Sorry, Stranger Things season 5 isn’t likely to make its Netflix debut in 2024
After a long delay, Stranger things According to him, season 5 will finally start filming in January 2024 Variety.
Last Friday (December 8), the news channel suggested that the latest entry of the hit Netflix show would go into full production after the US holidays. However, Variety's sources note that no official start date has been set yet, so it's unclear when the cameras will start rolling.
Still news that principal photography is underway Stranger things season 5 will be kicking off soon and will be music for the series' dedicated fanbase. Nearly 18 months have passed since then Stranger things season 4 part 2 was released on Netflix – that was on July 1, 2022 to be precise – and longtime viewers are desperately curious to see how one of Netflix's best shows will end with its fifth and final season.
Unfortunately, audiences had to wait much longer than expected for the final episode of Stranger things'main show.
The 2023 writers and actors strikes delayed production for much of the year, with script work only resuming in late September after Writers Guild of America writers agreed to the terms of a new deal after lengthy negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers. The Screen Actors Guild strike ended in mid-November, allowing filming to continue on films and TV shows in development, as well as others, including movies. Stranger things 5 – to draw up plans to finally enter full production.
Even with filming starting date in January 2024, Stranger things' last season won't be ready for release next year. It will be many months before filming on Season 5 is completed, and that's before the significant post-production phase – the editing process, the addition of visual effects, sound mixing and more – gets under way. Bottom line: Don't expect a return to Hawkins on one of the world's top streaming services until early 2025 at the earliest.
As disappointing as that sounds, we're not completely in the dark about other elements Stranger things season 5.
At Netflix Tudum 2023 in June, Netflix confirmed it had added a major Terminator star on Stranger things 5's star cast. That announcement followed two major revelations in November 2022, with Stranger things 5 was teased as the deadliest season yet and confirmed the title of Season 5 Episode 1, giving rise to four major theories among our writers.
The launch of the franchise's first spin-off – a stage play titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow – also means Stranger things may be about to tackle the big Marvel and Star Wars problem. That makes The first shadow a must-see production rather Stranger things Season 5, but in our opinion we hope the big reveal of the piece will be addressed in the final season of the hit Netflix show, for anyone who can't see it The first shadow before it ends.