While Netflix did not respond to Rolling Stone's request for comment, the Stranger Things Instagram account now includes the caption, "ALL EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS ARE NOW PLAYING," even as fans continue to fill the comment section begging for an episode nine.

Conformity Gate comes as " Stranger Things " released its final episode on Dec. 31. The finale left some fans disappointed and wanting more. And Conformity Gate believers think that an additional episode will show the current finale was just a fake-out and that the beloved main characters didn't defeat Vecna after all.

Netflix and the creators of Stranger Things have weighed in on one of the series’ most persistent fan theories following the season five finale. The speculation, centered around the existence of a secret ninth episode,

The Stranger Things finale was final, and that’s final. So sayeth Netflix’s social media team. As of Wednesday morning, the Stranger Things social media accounts all read “ALL EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS ARE NOW PLAYING.

Again, no, there is not a ninth episode right now. The odds of Netflix spending boatloads of money on marketing for its biggest-ever show's series finale (and putting said episode into movie theaters) just to release an extra episode that completely upends the show's resolution... are about as low as a demigorgon popping out of your ceiling.

Stranger Things one more ‘final episode is real is a viral claim linked to the Conformity Gate theory. Fans expected Episode 9 on January 7. Netflix and the Duffer Brothers denied it. No extra episode exists,

It made the whole crossover feel pretty hollow, especially since the WWE likes to make a point of highlighting celebrities who show up to their shows. Hell, they've had plenty of celebrities host Raw over the decades, but none of that was on the table for this episode. At the very least, couldn't they have sent a pre-recorded message?