'Stranger Things' season 5 is coming. Here's everything the Duffer brothers have said about the final season of the Netflix hit.

Palmer HaaschJan 16, 2024, 07:36 IST

Millie Bobby Brown in season four of "Stranger Things."Netflix

"Stranger Things" season five will be the hit Netflix series' last.
The Duffer brothers have teased information about the final season since season four was released in 2022.

Since premiering in 2016, "Stranger Things" has gone on to become one of Netflix's most popular series of all time.

The supernatural drama, set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s, is now headed into its fifth and final season. Its stellar young cast, long one of the show's biggest strengths, are now adults. Leading actor Millie Bobby Brown's breakout role as Eleven has led to her becoming a star in her own right, producing films like "Enola Holmes" and pursuing other projects outside of the "Stranger Things" umbrella.

Netflix announced in February 2022 that the show's fifth season would be its last, bringing a conclusion to the story of Eleven, Hawkins, and the Upside Down. And while there are plenty of "Stranger Things" spinoff projects in the pipeline (and other shows to catch up on in the meantime), it's hard not to be excited about what's sure to be an epic ending.

Here's everything that the Duffer brothers have said about season five of "Stranger Things."

"Stranger Things" season five kicked off production in January 2024.

The cast of "Stranger Things" season five with Matt and Ross Duffer.Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix

Production on the final season was meant to start sooner. It was put on hold until the end of the writers' strike.

Several writers on strike shared their experiences struggling financially while working on shows that were nominated for or won awards.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Work on the scripts for season five started back in August 2022.

The stars of "Stranger Things" season four.Netflix

Before the strike, the time between the "Stranger Things" season five release date and season four's premiere wasn't expected to be as long as the wait between seasons four and three.

Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) in "Stranger Things."Netflix

Before the strike, the time between the "Stranger Things" season five release date and season four's premiere wasn't expected to be as long as the wait between seasons four and three.

Season five will be shorter — except for its finale. Probably.

Eleven works to regain her powers in "Stranger Things" season four, part one.Netflix

Season five will likely feature a time jump.

Max (Sadie Sink) and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) in "Stranger Things."Tina Rowden / Netflix

It will bring an end to the story of Eleven, Hawkins, and the Upside Down.

David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown as Hopper and Eleven in "Stranger Things" season four.Netflix

The brothers "feel good" about the "Stranger Things" ending, which they've already planned out.

Winona Ryder and Brett Gelman in season four of "Stranger Things."Netflix

The Duffer brothers aren't trying to engineer another "Running Up That Hill" moment in season five.

Sadie Sink in "Stranger Things" season four, part one.Netflix

Max being in a coma is an important plot point.

Max ends up in a coma at the end of "Stranger Things" season four.Netflix

Season five will explain more about the Upside Down.

Vecna is the villain of "Stranger Things 4."Netflix

The fifth season will mostly take place in Hawkins, where it all started.

Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, and Finn Wolfhard in "Stranger Things" season four.Netflix

The end of the story was apparently emotional enough to make Netflix executives cry.

Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) in "Stranger Things."Netflix

Eddie's death will have ramifications in season five.

Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in "Stranger Things."Netflix

Will Byers is going to be a "big focus" of season five.

Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) turns to the window to cry silently about his feelings in season four of "Stranger Things."Courtesy of Netflix

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'Stranger Things' season 5 is coming. Here's everything the Duffer brothers have said about the final season of the Netflix hit.

"Stranger Things" season five kicked off production in January 2024.

Production on the final season was meant to start sooner. It was put on hold until the end of the writers' strike.

Work on the scripts for season five started back in August 2022.

Before the strike, the time between the "Stranger Things" season five release date and season four's premiere wasn't expected to be as long as the wait between seasons four and three.

Season five will be shorter — except for its finale. Probably.

Season five will likely feature a time jump.

It will bring an end to the story of Eleven, Hawkins, and the Upside Down.

The brothers "feel good" about the "Stranger Things" ending, which they've already planned out.

The Duffer brothers aren't trying to engineer another "Running Up That Hill" moment in season five.

Max being in a coma is an important plot point.

Season five will explain more about the Upside Down.

The fifth season will mostly take place in Hawkins, where it all started.

The end of the story was apparently emotional enough to make Netflix executives cry.

Eddie's death will have ramifications in season five.

Will Byers is going to be a "big focus" of season five.