One of the centerpieces of Stranger Things is the tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, based on the recent hit game Baldur's Gate 3. All of the villains and paranormal phenomena in the series are named after the monsters and locations from Dungeons & Dragons, and the characters in the series often play the board game. As a result, some fans have speculated that the entire series is actually just a board game.
In a recent interview with Metro, Stranger Things producers Duffer Brothers echoed this theory. They immediately dismissed the idea. "It's the equivalent of saying, 'It's just a dream.'" No, I assure you, that's not how we ended the episode. We already know what the future will do. We are happy with this direction; ”
The Duffer brothers explained what the show was about when they attended the premiere of "First Shadow" when they attended the prequel episode of "Stranger Things", which will be set in London in 1959 and tell the story of the main villain Vecna, aka Henry Creel's youth, which may also hide clues from Season 5.