Google Gets In on the Stranger Things Season 5 Fun and Adds an Epic Easter Egg to the Search Engine
As “Stranger Things” gears up for its highly anticipated series finale, the iconic Netflix show has captured the attention of fans and tech giants alike, with Google joining the fun by introducing a playful Easter egg in its search results. When users search for “Stranger Things,” a Dungeons & Dragons polyhedral die appears at the bottom of the results page. Clicking on this die rolls it to a one, unleashing a flurry of red lightning bolts across the screen and flipping the search results upside down, a clever nod to the show’s eerie parallel dimension known as the Upside Down. This interactive feature not only showcases Google’s creativity but also underscores the cultural impact of “Stranger Things,” which has become a significant part of the pop culture landscape since its debut in 2016.
As fans eagerly await the final season, the latest trailer hints at an exhilarating journey into the Upside Down, promising a chaotic and action-packed conclusion. Co-creators Ross and Matt Duffer have revealed that this season will kick off with a sense of urgency and disarray, a departure from the previous seasons’ traditional setups. In Season 4, the protagonists faced a crushing defeat, and now, as they navigate a world where Hawkins is anything but normal—with surveillance cameras and restricted movement—the stakes have never been higher. The final season will be released in three parts, with the first four episodes premiering on November 26, followed by three more episodes on Christmas Day, and culminating in a grand finale on New Year’s Eve, which will also be shown in theaters across the country. As the series wraps up, fans are left wondering just how chaotic and thrilling the journey into the Upside Down will be, and what fate awaits their beloved characters in this final chapter.
Stranger Things
is taking over as the show approaches its series finale — and now even Google is getting in on the fun by adding an Easter egg to its search engine.
Head to the Google homepage and search for “Stranger Things,” and a
Dungeons & Dragons
polyhedral die will appear at the bottom of the results screen. If you click it, it’ll roll to a one — which, in turn, makes red bolts of lightning fill up the screen. From there, your results will be vertically flipped… quite literally bringing the page into the Upside Down.
It’s a fun little gimmick that highlights just how popular and powerful Stranger Things has become within the zeitgeist since it started all the way back in 2016.
Speaking of the Upside Down, the most recent trailer for the beloved Netflix series’ final season teases that the gang
may actually go
into
it
at some point before the show ends. Let’s be real, that would be so cool — and chaotic, which seems to be what we can expect from the last leg of the series.
“I think what’s unique about this season is that it starts a little bit in chaos because our heroes ultimately lost at the end of Season 4,” cocreator and showrunner Ross Duffer
recently revealed
about season 5. “We usually set up their normal life and how they’re going about school, and then we introduce the supernatural element. But in this case, this season is sprinting from the start.”
His brother, fellow cocreator and showrunner Matt Duffer, added that things are very different for the group these days. “They’re not experiencing normal life. Nothing in Hawkins is normal anymore,” he explained. “Their movement is restricted, and there are Big Brother cameras everywhere. So not only are they active — their everyday, normal lives are anything but.”
The last season of Stranger Things is being released in three parts. The first four episodes arrived in time for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, with the next three episodes set to debut on Netflix on Christmas Day. The finale will be available to stream on the platform on New Year’s Eve, the same day it will also be
released in theaters nationwide
.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
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