Duffer Brothers Used ChatGPT For Stranger Things 5 Script? Internet Has Proof, And It’s Starting To Get Brutal!

Stranger Things: One Last Adventure premiered on Netflix on January 12, 2026, packaged as a treat for the Stranger Things fans. However, it seems like this move has ignited fury across the internet. A documentary on the pre-production and shooting process of the fifth and final instalment of the horror mystery and science fiction series, it has started a new wave of conversation on how Matt and Ross Duffer ruined the show, alleging that they used ChatGPT to write the show. Snippets of the same are going viral, along with the shock over the makers’ revealing that they didn’t have the entire script ready before starting to shoot the first episode. As soon as the documentary premiered on the OTT platform, fans took to their social media handles to scrutinise the makers over their creative decisions for the season finale. Formerly known as Twitter, X has now been flooded with heavy criticism targeting the Duffer Brothers for their ‘incompetent’ script writing and ‘narcissistic’ behaviour. Many are circulating images where multiple ChatGPT and Reddit tabs are seen open on Matt and Ross’ laptop. One wrote, “what a lame way to end stranger things like all the hype + ‘nO OnE wiLL PrEdIcT tHe EndINg’.” Another wrote, “A CHATGPT TAB YOU CANT BE SERIOUSUXHCHSJXHCHH.” One started, “The Duffer Bros used ChatGPT, lied about cutting scenes, started production before finishing writing the finale, and they purposefully ignored the other writers trying to help them or offering suggestions. I don’t think we’re hating them enough actually. #StrangerThings5.” so they used chatgpt, character ai and consulted reddit I need y'all to be mad MAD at this. just a slap on the face to every artist who's fighting back against this shit, especially in the industry. fucking losers both of them pic.twitter.com/V1qW6M2NRf - Mikey (@miwibeams) January 12, 2026 A CHATGPT TAB YOU CANT BE SERIOUSUXHCHSJXHCHH pic.twitter.com/P1md36LqGl - 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 (@politedeer) January 12, 2026 #SUCKMYFATONENETFLIX At this point ill take any AI version of episode 9 if someone makes it 👀 what a lame way to end stranger things like all the hype + ”nO OnE wiLL PrEdIcT tHe EndINg” thought duffer bros where right, no one though you have zero vision and create most basic... pic.twitter.com/VXwnqEWlkm - Brad (@Bradyy212) January 12, 2026 i wasted 2 hours of my life just to see that the duffer brothers used chatgpt, had reddit tabs opened, ignored other writers pointing out inconsistencies, scrapped “ideas” they had, and started to film before they even had the finale written https://t.co/tYl6ocWROl pic.twitter.com/Zoiy7Bsbka - alex ✵ (@portersluvv) January 12, 2026 The Duffer Bros used ChatGPT, lied about cutting scenes, started production before finishing writing the finale, and they purposefully ignored the other writers trying to help them or offering suggestions. I don’t think we’re hating them enough actually. #StrangerThings5 pic.twitter.com/zQx12DouFA - IT’S MY BALLOON DAY (@fredhechinger) January 12, 2026 the duffers caught with NOT ONE! NOT TWO! BUT THREE! chatgpt tabs open, as well as a reddit tab open while writing s5 pic.twitter.com/ob1IRtyZWk - ⟡...

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