4 things we already know about last season

Stranger Things season 4 has been fully available on Netflix since this weekend. The last two episodes ended the epic fight against Vecna ​​with extra length. But the mystery series hasn’t come to an end yet. Netflix has long since confirmed a 5th season of Stranger Things. This will form the finale of the main story.

Not much is known about Season 5 yet, but we have put together 4 important pieces of information for you. Here’s our spoiler-free look at the grand finale of the series. Here are 4 things we already know about Stranger Things Season 5.

1. The wait is getting long: When is Stranger Things Season 5 coming to Netflix?

Stranger Things Season 5 won’t start until Spring/Summer 2024 – that is the bitter but most realistic assessment. Long breaks between Stranger Things seasons have become a tradition. There were 3 years between seasons 4 and 5. The circumstances of the corona pandemic were also to blame for this, so there will be no such interruption again. But a start next year is almost impossible. Because so far there is not even a date for the start of shooting.

That doesn’t have to be bad news at all. The 3 year break did Stranger Things good. Showrunner brothers Matt and Ross Duffer used the time to continue developing the series. About the status of story in season 5 say: “We’ve worked out quite a bit”. However, time brings with it an organizational problem. The only solution is…

2. Stranger Things Season 5 will take place after a time warp

The Stranger Things cast around Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) ages faster than the characters, which is particularly noticeable in puberty, which some of the actors have already overcome. Since a CGI rejuvenation, such as seen in It 2 ​​or The Irishman, is out of the question, there is only one way out: a time warp that builds the visual change into the plot, such as seen in Riverdale. The showrunners have already confirmed that this will happen.

I’m sure we’re going to jump in time. Ideally we would have [Staffel 4 und 5] shot back-to-back, but there just wasn’t a viable way to do it.

However, it is not yet certain how big the jump will be. At least two years seems appropriate.

3. Stranger Things 5 ​​is the final season, but there will be spin-offs after it

Again, we don’t know the details yet, but it’s not surprising that Netflix will continue to mine the Stranger Things gold mine. The Duffer brothers have already worked out a spin-off idea that they want to present to their employer Netflix in the near future. The concept is “unexpectedly” and “different” and will surprise everyone. Except for Mike actor Finn Wolfhard, who somehow managed to guess the idea. We can be excited!

4. No weekly airing: Stranger Things in Season 5 remains a binge series

Season 4 of Stranger Things was rolled out in 2 parts. This strategy fueled the rumor mill Netflix could move even further away from the traditional binge model in the future move away and even broadcast Stranger Things 5 ​​with weekly episodes. Disney+, HBO and Amazon are very successful with it. But Netflix won’t reveal one of its key differentiators. That ruled out Netflix boss for scripted series and films, Peter Friedlander. He fears too much fan disappointment and is probably right.

So the Stranger Things future remains exciting, even after the Season 4 season finale.

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Have you checked out Season 4 yet? What do you think: how is it going?