Netflix Announces Start of Production for Final 'Stranger Things' Season

January 10, 2024, 4:51 pm | Read time: 2 minutes

“Stranger Things” is one of Netflix’s most successful series ever. After the Hollywood strike had already significantly disrupted the filming schedule, there is now very good news for fans.

The fourth season of “Stranger Things” ended with a bang. Tragic deaths and a grim outlook for the small town of Hawkins have already set the stage for a thrilling finale. “Stranger Things” Season 5 is expected to be the last of the acclaimed series; Netflix has now given the green light and officially announced that production has begun. But what does this mean for the final premiere date?

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Netflix Announces Production Start of “Stranger Things” Season 5

The “Stranger Things” fan community had to wait a long time for news about the series. Now, the streaming service Netflix has released an image on its social channels. It shows the main cast of “Stranger Things,” including the Duffer Brothers. In the background, the number “5” glows in red. Netflix writes: “Season 5 of ‘Stranger Things’ is now in production.”

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The image shows all the main actors gathered, including Sadie Sink. Warning, spoiler: Her character Max Mayfield was not doing well at the end of the fourth season. The image is likely to give many fans hope that we will still see Max in the final episodes.

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When Will “Stranger Things” Season 5 Premiere?

The post is particularly significant regarding the question of when the final season of the series will finally air. After all, the fourth season already premiered in summer 2022 on Netflix. Fans had to wait three years for those episodes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reason for the renewed long wait this time is the Hollywood writers’ strike, which the producing Duffer Brothers also supported. This has resulted in a larger time jump within the story, as the young actors simply no longer look like 15-year-olds.

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So when will the final season be released? We are, of course, still far from an official date. However, Netflix’s announcement of the production start for “Stranger Things” Season 5 allows for some speculation. Excluding the fourth season with the previously mentioned COVID-related delays, Netflix has typically taken between 11 and 15 months to produce a season. If all goes well, we could expect the “Stranger Things” finale by late 2024 or early 2025.

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