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  • Netflix has multiple Stranger Things spinoffs in the works, including some co-creator Matt Duffer referred to as a "clean slate"

  • An animated show, first announced in 2023, will feature the original characters and premiere later this year

  • The sci-fi show wrapped its fifth and final season on Dec. 31

After nearly a decade,Stranger Thingshas come to an end — but fans may get to revisit the world created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer again soon.

Netflix's nostalgia-filled sci-fi show wrapped its fifth and final season with the release of its series finale on Dec. 31, bringing to an end the characters' long fight against the terrors in the Upside Down. Though the Duffer brothers have assured that all possible loose ends have been tied up, spinoffs are already in the works.

Speaking toVarietyin October ahead of the release of season 5's first wave of episodes in November, the Duffers stressed the importance of giving the story closure.

"We do every last remaining thing we wanted to do with the Demogorgons and Mind Flayer and Vecna and the Upside Down and Hawkins and these characters," Matt said. "This is a complete story. It'sdone."

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman  Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

That being said, fans can still head to Broadway to see the prequel play,Stranger Things: The First Shadow,which first opened in London in December 2023 before making its Broadway bow in April 2025.

And in early November 2025, Netflix unveiled a first look atStranger Things: Tales from '85, an animated series first announced in 2023, which is set in Hawkins in winter 1985. According to the official logline, "the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town."

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"With animation, there's really no limits," Ross toldTudum.

"And it's nice, because the kids can stay young forever," Matt toldVariety. The show will premiere later this year and feature an entirely new cast voicing the beloved characters.

But the Duffers have confirmed another spinoff in the works as well — only that will feature "a different decade and different characters, but of course, still connected to theStranger Thingsuniverse," Ross toldTHR. "It's an idea we've had for years and something we're just really excited and passionate about."

As Matt toldVariety, "You're starting with new characters. It's like clean slate. You're not tied up into any knots."

"It's really its own entity," he added to ScreenRant.

As Ross noted toVariety, the spinoffs are "going to live in a bit of a different world. There's going to be connective tissue, but you're almost anthologizing in a way. Because we're notStar Wars. We can't be like, 'Oh, now we're on this planet.'"

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While the Duffer brothers are creating the new series and will be, as Ross toldVariety, "heavily creatively involved" and "helping shepherd it along," they won't be its showrunners, as they have a new deal to develop projects for Paramount.

All five seasons ofStranger Thingsare available for streaming on Netflix.Stranger Things: Tales from '85will premiere on Netflix later this year.

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  • Sabrina Carpenter appeared to throw subtle shade at her ex, Barry Keoghan

  • The singer recently reposted two videos from a popular TikTok trend involving users being relieved they "didn't get back with" their exes in 2025

  • Carpenter, 26, and Keoghan, 33, parted ways in December 2024 after a year of dating

Sabrina Carpenterappeared to throw some subtle shade at her ex, actorBarry Keoghan, in several recent social media posts.

Carpenter, 26, reposted two videos from a popular TikTok trend in which users write, "It's been a tough year, but at least I didn't get back with my ex." The videos are set to her song "Manchild."

Representatives for Carpenter and Keoghan did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

The "Espresso" singer andSaltburnactorfirst sparked romance rumorsin December 2023 when they were spotted grabbing dinner together in Los Angeles.

They were seen out and about together in the ensuing months — including sharing some PDA — and Keoghan regularly left sweet comments on Carpenter's Instagram posts. However, Carpenter remained tight-lipped about the status of their relationship in a June 2025 interview withRolling Stone.

"How do I skirt around this question?" she said when asked if she called the Irish-born Keoghan her boyfriend.

Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter at the 2024 Met Gala in N.Y.C. on May 6

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In August 2025, aninside source told PEOPLEthat the pair were "on and off."

Carpenter cast Keoghan in the music video for her song "Please Please Please" in June, later praising his talents while chatting withCBS Sunday Morning's Tracy Smith in October.

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"I was like, 'Who's the greatest actor that I can find for this music video?' And he was next to me in a chair," Carpenter said. "And he was so excited about it."

After announcing their split in December 2025, Keoghan publicly announced that he haddeactivated his Instagram accountin the wake of online harassment.

"I can only sit and take so much," he began in a message onX,noting that his name had been "dragged across the internet."

"I have to respond now because it's gettin to a place where too many lines are being crossed. I deactivated my [Instagram] account because I can no longer let this stuff distract from my family and my work," he wrote.

