Beyond its monsters and 1980s nostalgia, Stranger Things resonates because it tells stories of struggles familiar to young people: trauma that lingers, identity that wavers, and friendships that buffer against fear.

Stranger Things documentary director Martina Radwan addressed accusations that the Duffer brothers used ChatGPT to write the series finale.

The saga concluded on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, with an epic and emotional finale streaming on Netflix. The ending marked the close of a nearly decade-long journey for fans who have followed the adventures of Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas since the 1980s-set sci-fi coming-of-age series debuted in the summer of 2016.

Fans are claiming that the Duffers used ChatGPT to write Stranger Things Season 5, and one director has addressed the accusations.

In the beginning, Stranger Things was the story of a group of kids in a small, rural Indiana town in the '80s who find themselves thrust into an adventure not unlike their beloved game of D&D.

A clip shown in the Stranger Things documentary has fueled speculation among fans that the Duffer brothers used ChatGPT when writing the final scripts. Now, One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, director Martina Radwan has weighed in and is shutting down the theories.

The director behind Netflix’s new "Stranger Things" behind-the-scenes documentary is setting the record straight after a wave of rumors.