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The countdown to the Upside Down’s final chapter is officially on.Stranger Things season has fans buzzing as Netflix’s hit sci-fi series prepares to wrap up its story after nearly a decade.Since its explosive debut in2016, the show has become a cultural phenomenon, and now the long-awaited final season is almost here.
While production was originally set to begin in2023, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes caused major delays across Hollywood, pushing filming for season into2024.But now things are back on track — and it won’t be long before Eleven and the gang return for one last ride.
Hollywood Life has rounded up all the latest news we know about the fifth and final season.
‘Stranger Things’ Season Release Date
Stranger Things will release its season episodes in three parts: four episodes on November26,2025, three on December25,and the finale on December31 in select theaters in the U.S.and Canada.
How to Watch the Stranger Things Season Finale
Screenings of the season finale will be available in350 theaters across the country and in Canada starting at p.m.PT on December31,and it will run through January ,2026.The finale’s global premiere will still take place on Netflix.
What Will ‘Stranger Things’ Season Be About?
The show will be coming full circle in the final season.The focus will be back on Will Byers in Stranger Things “Will really takes center stage again in,” Ross Duffer told Variety forNoah Schnapp’s Power of Young Hollywood cover story which was released on August7.“This emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together.Will is used to being the young one,the introverted one,the one that’s being protected.So part of his journey it’s not just sexuality — it’s Will coming into his own as a young man.
Just as filming was about to get underway in May2023,the Duffers released a note on the official Stranger Things writers’ page and gave an update about the status of season “Duffers here.Writing does not stop when filming begins While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew,it is not possible during this strike.We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work.Until then — over and out.#wgastrong,” the Dufferstweeted.
Duffers here.Writing does not stop when filming begins While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew,it is not possible during this strike.We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work.Until then — over and out.#wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May62023
The Writers Guild of America went on strike on May1 after negotiations broke down between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers which includes companies like Netflix Amazon and Disney.The members of the WGA are asking for increased pay better residuals staffing requirements and clarification about the use of AI.Almost two months later,SAG-AFTRA also went on strike.As of August2023,both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are still on strike.
On March21,2023,the Stranger Things writers’ Twitter account gave a little (but exciting) morsel about the fifth and final season.“Season is like if season had a baby.And then that baby was injected with steroids,”thetweet read.
Season is like if season had a baby.And then that baby was injected with steroids.
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) March21,2023
During his March2023 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon ,Gaten Matarazzo admitted that it’s going to be bittersweet to say goodbye to the show.“There’s kind of an excitement there because you always want to wrap it up and see how these characters are going to finally develop one last time,and how they’re going to finish their journeys.But also there’s like a deep fear.Not only has it been amazing but it’s been pretty great job security for a while.Back to freelance,”he said.
When it comes to what he wants to see happen in the final season,Gaten said,“I’d love to see a good launchpad for growth.I’d love to see these characters thrive and move on from the trauma they’ve endured over the past few years.”You ain’t kidding.
Back in January2023,Noah Schnapp revealed that Stranger Things season would start filming in May2023.He was asked duringTikTok Live sessionIf the season shooting schedule would interfere with his schooling at University of Pennsylvania.“I’m done with school in May,and starting to shoot in May,”he said.
During Stranger Things Day on November6,20222,the season premiere episode title was announced.The premiere is officially titled “Chapter One: The Crawl.”The first episode of final season is written by The Duffer Brothers.
On September20,20222,the Stranger Things writers confirmed that grid for fifth and final season was “complete.”They revealed all major plot points of season but entire photo was blurred prevent spoilers.It appears that right now season will consist of episodes.Episode is going be big one.A portion plot blacked out along with blurring keep anything leaking.
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