, 'I think it is — for most people, not for everybody. If you're fortunate to live enough in Manhattan, and you can walk to a multiplex and see a movie, that's fantastic. Most of the country cannot.' Sarandos insisted that he loves movie theaters, but, of course, their decline does not 'bother' him. Instead, he said he would be bothered if 'people stop making great movies.' He warned Hollywood not to get 'trapped' behind wanting audiences to see movies in theaters because that's how the film industry wants audiences to watch them. Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued. Elsewhere in the 15-minute chat, Sarandos touched on whether Donald Trump's economic policies benefit Netflix ('it remains to be seen') and whether he'd prefer his next job be running 'Saturday Night Live' or Disney. 'SNL,' Sarandos answered quickly, but said 'I have no idea' when asked who should replace Bob Iger. Wrapping up the discussion, Jacobs brought up a 2010 quote from then-CEO of Time Warner Jeff Bewkes, who dismissed Netflix as a viable competitor in the entertainment landscape. 'It's a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to take over the world?' he told The New York Times in an interview. Asked how he would reply to Bewkes in 2025, Sarandos quipped, 'I would say it in Albanian if I could.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Love on the Spectrum' Stars Slam RFK Jr.'s Autism Comments as ‘Extremely Ignorant' and ‘Downright Offensive': ‘We Don't Need to Be Fixed'
The stars of Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum' are speaking out against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his comments about autism. In a sit down with NewsNation 'Love on the Spectrum' star Dani Bowman said Kennedy is 'completely false' by saying that autistic people 'will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball, they'll never write a poem, they'll never go on a date.' More from Variety Netflix To Debut First-Look at 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' 'In Your Dreams' at Annecy, World-Premiere 'Fixed' 'Age of Innocence,' 'Unaccustomed Earth' Series Adaptations Set at Netflix 'Sweet Magnolias' Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix 'Autistic people have the same hopes, dreams and yes, the same awkward dating moments as anyone else,' Bowman said. 'To generalize and say none of us can work, date or contribute to society, is completely false. I have a job. I do pay taxes. I've dated. I have a master's degree.' She continued, 'Wanting to cure autism implies that our way of being is wrong and it isn't. We don't need to be fixed. We need to be supported. But the answer isn't erasing autism, it's building a more inclusive world for all of us.' James B. Jones shared his thoughts on Kennedy over TikTok. The Netflix reality star said that he found the statements were 'extremely ignorant, and to be perfectly frank, downright offensive.' 'I am old enough, I am of sufficient age that I can remember a time when society did not have a very thorough understanding of autism or similar forms of neurodiversity,' Jones said. 'So, I am very displeased, very disheartened to hear someone make comments of that nature.' Jones added that attending special education programs was 'immensely helpful' when he was young, and that they 'helped me to grow and develop into the person I am today.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Newsweek
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Stranger Things' Reveals Upcoming Netflix Animated Series
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The scary, exciting world the Duffer brothers created in "Stranger Things" is about to get a lot more animated, literally. As reported by MovieWeb, Netflix has revealed the name of its previously announced "Stranger Things" animated series, and it may hold a clue to the nature of the show: "Stranger Things: Tales From '85". Read More: Jenna Ortega Returns to Most Beloved Role in 'Wednesday' Season 2 Trailer The title was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. There's no firm release date yet, but MovieWeb points out that just about everything Netflix has announced at the festival is releasing near the end of 2025. Matt and Ross Duffer are EPs with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen through 21 Laps. From left to right: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, and Caleb McLaughlin in "Stranger Things." From left to right: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, and Caleb McLaughlin in "Stranger Things." Netflix Eric Robles's Flying Bark Productions is doing the animation, and the Duffers previously said of the production, "We've always dreamed of an animated 'Stranger Things' in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving, and to see this dream realized has been absolutely thrilling [...] We couldn't be more blown away by what Eric Robles and his team have come up with –– the scripts and artwork are incredible, and we can't wait to share more with you! The adventure continues..." As for the live-action series, "Stranger Things" will come to a conclusion this year as its fifth and final season streams. Premiering in 2016, the series was a runaway hit and was largely responsible for catapulting many of its actors' careers. One of those actors, Finn Wolfhard, recently admitted that he's a little bit confused about how his character's story ends. "I was so happy with his ending, and I don't know, I was satisfied, but I was also very confused and sad, but also very happy," Wolfhard said. "I felt like I was in a dream or something. None of it felt real. I don't know, it felt perfect." "Stranger Things" Season 5 will premiere in the second half of this year. The first six episodes of the final season are scheduled to stream on October 10. The two final episodes stream on November 27. Joining Finn Wolfhard in the final season are Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Amybeth McNulty, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Carla Buono, Brett Gelman, and Jamie Campbell Bower. More TV: 'Malcolm in the Middle' Revival Reveals First Look at Family Reunion 'Dexter: Resurrection' First Look Shows Star-Studded Cast In New York City
