A lot has been said and written about Stranger Things, which concluded last year after five seasons. Its tale of psychic kids, government conspiracies, alternate dimensions, small town America, Dungeons & Dragons, and the power of friendship was sometimes too ambitious for its own good, and its reliance on ’80s nostalgia and vibes was both its greatest strength and greatest weakness.
That said, I can’t deny that Stranger Things’ first season is one of the best seasons of TV I’ve ever seen, and I’ve written at length about the effect the series has had on me. I also can’t deny that the upcoming physical release of the entire series from Netflix and Arrow Video is pretty tantalizing. Netflix has released previous seasons of Stranger Things on home video — I actually bought the first season on Blu-ray several years ago, which came in some retro VHS-style packaging — so a deluxe release of one of the streamer’s landmark series should come as no surprise… and neither should its extravagance.
Several Stranger Things editions are planned, but at the top of the list is the $230 deluxe 4K set (see above), which features all five seasons on 25 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs alongside a bunch of special features (e.g., cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes featurettes), as well as posters, maps, and a 148-page artbook with concept art and writing by the Duffer Brothers and others involved in the series’ production — and all of it contained within elaborate box packaging.
All of the Stranger Things editions are currently available for preorder, and will be released here in the States on July 28, 2026. (I am curious, though, as to why Netflix isn’t releasing these editions earlier that month, on July 15, which would coincide with the series premier’s 10th anniversary.)
In other Stranger Things news, the animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, which takes place between the second and third seasons of the live-action series, will premier on Netflix on April 23, 2026.