After nearly three years of waiting between Seasons 3 and 4, “Stranger Things” did not disappoint. The cast ageed offscreen, but the events of the fourth season would age anyone, especially when it involved trying to save the world.
Supersized Season 4 built up a lot of backstory with its nine episodes—each at least over an hour long, with the finale taking two hours and twenty minutes. It was also split into two sections, with the first half comprising most of the episodes, giving us the epic reveal of Vecna’s true identity. The Season 4 finale spelled some impending doom for the small town of Hawkins, Indiana.
The Duffer Brothers have begun hinting about the fifth and final season of their science fiction drama series, and the writer’s room is open. Here’s what we know about ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 so far:
Season 5 will be the last season of ‘Stranger Things’
When the release dates for Season 4 were announced, the Duffers also confirmed that it was the beginning of the end, that Season 4 was the final season, and Season 5 was the final installment of the beloved series.
his letter Tells fans about the plan that was put in place when the show first started. It also hints at spinoff possibilities.
The writer’s room for season 5 debuts on August 2.
The Duffer Brothers said that Season 5’s Writer’s Room will debut in August. Filming could begin in 2023, with a possible release in 2024 or 2025.
“We’re going to take a little vacation in July,” Ross Duffer Told collider, “And then we’re going to be back. I know the writer’s room is going to start in the first week of August.
The team will definitely tell the world when it started, which came out on August 2.
In the same interview, the brothers revealed that they have most of the outlines for Season 5 and have written it thanks to a six-month hiatus from production that happened due to the COVID pandemic.
By September 26, the “grid” in the writer’s room was complete, showing what was worth eight episodes of story.
Season 5 mainly Hawkins. will be in
in an interview with colliderThe Duffer Brothers confirmed that Season 5 will mostly take place in Hawkins, Indiana, where it all began.
At the end of Season 4, most of the crew that exited the small town made it back in some capacity, except for Dr. Martin Brenner, who died in the desert of New Mexico at the hands of Colonel Sullivan’s men. And with the massive encroachment on the Upside Down Hawkins, it certainly looks like a bigger fight is in store.
Will Byers’ character will be a big focus, and hopefully, Nancy’s love triangle gets sorted out
Matt Duffer told colliderWill is going to be a big part and focus, really that’s all I can say about his journey in season 5. We’re really starting to see his coming of age. Which is a lot of reasons. It’s been challenging, some of which are supernatural. But you’re starting to see that come into its own.” Ross Duffer said, “[It’s] Preparing us to be back in Season 1. I think you’ll see that with a couple of characters, not just Will. But also with Steve and Nancy, and her relationship with Jonathan where things are not completely resolved. The characters may have made strides, as in Will’s case, but that journey isn’t over yet. All of this is going to play a big part as we try to wrap this thing up next season. ,
in an interview with DiversityNoah Schnapp confirms Will is gay and has feelings for Mike.
“Obviously, this was hinted at in Season 1: It was like always, but you never really knew, is it just growing slower than your friends?” Schnap said. “Now that he’s older, they’ve made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it’s 100% clear that he’s gay and that he loves Mike.”
may include a time jump
According to tv line, the Duffer Brothers have entertained the idea of linking the plot with a time jump. This could hold the cast to their actual age in comparison to their characters, which was skewed when COVID hit.
“I’m sure we’ll make the time jump,” Ross says. “Ideally, we would have shot [Seasons 4 and 5] Back to back, but there was no viable way to do this.
Eddie Munson is pretty much dead
Rest in Peace Eddie. He heroically sacrifices himself in the Upside Down to save a city he doesn’t understand in the end. The Duffers Confirm Joseph Quinn’s Character Death (For Good) “Happy Sad Confused” Unlike the podcast, Hopper’s Season 4 “Death”.
He also hinted on the same pod that Eddie’s death would have a “massive effect” for the remaining characters in Season 5.
Max has a pulse, so technically he’s still alive
in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sink discusses her character’s status at the end of Season 4, when Vecna ’consumes’ most of her, but then Eleven somehow brings her back from the edge. When Vecna takes him to open the Fourth Gate and crack Hawkins, all four of Max’s limbs are broken and he loses his sight as well.
“I’m not sure where we’re going and what’s Max’s condition. It’s definitely up in the air right now,” Sink says, though she admits that Max has a pulse and isn’t fully as she is recovering in the hospital bed. “I’m just as excited as everyone else about where Max is and how he’s doing.”
Eleven does not find Max when she searches the dark void for herself, and Hawkins doctors say she is in a coma.
“I knew that already, but when I was watching the episode, you still totally think she’s dead. You think Max is went away“Sink told Vulture, She certainly isn’t back to the way she once was, but there’s still a little glimmer of hope. But then, Eleven is searching for her in the void and is unable to find her. So who knows where he is and in what condition.”
On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Duffers said that Max is “brained and blind and all his bones are broken.”
Season 5 will be shorter than Season 4, but more action-packed than the buildup
Matt Duffer revealed that Season 5 would not match the length of Season 4, mostly due to a change in story structure and that Season 4 paved the way for Season 5 to run the ground running.
“We thought season 4 was going to be eight” [episodes], and they were going to be of regular length. So if you had interviewed us before 4 o’clock, I would have said this,” he added. collider, “I think we’re aiming for eight again. We don’t want it to be 13 hours. We’re aiming for 10 hours or something. I think it’s going to be longer than season 1 Because we have a lot to accomplish, but I don’t think it’s going to be as long as Season 4.
In the same interview, Ross explained that the buildup he completed in Season 4 would shorten the final season as well.
“It was two hours before our characters even realized the monster was killing people at Hawkins” [in Season 4],” he said. “They know what the danger is now, and that will help speed it up.”
“Stranger Things” Series Finale Is Sure To Be Emotional
in a Q&A DiversityThe Duffers described their experience pitching the show’s fifth and final season to Netflix.
“During the six months of the pandemic, we outlined Season 5 and aired it on Netflix. When we first introduced the show in 2015, everyone present there was still there. We were friends when we were strangers and there were many tears when it ended.
Season 5 will likely kick off on Netflix all at once
According to DiversityPeter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of scripting series for the US and Canada, suggested that Season 5 would not be split, at least not into weekly episodes.
“We basically believe that we want our members to like how they watch,” the Netflix executive said. “And so giving them the choice on these scripted series as much as they want to watch it, when they want to watch it, it’s still fundamental to what we want to provide. And so when you’re on a batched season with ‘Stranger Things’ Whatever we see, it is our endeavor to ensure that we can show the members to the show quickly.”