'Stranger Things' Is Finally Getting a Complete Series Physical Release

You access it by secret remote button combinations. Edit: I am sure people can do AI fakes showcasing that.

Clown gate was pretty entertaining. Like accept the ending there's no sike at the end.

They should do a parody scene making fun of that. Like how on the DVD release for IT: Chapter One, an alternate opening scene was shown where Georgie takes the balloon, says thanks, and runs off, with Pennywise just saying "Well shit." Something like that would be funny.

I kinda want to start spreading that just for fun.

I don't want to cause anyone to get too excited but it is

There is going to be a lot of disappointment to go around.

You just put the Blu-ray disk....upside down...into the player and it picks up right where things ended. The younger kids at the DnD table where everything shifts around them back into Henry's mind.

You will if you hold the remote upside down. Trust me!

I seriously don't get why the ending upset so many people. the ending was fine.

Tbh if they did do that… hilarious bit

I have lots of their releases after getting into 4k last year. Top quality transfers, extras, booklets and packaging

Yeah this is going to be one of those shows people are going to love having physically for their collection.

They've put some of their collection on Tubi, too, much respect to them

How the heck is the US'  biggest TV show outsourced to a third party for physical release? I know these are desperate time for physical, but it's surreal 

In the article it states that not all seasons have had a physical release.

POV of those thinking beyond Stranger Things: finally in the sense Netflix is finally releasing a show in general.

Netflix doesn't hold the rights to do that, The Tornante Company (the Michael Eisner owned studio that produced the series) does. They did the first two seasons with Shout Factory then oddly never followed up on that.

They're also doing less deluxe sets for $180 (Blu-ray) and $200 (4K), which seem to be just the discs (still in a big box with 5 individual cases inside) and a booklet. Netflix seems to indicate these will be stocked in mass retail too so it'll presumably be available at Walmart (which usually cuts down the price a decent chunk). Arrow Video also tends to have half-off sales at Barnes & Noble though I forget what months of the year those typically happen

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My man…

If it's not VHS, why even bother?

Or laserdisc, or pan and scan 4:3 full screen dvd?

There is. The delxue set is $230 with a bunch of extras like patches, an art book, art cards etc... https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/4k/stranger-things-the-complete-series-deluxe-edition-4k-uhd/17782513/?utm_medium=Twitter_post&utm_source=Organic_social&utm_campaign=Stranger_Things There is also normal set for $200 that is just the discs. https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/4k/stranger-things-the-complete-series-4k-uhd/17782511/?utm_medium=Twitter_post&utm_source=Organic_social&utm_campaign=Stranger_Things

I mean, for 40ish hours of 4K content, an MSRP of $150+ isn't really a surprise, especially when Netflix DOESN'T do this (they experimented with a few blu-ray releases but stopped). This is obviously something to test the waters, that is a safe bet of making profit. I doubt there will be a scarcity, so just wait for a Black Friday deal and get it for 60% off. A note on blu-ray: even if you only get the 1080p release, you're lucky if it saves you more than $30. It's 2026. Time to upgrade, friends.

> i think here we have a prime example of the disconnect between what companies think people wanting physical media means and what it actually means. There's also a big disconnect between how popular people think physical media is and how popular it actually is. > by all means, do a $200 collector set, but make sure there’s a $40-50 standard release for people who just want to own the show, and don’t really care about all the extras or the highest possible quality or any of that. The thing is, with DVDs/Blurays, the camp of people who want to just own the show and don't care about any extra anything AND want to have a physical collection of it is rather small. Mostly you have two camps: a) geriatrics who don't understand the internet or streaming very well and just watch physical media and b) a limited number of people who are still really into physical media and WILL pay out for these deluxe editions with more limited runs because they want all the extras and stuff. And yes, there's also a limited number of people who don't like streaming AND want to own physical items who will buy the basic editions. These groups of people, though, are very small. There's a reason why you can go buy DVD or even Blu-ray seasons of shows used for basically nothing. It's because people want to get rid of them. Myself, I'm actually someone who likes physical media and I collect video games, but I do it less than I used to because of the way the industry is moving more into the digital realm, and with movies and TV I purged my collection a long time ago. I went from probably 200+ DVDs/Blurays to like 10 and only kept those because they sentimental value. I tried to sell them and did sell some, but most of them I ended up just giving away because it wasn't even worth the time. And this was in like 2019. As an example, Paramount (who I'm not defending her because they suck d***) put out a Blu-ray remaster of Star Trek TOS years back. It seemingly did not make a ton of money but did *fine* enough, but keep in mind they consider Star Trek the biggest draw to their streaming service and they want to build it (which is also why they stopped their licensing deals with Netflix). Fans clamored for a while for them to do a TNG remastered collection, and eventually they did it. And then (despite it seemingly being a good remaster collection) not enough people bought it and they took a bath on it, so they aren't going to do any more. Also, $40-50 is basically nothing. This is 5 seasons of a recent show with very high production values. $40-50 for the entire show would be basically giving it away, that isn't worth it to them when they could potentially get you for even just a couple months of Netflix to watch it. All that said - if I'm a Netflix exec, I would want to have an arm to do limited releases of their shows and make it like the Criterion Collection. Pump it up big time to make it look impressive, put out a limited release of X show once it is no longer a huge draw for the streaming service, and then try to make some money off of the people who will buy a fancy collection of the show. There's not much upside to doing a basic release. Most of the fans who care enough to buy a physical thing in 2026 will want to get the silly extra stuff you can't have from just streaming the show or pirating it. The OTHER reason buying physical is better than pirating IMO is that you can more easily switch to different language tracks, if the show/movie has them. But most people don't care about that, most people are just going to watch in one particular language and not want to change it.

Nothing past season 2 ever got a physical release.

I thought the final season was underwhelming but they absolutely nailed that last 40 minute epilogue imo, especially Steve, perfect perfect send off for him

Need Midnight Mass in my veins!

There’s a regular version if you don’t want to spend that much.

I would kill for Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

A VHS or Betamax release would be quite fitting for a show set in the 80's.

“The Ritual” Don’t give me hope

I ordered the deluxe 4K and didn’t even think twice. Not only do I love the show and want it physically but I want to put my money where my mouth is and do my part to encourage Netflix to continue doing this.

Netflix rarely, if ever, releases Netflix originals on physical media.

Holy cow this was such a hilarious comment!!!

This is the first time season 3 and 4 are getting physical releases, so it is finally for those seasons. The original season 1 and 2 4Ks are out of print for ages now and are crazy expensive.