Everything we already know about the fifth season of Stranger Things

The mysteries of Hawkins must be solved soon! That’s because, the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” is already in development in order to provide an ending to the plot that began in 2016 by presenting Eleven and her friends facing problems when they discover a portal to the Upside Down.

With this in mind, RECREIO has gathered below everything that has already been released about the final episodes of the series. Check out!

When was the script started?

The production of the story’s final script was announced to fans on August 2, 2023, through an image published on the X (formerly Twitter) profile that belongs to the series’ writers, where a white board with the “ Stranger Things 5” is drawn in red marker, while the caption reveals that the writing process has begun: “Day 1”. Remember!

When did production start?

The final season of the series was confirmed for production on January 8 of this year, with the release of a photo of the cast. In the image published by Neflix, it is possible to see the main sextet formed by: Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Noah Schnapp (Will), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Sadie Sink (Max) and Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) gathered alongside supporting actors such as Joe Keery (Steve), Natalia Dyer (Nancy), Winona Ryder (Joyce).

How many episodes will there be?

Also through a publication on the writers’ X, a publication may have revealed the number of episodes for the last season. This is because, with the caption: “grid internship”, the post features a photograph of a whiteboard that, without much information, separates eight episodes of the plot using lines crossed out with a marker.

In another tweet, the title of the first chapter of the series’ new year was also revealed: “The Crawl”.

More than that, an excerpt from the script for the first episode of the fifth season had part of the description of the opening scene presented to fans through an image.

The scene says:

DARKNESS

The sound of COLD WIND. THE WALL OF TREES. AND…

A CHILD’S VOICE. Singing a familiar song:”

Closing the topic, there is a spoiler for the last episode. This is because, in an appearance on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, the co-creator of the series, Ross Duffer revealed the average length of the final episode:

We don’t really like series where the penultimate episode is very strong, and the last one only shows the effects of what happens in the previous one. What we should do is write a 2 1/2 hour final chapter, like we did in Season 4.”

What to expect from the characters?

Will will be the focal point again in the end! As revealed by Ross Duffer to Variety, the character of Noah Schnapp will be responsible for making the series’ arc make sense with the ending.

Will is really central to season five,” said Duffer. “This emotional arc for him is what we feel will tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the youngest, the introvert, the one being protected. So part of his journey is not just sexuality — it’s Will becoming a young man.”

On another occasion, the producer and director of the series, Shawn Levyalso explained to Variety, that, due to the Hollywood actors’ strike, which took place between May and November last year, it will be necessary to use makeup techniques to rejuvenate the cast.

We have already seen the cast of our series grow in the public eye and, between the ages of 12 and 22, every human being changes profoundly. This passage of time is definitely not helping, but that being said, our hair, makeup and wardrobe department is quite exceptional, using costumes, wigs and makeup to combat aging.”

It is also possible that there will be no new characters, as revealed by one of the series’ creators, Matt Dufferin an interview with IndieWire on August 11, 2023.

I like to shake things up, whether it’s with a change in the script or the addition of a new monster. We’re doing our best to resist [a colocar personagens novos] in the fifth season. We’re trying not to do that to focus on the main characters, I think,” Matt Duffer revealed.

Time jump?

Another shocking revelation is that there will be a time jump in the final season. Matt It is Ross Dufferrevealed the information to TV Line in July last year.

I’m sure we’ll do a time jump. We wanted to shoot Seasons 4 and 5 together, but there wasn’t a viable way to do that,” Ross said.

What does the new season promise?

The profile of the series’ writers said in a tweet that “The 5th season is as if the 1st and 4th had a baby. And then this baby was injected with steroids.”

Furthermore, Shawn Levysaid in an interview with Total Film, that the fifth season will be as grand as a film.

It’s a great cinematic narrative that happens to be called a TV series. Stranger Things 5 ​​is as big as any of the biggest movies we see,” he said.