Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

"Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up" is the series finale of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things. The eighth episode of the fifth season and the 42nd overall, it was written and directed by series creators The Duffer Brothers. The episode was released on December 31, 2025, on Netflix and in select theatres across the United States and Canada. Its title parallels "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down", the title of the first season's finale. In the episode, the group enters the Upside Down one last time in a desperate attempt to complete "Operation Beanstalk" by Steve Harrington to save the world. While the others focus on rescuing the kidnapped children, Eleven, Will, Max, and Kali aim to confront and end Henry Creel / Vecna. "The Rightside Up" received positive reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and the performances of Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown and Jamie Campbell Bower, while audience reception was polarized.