The show has been flooded with negative reviews as people have responded furiously to a character coming out as gay.

Stranger Things is known for transporting fans into unfamiliar worlds, but for one academic there is nothing strange about the hit Netflix show - it was filmed where he grew up. The US sci-fi horror series hooks fans into the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, following the world-saving adventures of Eleven and her Dungeons & Dragons-loving pals.

The real-life abandoned asylum inspired the fictional Pennhurst Mental Hospital featured in season four of 'Stranger Things', where Nancy and Robin go undercover to find Victor Creel

Netflix released the final trailer for 'Stranger Things 5' on Tuesday, just ahead of the anticipated series finale

"Stranger Things: The First Shadow" grossed $2,510,948 at the box office across nine shows during the week ending with Dec. 28, marking the highest nine-show total ever achieved at the Marquis Theater, where the play has been open since April.

Levy, an executive producer and director on the Netflix series, tells PEOPLE what fans can expect from the "deeply satisfying" final episode

Steve Harrington is undoubtedly one of the most popular characters in Stranger Things, but many fans still missed this very sweet Steve and Robin moment from Season 5 Volume 2 —until it went viral on social media, at least. SPOILER—This post includes spoilers from Stranger Things Season 5Volume 2.

Stranger Things' Season 5 has been review bombed on Rotten Tomatoes, as Will's coming out became the lowest-rated episode on IMDb.