Stranger Things season five has been delayed by the Hollywood Writers’ strike

The creators of Stranger Things have confirmed that production on season five has been delayed due to the Hollywood Writers’ strike.

Matt and Ross Duffer, both 39, known as the Duffer Brothers, took to Twitter on Saturday to break the bad news to fans of the Netflix show.

They wrote, “The writing doesn’t stop when the filming begins. While we are excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, that is not possible during this strike.

“We hope that a fair deal will be reached soon so that we can all get back to work. Until then — over and out.’

Although the fifth and final season of the sci-fi horror was announced last February, no release date has been set.

Members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday after their current contracts expired.

The biggest points of contention in the negotiations are an increased wage floor and more payments and leftovers from shows shown on streaming platforms.

Charles Slocum, deputy executive director at WGA West explained the situation deadline.

“In streaming, the companies have not agreed to pay residuals at the same level as broadcast, or the same reward for success as they have traditionally paid in broadcast,” he said.

“When you write for a streamer, you get two residual payments: one for domestic streaming and one for foreign streaming. It’s a fixed amount. If it’s a big hit, you don’t get paid more residuals with streaming, while you do get paid with the broadcast model because of the success.’

The writers want protection against mini-rooms, in which two or three writers, working for base pay, write out a significant portion of a series before it gets the go-ahead.

They also want protection against the use of artificial intelligence.

But as writers strike over pay, it was reported earlier this year that the stars of the show are poised for a big pay rise.

The cast is divided into tiers, with top adult stars Winona Ryder and David Harbor each set to earn a whopping $9.5 million (£7.52 million) throughout the season, according to Puck News.

Too bad: Matt and Ross Duffer, both 39, known as the Duffer Brothers, took to Twitter on Saturday to break the bad news to fans of the Netflix show (pictured in 2017)

Bad news: They wrote, “The writing doesn’t stop when the filming begins. While we are excited to begin production with our amazing cast and crew, this is not possible during this strike.”

The younger stars of the series are divided into lower tiers with smaller – though still substantial – salaries for the final season.

MailOnline then contacted representatives from Winona, David and Netflix.

Winona and David reportedly earn several times what they earned in the previous fourth season.

The Edward Scissorhands star and the Hellboy actor both received approximately $350,000 (£276k) per episode that season, which equates to approximately $2.8 million (£2.22m) in total.

The outlet reported that a second salary tier includes actors Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Noah Schnapp.

The actors, who represented the original quartet of friends from the first season, will each earn $7 million (£5.54 million) for the fifth season, a significant increase to their fees from $25,000 (£19,78,000) per episode in the first season.

Sadie Sink, who joined the series in its second season but has become a pivotal part of the main cast, will also reportedly receive the same amount.

Another group of regulars playing teenagers – including Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke and Charlie Heaton – will reportedly earn more than $6 million (£4.75 million) for the final season.

Outraged: Members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday, reaching the picket line in LA and New York after their current contracts expired

A final level is reserved for the other matches on the show that are not included in the previous levels.

Although their salary is not mentioned in the report, they would earn significantly less than the other groups.

However, one big star apparently isn’t included in any of the levels: Millie Bobby Brown, who plays a telekinetic teen who escapes from a government lab before joining forces with the quartet of boys to battle evil forces that are in their (fictional) Escaped. hometown of Hawkins, Indiana.

Millie has an exclusive contract with Netflix, so her compensation is determined separately.

Few details have been released about the final season, though the Duffer Brothers, who created the series and serve as showrunners on Stranger Things, told Indiewire in August that they wouldn’t be expanding the cast as they have in previous seasons.

“We are doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for season five,” said Ross Duffer. “We try not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters I guess.”