{"id":24498,"date":"2025-12-31T03:56:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24498"},"modified":"2025-12-31T03:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:56:34","slug":"stranger-things-actor-insists-theres-no-secret-snyder-cut-of-the-show-as-over-350000-sign-petition-calling-for-release-of-supposed-season-5-vol-2-unseen-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24498","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things Actor Insists ‘There’s No Secret Snyder Cut of the Show’ as Over 350,000 Sign Petition Calling for Release of Supposed Season 5 Vol. 2 ‘Unseen Footage’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Stranger Things actor has pushed back on claims there is a secret ‘Snyder cut’ of Season 5, as a petition calling on Netflix and the show’s creators the Duffer brothers to respond garners hundreds of thousands of signatures.<\/p>\n

Randy Havens, who plays school teacher Mr. Clarke on Stranger Things, wrote on his Instagram Stories on December 28 that \u201cthere’s no secret Snyder cut of the show,” adding: \u201cplease don’t believe everything some random ass tells you on the internet.”<\/p>\n

Havens\u2019 comment is a reference to the successful fan movement that led to the release of the director’s cut of Zack Snyder’s DCEU superhero movie, Justice League. Zack Snyder’s Justice League released in 2021, four years after the original version made its theatrical debut, complete with new visual effects, new editing, new material, and a much longer runtime.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the Stranger Things Season 5 finale on New Year\u2019s Eve, Havens appeared to respond to an unverified, fan-made Google Doc detailing allegedly shortened storylines that had gained attention on social media. The Change.org petition that calls on Netflix to release the alleged \u201cunseen footage\u201d has over 350,000 signatures, at the time of this article\u2019s publication.<\/p>\n

The most-liked comment on the petition comes from someone who seems convinced that this footage was cut from Season 5 for nefarious reasons. \u201cWe have been waiting since 2022 to see this last season,\u201d they wrote. \u201cTo be robbed of scenes by Netflix which really could have gelled the show all together is absolutely unacceptable, and I speak on behalf of all fans that we have been betrayed for the show we love. We don\u2019t sit down and do nothing, we need to show the Duffer brothers, Netflix, and especially Shawn Levy. We want our full episodes, we want the scenes which change everything. We want our show back.\u201d<\/p>\n

This comes amid huge viewing figures for Season 5 on Netflix, but also a mixed response from fans. As we\u2019ve reported, Stranger Things is suffering from review bombing<\/u> after Season 5 Episode 7 met with lower audience scores than the Netflix series has typically seen. But some fans are striking back with 5-star reviews in a bid to reverse the trend.<\/p>\n