{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/69527655e30db7c5d85297e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Has Netflix’s megahit Stranger Things lost its way? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1767029570593-af8b43be-7e9a-4854-bf0c-b9dbaa866490.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Back in 2016, Netflix released a little show called Stranger Things, which went on to become the defining megahit for the streamer. But now, ahead of the finale on New Year’s Day, the <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/has-stranger-things-lost-its-way-b1264256.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sheen appears to be wearing thin…</a></p><p><br></p><p>Fans and critics alike have complained about overstuffed plots and too many characters - and more than 280,000 people have signed a petition, demanding to see alleged unseen footage from the latest volume.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It’s never simple to wrap up a hugely popular TV series, so we're joined by The Standard’s Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer, Vicky Jessop, with the latest on the end of The Stranger Things era.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}