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We swore we were done crying. But it seems like Netflix and the Duffer brothers have different plans because the trailer for One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 dropped, and suddenly, we are right back in Hawkins, holding on for dear life.

This is not a tease or a sappy post-finale montage. And please, those who are spreading rumours on social media about a ninth episode, please don’t believe them. This is a full-blown documentary about how the final season of Stranger Things came together.

And it is everything. You’ll get to see everything from set fun to the crew’s last hugs, tears, and breakdowns. And if you thought watching the finale was hard, wait till you see the Duffer brothers saying goodbye to the people who have built this world with them for nearly a decade.

The doc drops on January 12th, only on Netflix, and it is a love letter, and not just to the show, but to the people who made it. It is for the fans who have been here since Mike’s first game of D&D. For the ones who screamed during that season four Max moment. For everyone who has ever whispered “friends don’t lie” to fellow fans.

Because this time, it’s not about monsters or mind powers. It’s about them. The real people. The cast. The crew. The directors. The artists. The kids who grew up in front of us. The creators who never thought they’d make it out of Durham, North Carolina, and then went on to create one of the most defining stories of this generation.

Shot over a full year by filmmaker Martina Radwan, One Last Adventure takes you into the real world of Stranger Things behind the camera. And not just the camera, but also behind the prosthetics and the heartbreak. It’s the first time we will see the Duffers fully open up about the weight of ending this universe, and it is packed with raw emotions that usually live in lost DVD bonus discs we never get anymore.

And yes, it includes that final on-set speech from the Duffers. The one where you can literally hear their voices crack as they thank the cast and crew for giving life to their wildest childhood dream.

Also? There is so much never-before-seen footage from the finale with big set pieces, cast reactions, and real-time breakdowns of how some of the most insane scenes were pulled off. You will see the Prince needle drop come to life. You will see how they built the Abyss. You will see Winona Ryder swinging that axe.

So if you’re still spiralling from the finale, this doc is the right way to stay hooked and yet say the final goodbye one last time. And it is meant to heal something because this is the closure we didn’t know we needed. And even though it’s called One Last Adventure, it feels like the final page of something legendary.

So get ready to sob with pride this Friday. The final goodbye is almost here.