Nike and Converse Enter the Upside Down for the Last Time

Nearly a decade after Hawkins first opened the gate, is gearing up for its final showdown. Netflix’s fifth and last season drops later this year, closing out a saga that’s taken fans from D&D basements to the depths of the Upside Down.

To mark the occasion, the series is teaming up with once again for one final collection – a follow up to their 2019 lineup that first brought Hawkins High and Hellfire Club style to the streets.

This time around, the drop dives deeper into both lore and legacy. Alongside a previously teased, the lineup is set to feature a second take on the , plus collaborative versions of the in 'Fuchsia Dream/Opti Yellow' and the in 'White/Wolf Grey/Black' – a silhouette that nods to Nike’s late-70s football era and feels made for the jocks who never saw Vecna coming.

The real story, though, might sit with the in 'White/Team Maroon/Neutral Grey'. Joe Keery – Steve Harrington, to anyone who’s been here since the beginning – was spotted wearing the pair in photos shared by co-creator Ross Duffer, hinting that Nike’s iconic era is about to collide with the show’s very own timeline.

Every previous Stranger Things x Nike release has aligned with the narrative’s setting, and the AM1’s debut in 1987 suggests that season five will move even deeper into the late 80s – a time when the brand's visible Air tech changed things forever and Hawkins itself looked ready to collapse in on its own mythology.

Keep it locked to Sneaker Freaker for more on the Stranger Things x Nike collection.

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