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TheDunkirkactor noted that "no person should ever have to read" the messages he has received, citing, "Absolute lies, hatred, disgusting commentary about my appearance, character, how I am as a parent and every other inhumane thing you can imagine."

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What we know about the 'Stranger Things' spinoff — plus the one cast member who guessed it correctly

For the Duffer brothers,Stranger Thingsmarks the end of an era… sort of. Though the hit Netflix series is coming to an end after nine years and five seasons, fans won't be saying goodbye to theStranger Thingsuniverse for good. In fact, Ross and Matt Duffer have practically said as much: There's aStranger Thingsspinoff in the works.

The Duffers have remained tight-lipped when it comes to sharing details about the spinoff, though they have sharedsomeinsight into what fans may be able to expect — and aStranger Thingsstar has even weighed in on the discourse.

Will the same cast be involved? And what exactly have the Duffer brothers said about it? Yahoo is rounding up everything we know about theStranger Thingsspinoff (so far), below.

Will theStranger Thingscast return for the spinoff?

Unfortunately,Stranger Thingsfans shouldn't expect to see any familiar faces in the spinoff series. Matt Duffertold Screenrantof the forthcoming project: "It relates in some ways, but it really is a completely different story and a completely different location with completely different actors and characters. So it's its own. It's really its own entity."

What else do we know about the spinoff?

While it won't follow the Hawkins gang we've come to know and love, theStranger Thingsspinoff, Matt Duffer previouslytold Variety, will still be part of the show's brand and style of storytelling, and will revolve around "kids, adventures, sci-fi/fantasy, rather than increasingly expand what could become an insanely convoluted mythology."

"You're starting with new characters — it's like clean slate," he told the outlet. "You're not tied up into any knots. There's something refreshing about it."

The Duffers will be involved in "helping shepherd it along," per Variety, but given theirnew Paramount deal, they won't serve as showrunners of the spinoff.

Has theStranger Thingscast said anything about it?

So far, Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is the only member of theStranger Thingscast to correctly guess what the spinoff may revolve around.

"Nobody — not Netflix, not any of the producers, not any of the directors, not any of the actors — nobody else has figured out what the spinoff is. Finn figured [it] out, which is pretty remarkable," Ross Duffertold Variety. "We've mind-melded with this kid a bit."

While chatting with Variety, Wolfhard speculated about what the forthcomingStranger Thingsspinoff could be about, and compared it to another beloved cult series.

"Like David Lynch'sTwin Peaks," he told the outlet. "Sort of an anthology and different tones but similar universe or same universe. I think set in different places and all tied together through this mythology of the Upside Down. Don't even talk about Hawkins. Don't have any mention of our characters. They were toying around with ideas in case Netflix wanted them. I'm sure they do, and I'm sure it will happen, but there's nothing official. I think the coolest way, the way that I would do it, there has to be labs everywhere. If there was one in Hawkins, there's one in Russia. Where else could they be?"

TheStranger Thingsspinoff was confirmed in November 2025 when Matt Duffertold Deadline, "We are moving forward with it. Netflix, they finally know what it is. We held it. They were so frustrated. We just would not tell them. Finn guessed what it was. So he was the only one who knew."

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Notable works entering the public domain in 2026

New Year's Day commemorates the passing of time and the start of a new chapter, so it is fitting that the same day also presents an opportunity to breathe new life into thousands of creative works nearly a century old. As of Jan. 1, 2026, characters like early Betty Boop and Nancy Drew, and a variety of popular movies, books and songs, have entered the the public domain.

They join a growing list of cultural icons that are no longer under copyright protection, includingPopeye the Sailor Manand the"Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse.

List of popular intellectual property entering the public domain in 2026

The year 2026 marks the first time that copyrighted books, films, songs and art published in the '30s enter the U.S. public domain. As of Jan. 1, protections have expired for published works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925.

