SNL imagines what the Stranger Things Conformity Gate episode might have looked like, along with a bunch of potential spin-offs for the Netflix series.

The pre-recorded sketch threw out ideas for Stranger Things spinoffs, including a Mike-centered Sex and the City -type show, a 1990s crime drama with Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) and Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) as a teacher in a play on the 1995 movie Dangerous Minds.

Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin, co-stars and friends of Finn Wolfhard, showed their support for him during his debut on Saturday Night Live on January 17. The trio also parodied their popular show Stranger Things,

The bit, titled “Mike in Manhattan,” featured SNL host Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler) alongside his former Stranger Things co-stars Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair) and Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson).

Saturday Night Live” revived its parody of the Harford County–based food podcast “MdFoodieBoyz,” bringing back the “Snack Homiez” sketch with appearances by

SNL” sparked outrage with a “Stranger Things” sketch that many fans found offensive. Jokes about a character’s coma and Will Byers’ coming-out scene drew strong backlash online. Viewers are now calling out the show for crossing lines with sensitive topics.

The first episode of 2026, hosted by Finn Wolfhard of “Stranger Things,” satirized that hit Netflix series and conjured a Harry Potter reboot à la “Heated Rivalry.”

SNL kicked off 2026 by hilariously imagining Stranger Things sequels, spin-offs, and absurd reboots. Highlights included Steve as a forever-teen drama teacher, Nancy covering the O.J. chase, Mike gossiping in Manhattan while writing a coming-of-age story about Eleven,