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Stranger Things 5 – first teaser trailer

Ahead of its return, Netflix have revealed a first trailer for season 5 of its monster hit Stranger Things.  The show’s last hurrah comes in three parts, in November, December and at New Year. Here’s the synopsis for season 5… “Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by … >

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Stranger Things 5 – release dates announced

It’s the final season, with Stranger Things 5 dropping on three dates.  Over the weekend, as part of Netflix’s Tudum 2025 – The Live Event, the streamer broke down how it plans to deliver the final chapter of Stranger Things. It’s been a whopping long gap since the last two episode of season 4 dropped, … >

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Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event announced

The streamer promises sneaky reveals and live performances at Netflix Tudum 2025.  Netflix has revealed the date for its annual self-promoting Tudum fan event. The live show promises to be packed with stars, and to deliver both first-look reveals and can’t-miss live performances. The event takes place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and … >

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Netflix trails its big three for 2025

Stranger Things 5, Squid Game 3 and Wednesday 2 are all incoming this year.  Now that we are firmly ensconced in 2025, Netflix have taken to social media to trumpet a trio of the year’s biggest shows on the streamer. Your 3 favourite shows are coming back this year. Welcome to 2025. pic.twitter.com/mjTZHJBR53 — Netflix … >

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Stranger Things Season 5 – episode titles revealed

Stranger Things season 5 has been in production since January 2024.  Yesterday, November 6th, was Stranger Things day. Named for the in-universe date that Will Byers (Noah Schapp) went missing in the first season, it’s a handy place to drop news. While we’re still way off a start date, Netflix took the opportunity to reveal … >

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Bridgerton season 3 set to break records

Bridgerton season 3 has stormed the Netflix Top 10 in its first few days of release — what next? If (like some of us at CultBox Towers) you’ve already seen that carriage scene in Bridgerton season 3, it turns out you aren’t alone. The Netflix English language TV audience figures for May 13-19 show the first four … >

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Stranger Things season 5 is officially “in production”

The final run of Stranger Things is expected to land in 2025.  After a long wait, Netflix’s monster hit Stranger Things has begun production on its fifth and final season. The show was on the eve of production just as the WGA strike began in May 2023, thus delaying it by approximately seven months. Netflix celebrated … >

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Netflix announce an animated Stranger Things spinoff

Get ready for an Upside Down cartoon show.  The streaming service Netflix has announced an animated spinoff for its monster hit Stranger Things. While the show itself is set to end after its fifth season, this animation has received a straight-to-series order. The as yet untitled series is coming from the Sydney based animation house … >

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Netflix 2022 — a year in numbers

Netflix 2022 — a year of financial angst and some great shows. We consider the highlights There were times in 2022 when Netflix seemed to have lost its mojo. Since then things have improved. Several great shows have graced us with their presence. Other streamers (particularly Disney) had their own problems. As the year draws … >

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