Matt and Ross Duffer have revealed the secret to the success of Stranger Things.

At the Los Angeles premiere of Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season on Nov. 6, the twin brothers reflected on how the show has hit home with people.

“I think a lot of the success of the show is, people can relate to these characters, and they can relate to these actors. They’re good people,” Ross told People. “And I think it comes through in their performances.”

The fans “see themselves in [the characters] and they see the challenges they go through, and watching them overcome it gives them hope,” he added. “So, I think that’s a big part of the success.”

Matt thinks the secret ingredient is the cast, who “has become a big family.”

“For the younger cast, the kids who are no longer kids, it’s been 10 years, it’s half their lives,” he says, referring to Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo.

“They’re all very, very close. And I think the real-life bond that they have translates into the show,” he added.

Ross went on to tease that the final season of Stranger Things is “intense from beginning to end.” The season will hit Netflix on Nov. 26 with the first four episodes, followed by three episodes arriving on Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve.

In her latest book club selection, Oprah picked “Some Bright Nowhere” by Ann Packer. “Some Bright Nowhere” is Packer’s first novel in more than a decade. It’s an intimate story about marriage, family and friendship, which follows Eliot and his wife Claire, who is living with cancer.

Intel Corporation has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against a former software engineer who allegedly downloaded around 18,000 confidential files labeled “Intel Top Secret,” and disappeared subsequently.

The case is a prime example of the data security risks linked with corporate layoffs.

The lawsuit reported that Jinfeng Luo, an employee since 2014 was terminated in July 2025.

In the days leading to his departure, Luo allegedly made various attempts to transfer vast amounts of data.

Initially, he failed to copy files to an external drive that was blocked by company security, he successfully transferred data to a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device three days before his final day.

He then spent his remaining time at Intel downloading a treasure trove of confidential company assets.

Within no time, the company detected the data breach shortly after he transferred data. The lawsuit stated that the company made several attempts in the past three months to contact Luo via calls, emails, and letters.

But there is no response from his side. This prompts legal action to recover the company’s stolen property.

“Luo has refused to even engage with Intel,” the lawsuit states, “let alone return the files.”

The incident occurred amidst a massive, ongoing reduction-in-force at Intel, which has observed 35,000 jobs cut in recent years.

The company has a history of pursuing legal action against ex-employees for data theft; another former engineer was recently sentenced to probation and a fine for stealing data to allegedly secure a job at Microsoft.

Intel is now seeking $250,000 in damages and the return of all stolen information from Luo, whose current whereabouts remain unknown.