So, is El dead? The Duffer brothers spoke about the ambiguous ending to Netflix with Matt saying, "There are two roads that Eleven could take. There’s this darker, more pessimistic one or the optimistic, hopeful one. Mike is the optimist of the group and has chosen to believe in that story."

The ending of Stranger Things has left viewers debating one central question: Is Eleven alive or dead after the finale? The show’s creators, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, have now explained. Does El live or die in Stranger Things finale?

The Stranger Things Season 5 finale end credits feature a map with coordinates, sparking a theory about Eleven – but it’s not what it seems.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer share an important detail about the finale that could shape opinions on Eleven's fate.

Naples fans of the popular " Stranger Things " Netflix series enjoyed a surprise ending they weren't expecting. After the final episode aired New Year's Day at Regal Naples, star Millie Bobby Brown walked into the theater. She plays Eleven, or El, in the series that just wrapped up its fifth and final season.

The Stranger Things Season 5 finale on Netflix has fans convinced Eleven didn’t die thanks to this “important detail”.

Now that it’s all over, we know how the story ends—with Vecna and the Mind Flayer defeated, the Upside Down destroyed for good, and Eleven seemingly left for dead following a heroic sacrifice to stop the government from using her blood to restart their experimental program to develop psychic children.

Fans aren't exactly delighted by the "Stranger Things" finale, with many feeling as though it fell way short of delivering on expectations. But one social media user has pitched a follow-up film in which Eleven would return to Hawkins to help the others battle a long-standing enemy who went mostly overlooked in the finale.

The ending of Stranger Things has left viewers debating one central question: Is Eleven alive or dead after the finale? The show’s creators, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, have now explained. Does El live or die in Stranger Things finale?