Summary:
- Maya Hawke revealed that the final season of Stranger Things will feel like “8 movies,” with each of its eight episodes having substantial content and runtime.
- The season will focus heavily on the mysteries of the Upside Down, but production delays have pushed the expected release to 2025.
The final season of Stranger Things promises to deliver an epic conclusion. Maya Hawke, who portrays Robin Buckley, has revealed some exciting details about the upcoming season.
In an interview with Podcrushed, Hawke described Season 5 of Stranger Things as akin to creating “8 movies.” She elaborated, “It takes a long time to write each season and a long time to shoot them. We’re making basically 8 movies.”
The season will feature eight episodes, with the first episode titled “The Crawl.” Insider Jeff Sneider has revealed the subsequent episode titles: “The Vanishing of [Spoiler] Wheeler,” “The Turbow Trap” (or possibly “The Turnbow Trap”), “Sorcerer,” “Shock Jock,” and “Escape From Camazotz,” in that order.
While the exact durations of these episodes remain unknown, rumors suggest that the first episode, with a script approximately 100 pages long, may run for over an hour. It is unclear whether Hawke’s comment about each episode being akin to a movie was a reference to their runtime.
The Upside Down Will Be a Central Focus in Season 5
One of the show’s enduring mysteries, the Upside Down, will be a focal point in the final season. This parallel universe, which mirrors the human world, was revealed in Season 4 to have looked identical to Hawkins on the day Eleven first opened the Mothergate.
According to Netflix Life, fans can expect concrete answers about the Upside Down in the new season.
The Duffer Brothers shared that they have had a 25-page document outlining the series’ mythology, particularly the Upside Down, since the inception of Season 1.
Ross Duffer said, “The only thing we don’t delve into in [Season 4] volume 2 is Upside Down lore. We hint at it. I’m sure someone on Reddit will be able to maybe piece it together, but a lot of those answers for the Upside Down, or that is really what the basis of Season 5 is about.”
The fifth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things has faced significant delays due to Hollywood labor strikes. Originally slated to begin production in May 2023 for a potential 2024 release, the series was forced to halt all activities amidst the work stoppages.
After an extended hiatus, production finally resumed in January 2024. Principal photography is expected to continue throughout the year, with a rumored wrap date of December 22.
According to Millie Bobby Brown, as of March 10, 2024, there are still nine months of filming left. Consequently, the release of the series is likely to be pushed to sometime in 2025.