Here are some of the most notable works that are now available for free use by anyone:

"The Murder at the Vicarage" by Agatha Christie, the first novel featuring elderly amateur detective Miss Marple."The Secret of the Old Clock" by Carolyn Keene, the first appearance of teen detective Nancy Drew, and three follow-ups."The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper.Fleischer Studios' "Dizzy Dishes," the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears.Disney's "The Chain Gang" and "The Picnic," both depicting the earliest versions of Mickey's dog Pluto.The initial four months of "Blondie" comic strips by Chic Young, featuring the earliest iterations of the titular character and her then-boyfriend, Dagwood.The film "All Quiet on the Western Front," directed by Lewis Milestone, Best Picture winner at the 3rd Academy Awards."King of Jazz," directed by John Murray Anderson, Bing Crosby's first appearance in a feature film."Animal Crackers," directed by Victor Heerman and starring the Marx Brothers."The Big Trail," directed by Raoul Walsh, John Wayne's first turn as leading man."But Not For Me," music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin."Georgia on My Mind," music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Stuart Gorrell."Dream a Little Dream of Me," music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, lyrics by Gus Kahn."Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight," music by Al Sherman, lyrics by Al Lewis.Piet Mondrian's painting, "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow."

The original Betty Boop, early Nancy Drew mysteries, and Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto are among the creative works entering the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

How the public domain works

When a work's copyright protections lapse, it lands in the public domain, allowing anyone to use and build upon it as they see fit for free and without needing permission.

"Copyright gives rights to creators and their descendants that provide incentives to create," Jennifer Jenkins, director of Duke University'sCenter for the Study of the Public Domain,told CBS News' Lee Cowan in 2024. "But the public domain really is the soil for future creativity."

The U.S. Constitution'sintellectual property clauseestablishes that works be protected for a limited amount of time, "to promote the progress of science and useful arts." The Founding Fathers left it to Congress to sort out the specifics.

Generally, in the U.S., works published or registered before 1978 retain copyright protections for 95 years. For later works, protection usually spans the creator's lifetime and 70 years after.

"If copyright lasted forever, it would be very difficult for a lot of creators to make the works they want to make without worrying about being in the crosshairs of a copyright lawsuit," Jenkins said.

Just because a work's copyright has expired does not mean that members of the public cannot be held legally liable in some instances. For example, while the original Betty Boop from 1930 is in the public domain, the modern version is not. So to avoid infringement, any reuse would need to steer clear of her newer characteristics. Additionally, the character is subject to multiple trademarks, which further complicates its use.

What's entering the public domain in 2027?

Copyrighted works from 1931 will see their protections expire in 2027. This includes Universal Pictures' "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" films, Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights," Fritz Lang's "M," Herman Hupfeld's jazz standard "As Time Goes By" and more.

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Chase Stokes/Instagram Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini

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NEED TO KNOW

  • Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini shared in respective Instagram posts that they're back together after announcing their break-up in September 2025

  • "2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now," Stokes wrote in an Instagram post

  • The country star, meanwhile, wrote on her Instagram Stories that 2025 was a "messy year for the heart"

Chase StokesandKelsea Balleriniare bringing their love into the new year.

The two celebrities shared in respective Instagram posts on Wednesday, Dec. 31 that they are back together after announcing their break-up in September 2025.

Stokes, 33, included several photos of Ballerini, 32, in a reflectivepostto his feed. "Something I've learned this year: don't take advantage of the most beautiful things that in 33 years of life are fleeting. Take accountability, learn from mistakes. Lean into love and say it often," he wrote in the caption.

Chase Stokes/Instagram Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini

Chase Stokes/Instagram

"2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now. Happy new years," the actor concluded.

The first photo was of Stokes and Ballerini embracing each other while standing on a porch outside. The dimly-lit snap showed them pressing their faces together, nearly sharing a kiss.

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Other pictures include the two hugging while turned towards the camera and Ballerini cuddling a dog in a fluffy brown coat.

Ballerini also shared her thoughts on their rekindled romance on herInstagram Stories, in which she acknowledged their hard times. "Messy year for the heart, messy year for the outside coming in, messy year for the way it became an out of our hands portrayal of it," she wrote over a photo of her and Stokes embracing with a sunset in the background.

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Chase Stokes/Instagram

"But what I'll say," she continued, "and all I really care to share indefinitely with my personal life anymore, is that I really love love. I believe in it, I believe in him, and I believe in breaking patterns."

"Now go kiss your person and stop speculating," the country star concluded with a kissing emoji.

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Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

Ballerini and Stokes initially sparked dating rumors in January 2023 after the Outer Banks actorshared a cuddly photo of themat the Georgia vs. TCU game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The twoteased their relationship in a handful of interviewsbefore going public with their romance in April 2023 at the CMT Awards.

