Saturday Night Live kicked off 2026 with Finn Wolfhard hosting for the first time, and the episode quickly turned into a Stranger Things mini-reunion. Wolfhard's monologue included surprise appearances from Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo, and later the trio returned for a pre-recorded segment imagining Netflix pushing the franchise into endless spin-offs.
The parody was framed like a fake Netflix promo, with dramatic voiceover lines and exaggerated titles that poked fun at fan theories and sequel obsession. It also referenced the rumour that Stranger Things would secretly release an extra episode after its series finale, a claim that spread online after the show ended on 31 December.
