The creators of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” have been making movies nearly all their lives. Brothers Matt and Ross Duffer grew up near a tobacco farm in Durham, a few miles from Duke Forest, and started making short films in third grade.

N etflix is releasing the fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" in binge-frustrating segments (the first four episodes drop today, the next three on Christmas Day and the finale on Dec. 31, just in time to crash your New Year's Eve plans).

The first episodes of the show's fifth and final season are out on Wednesday night. Critic Eric Deggans says the Duffer Brothers keep the plot moving along — even though, so far, many of the storylines feel familiar.

Here are the new shows and movies you need to watch on Netflix in December 2025, including "Stranger Things" season 5, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” and more.

In November, Netflix announced the season five episode titles to tease the story arc of the season: “The Crawl,” “The Vanishing of [ censored for now ],” “The Turnbow Trap,” “Sorcerer,” “Shock Jock,” “Escape From Camazotz,” “The Bridge” and “The Rightside Up.”

Netflix's hit sci-fi series "Stranger Things" is about to ride to its conclusion with a marketing and merchandising blitz befitting a blockbuster movie.

From the return of one of the biggest shows of all time to a sequel to a beloved animated tale, here are the top nine titles to watch on streaming and in theaters the weekend of Nov. 27-30.

Holiday season is in full swing when it comes to Netflix movies, with "Champagne Problems" kicking off the trend as it debuted as the most-watched movie on Netflix last week.