In September 2025, a rep for Balleriniconfirmed to PEOPLE that the couple splitafter nearly three years together. A source told PEOPLE at the time, "They're two adults who gave it their all and tried to do everything they could to make it work, but ultimately couldn't. It happens."

In early November 2025,a source told PEOPLEthat they saw the two "holding hands at the table and talking closely" at a restaurant in Dubrovnik, Croatia. "After they got up, they walked together hand in hand towards Old Town. They looked very cute," the onlooker added.

Just weeks later, on Nov. 20, Stokesshared two cryptic postson his Instagram Stories that hinted at him and the "Baggage" singer being done for good. "Don't believe the media. I'm blocked, I did nothing wrong," Stokes wrote in the first post. "Sorry ❤️ I tried."

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"I'm sorry for those who believed in us," he wrote in a second post. It is what it is. Onwards and upwards."

Balleriniwrote in an update on her Instagram Storiesin December 2025 that she's "trying to make my personal life personal for now."

"Unless it comes from me, its not from me. and that is really important in protecting my peace right now," the singer added.

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  • Elsie Hewitt shared a series of photos on her Instagram Stories that offered a look at her New Year's Eve as a mom

  • "What are all the new parents doing this nye? Is it sooo different than past new years?" she captioned a filtered selfie

  • Hewitt and Pete Davidson welcomed their first baby together on Dec. 12

Elsie Hewittis being candid about her first New Year's Eve as a mom!

On Wednesday, Dec. 31, the newly minted mom, 29, shared a series of photos on herInstagram Storiesthat offered a peek at how her holiday looks different with her baby daughter, Scottie Rose.

"What are all the new parents doing this nye? Is it sooo different than past new years?" she captioned a filtered selfie.

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Elsie Hewitt/Instagram

Hewitt made her point clear with her two following posts, the first of which showed her fully glammed for last year's end-of-the-year celebration.

"Me last new year's eve," she wrote over a snap of her posing with black and gold foil door streamers.

In the photo, Hewitt wore a black ensemble with flower cut-outs. She styled her in a tight bun and wore gold eyeshadow and a glossy red lip.

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Elsie Hewitt/Instagram

The model then shared a photo of her New Year's Eve this year. The bare-faced mom grinned while snapping a selfie with her baby in a crib behind her. Also present in the photo was a stroller and a nursing pillow.

"Me this new years eve," Hewitt captioned the post, adding a teary-eyed smiling emoji.

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Elsie Hewitt/Instagram

Hewitt and Pete Davidson, 32,welcomed their first baby together on Dec. 12. They shared the news onInstagramnearly a week later. "my best work yet, i am absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude and disbelief," the mom captioned the post, which featured several photos of the couple and their newborn.

"wu tang forever," Davidson added.

Hewitt had a rocky first few days of motherhood, as she revealed on her Instagram Stories that sheneeded dental surgery to remove a wisdom toothshortly after giving birth.

"who else had to get a wisdom tooth removed directly from the hospital the day after they gave birth" she wrote over a selfie of herself and her daughter in the back of the car.

On Dec. 26, Hewittshowed off her post-baby bodywith a bathroom mirror selfie in which she wore a black T-shirt and a pair of postpartum underwear. She wrote over the image, "Adult diapers all day (& night)."

She added: "My sister asked me if I pee in them & if ur wondering the same thing the answer is NO LMAO."

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Elsie Hewitt/Instagram

Sources previously told PEOPLEthat Hewitt and theSaturday Night Livealum are "settling into a rhythm" after welcoming their daughter.

"Being home has been really special for them," the source said. "They're settling into a rhythm, taking everything day by day and just enjoying getting to know their daughter. It's been a lot of firsts, but it's a really happy, exciting time for both of them."

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Hewitt confirmed that she and Davidson wereexpecting their first baby togetherin July 2025, sharing a series of photos onInstagramat the time. The post included shots of her with Davidson and a sonogram image.

"Welp now everyone knows we had sex," Hewitt joked in her caption.

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China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

By Daphne Zhang, Ella Cao and Liz Lee

BEIJING/SAO PAULO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China will impose an added 55% tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key suppliers including Brazil, Australia and the U.S. in a move to protect its domestic cattle industry.

China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday the total import quota ​for 2026 for countries covered under its new "safeguard measures" is 2.7 million metric tons, roughly in line with the record 2.87 million tons it imported overall in 2024.

