Stranger Things Season 5: Here’s What’s Next for the Netflix Series

Season 4 of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” ended at the beginning of July. Of course, true fans are already longing for new material. We reveal when and how the series will continue. Here you get all the info on season 5, which is already ordered.

“Stranger Things” Season 5: Start date

According to an estimate by “Filmstarts”, we expect the next season in about two years. The main reason is that the Netflix series is a complex production that takes a lot of time. The last few episodes already took longer than other series:

Season 2 took a little more than a year (15 months) to come out.
Season 3 appeared almost two years (21 months) later.
Season 4 took nearly three years (34 months). However, that is also due to the Corona pandemic.

“Stranger Things” Season 5: Storyline

Spoiler Alert: Of course, much is not yet sure about the plot, though some info can be drawn from the Season 4 finale. Still, there is other info which the Duffer brothers, the makers of the series, had already revealed. As per “TechBook”:

The antagonist will be Vecna. (Since this one could not be defeated in season 4).
Season 5 will be shorter than season 4, the Duffer brothers revealed to “The Wrap.” The episodes will also be shorter, apart from the finale. This will be 2.5 hours long, as Matt and Ross Duffer shared in the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
Season 5 is the final season
There would be a time jump. (Thus, the age of the characters would also be adjusted to that of the actors and actresses).
The upside down would play a central role. (Now that it has finally arrived in Hawkins).
Season 5, in contrast to Season 4, again be set solely in Hawkins, Indiana. The Duffer brothers told Collider.
Season 5 will answer all open questions around the Upside Down, the Duffer brothers told “Collider.”

In an interview with “The Wrap,” Ross and Matt Duffer revealed how Netflix has responded to the final season’s script:

“We have a draft for season 5 that we submitted to Netflix, and they really responded well to it. What I mean is, it was hard. It is the end of the story. I saw executives crying, which I’ve never seen before, so it was crazy.”

That they are sad, however, is mainly because the series has been such an essential part of Netflix and its audience’s lives for so long.

“Stranger Things” series finale

Though the script for the final season of the Netflix series has not yet been written, the “Stranger Things” creators already have a clear idea of what the end of the series will look like. Ross Duffer revealed to “Collider”, “The last 20 minutes, they’re fixed.”

Matt Duffer says, “We feel good about the ending.” That’s great news!

On characters: “We want to give the characters their moments, and many of those characters have evolved throughout the four seasons […]. And we want to ensure that they all end in a way that we all feel good about.”

“Stranger Things” Season 5: When will the script be written?

A rough draft for the final season is already in place, just like the idea for the series finale. However, the screenplay still needs to be written. The Duffer brothers will start writing it in the first week of August, they told Collider.

“Stranger Things” Season 5: Cast

All the characters will return in the final season. That includes Max and Steve, who had close brushes with death in Season 4B. As per “Screenrant,” it is quite possible that Max, who has lost her sight due to Vecna, would regain it if he were defeated.

“Stranger Things” unanswered questions: what is the Upside Down?

Well, The Upside Down is where all the monsters come from. That’s for sure. And in recent seasons, we’ve seen more and more revealed about the origin of the Upside Down. However, still, the mysterious place hasn’t been fully unraveled. According to the Duffer brothers, that should happen in season 5, they revealed to “Collider.”

In the interview, Ross Duffer says, “The big reveal that will come in Season 5 is about the Upside Down itself, which we have only hinted at so far.”

Here’s what Ross Duffer says will be answered in Season 5:

Who was Henry when he was found?
Where is the mind flayer?

“Stranger Things” spin-off

Although season 5 is the end of Elfie, Max & Co., it is not the end of the “Stranger Things” world, as there will be a spin-off series. Get all the info about them in this article.

“Stranger Things” season 5 does not yet have an official start date. It will probably take about two years before new episodes of the Netflix hit can be streamed.