The new ‌annual quota levels are lower than import levels for the first 11 months of 2025 for top supplier Brazil, and Australia.

"The increase in the amount of imported beef has seriously damaged China's domestic industry," the ministry said in announcing ‌the measure following an investigation launched last December.

The measure takes effect on January 1 for three years, with the total quota set to increase annually.

Beef imports to China fell 0.3% in the first 11 months of 2025 to 2.59 million tons.

Chinese beef imports will decline in 2026 as a result of the measures, said Hongzhi Xu, senior analyst at Beijing Orient Agribusiness Consultants.

"China's beef-cattle farming is not competitive compared with countries such as Brazil and Argentina. This cannot be reversed in the short term through technological advancements or institutional reforms," Xu said.

Quota Volume 2026 2027 2028 Actual imports from

(1,000 tons) Jan-Nov 2025

Brazil 1,106 1,128 1,151 1,329

Argentina 511 521 532 436

Uruguay 324 331 337 188

New Zealand 206 210 214 110

Australia 205 209 213 295

United States 164 168 171 55

Other 172 175 179

countries/region

Total 2,688 2,742 2,797

Additional 55% 55% 55%

Tariff Rate

In 2024, China ⁠imported 1.34 million tons of beef from Brazil, 594,567 tons from ‌Argentina, 243,662 tons from Uruguay, 216,050 tons from Australia, 150,514 tons from New Zealand, and 138,112 tons from the U.S..

In the first 11 months of this year, Brazil shipped 1.33 million tons of beef to China, according to Chinese customs data, higher than the 1.1 million tons set under Beijing's new ‍measures.

Also this year, Australian shipments to China have surged, gaining share at the expense of U.S. beef after Beijing in March allowed permits to expire at hundreds of American meat plants and as President Donald Trump unleashed a tit-for-tat tariff war. U.S. shipments stood at just 55,172 tons through November, less than half the 2024 levels.

Australian beef exports to China stood at 294,957 tons in the first 11 months of 2025.

"We have ​made it clear to China that Australian beef is not a risk to their beef sector, and that we expect our status as a valued Free Trade Agreement partner to ‌be respected," Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell told Reuters on Thursday, calling China's decision "disappointing".

The Australian government and beef industry were working closely to determine the full implications of the measure, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said in an email reply to Reuters.

BEEF SHORTAGE

China's move comes as a global beef shortage pushes up prices in many parts of the world, including to record highs in the U.S..

Responding to Beijing's announcement, Mark Thomas, chair of the Western Beef Association in Australia, said: "There's plenty of other countries that will take our product."

Luis Rua, secretary at Brazil's agriculture ministry, said there is no reason "to panic", telling Reuters that the government can negotiate "compensatory measures" with China to offset the impact of the new tariffs.

In a telephone interview, Rua also mentioned Brazil's ability to redirect beef exports ⁠to other countries.

Brazilian industry groups, on the other hand, expressed concern.

In 2025, Chinese imports of Brazilian beef totalled ​approximately 1.7 million tons, equivalent to some 48% of the volume exported by Brazil overall, beef lobby group Abiec ​said in a statement.

"Given this scenario, adjustments will become necessary throughout the entire supply chain, from production to export, to avoid broader impacts," Abiec noted.

Another major Brazilian beef lobby group Abrafrigo said the potential impact of China's safeguard measures could mean a loss of up to $3 billion in export revenue for Brazil ‍in 2026.

This year, Brazil's total beef export revenues are ⁠estimated at $18 billion, Abrafrigo said.

DOMESTIC PROTECTION

China made its announcement following two extensions of its beef import probe, which officials say does not target any particular country.

The tariffs will help curb the decline in China's breeding cow inventory and buy time for domestic beef enterprises to make adjustments and upgrades, said Zengyong Zhu, a research fellow of the Institute ⁠of Animal Science of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Beijing has stepped up policy support for the beef sector this year and said in late November that cattle farming had been profitable for seven consecutive months.

(Reporting by Liz Lee, ‌Shi Bu, Daphne Zhang, Ella Cao; Additional reporting by Helen Clark in Perth and Christine Chen in Sydney, Gabriel Araujo and Ana Mano in Sao Paulo and ‌Rodrigo Viga Gaier in Rio de Janeiro. Editing by Tony Munroe, Gareth Jones and Jan Harvey)

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