The fifth and final season of Stranger Things on Netflix is scheduled to premiere, but that isn’t the reason why viewers are dissatisfied with the show.
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Fans of Stranger Things were recently treated to a behind-the-scenes peek at the still-in-progress fifth season of the show.
The fifth season of the show was originally scheduled to debut in 2022, but at current rate, it won’t air until 2026, bringing its length to ten years.
It made sense that the lengthy pauses between seasons infuriated fans, who took to social media to vent their discontent with the show.
Fans of Stranger Things received their first true look at the upcoming last journey to Hawkins, Indiana, in a behind-the-scenes film that was just posted online. The fifth season of the phenomenally popular Netflix series set in the 1980s provides an enormous wrap-up to the tale that has garnered a tremendous audience over the previous four seasons.
The new video provided viewers with an update on the status of the fifth and final season, which has been in development for quite some time. The last season’s approximate release date for streaming is also included in the video update. Here are some of the responses from fans who were understandably offended by the update’s implications for the premiere date of season 5.
In a new featurette, Stranger Things offers a major update on the filming of Season 5.
The 2023 Hollywood strikes caused delays in the production of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season. But on January 8, 2024, it was officially announced that the much anticipated fifth episode of the Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, and David Harbour-starring series had begun production.
The official social media accounts of the program released a video on July 15, 2024, allowing viewers to watch behind-the-scenes images from the next season. Additionally, the article verified that filming was halfway completed, indicating that a wrap-up date of early 2025 was anticipated.
In February 2022, the fifth season was formally revealed and verified as the last one. Thus, the show that debuted in 2016 and gave viewers their first taste of Hawkins and its unique and endearing cast of characters will conclude its ten-year run.
The new episodes won’t debut until 2026, or around four years after the fourth season, given that the prior installments were published about a year after production wrapped up and main photography for season 5 is already halfway through.
There Is A Reasonable Reason Why Fans Are Not Happy With Stranger Things’ Final Season
Fans of the program are obviously dissatisfied with the show’s production schedule given the extended wait for the final season. The last season of the show, which made its debut in 2016, is anticipated to air in 2026. Therefore, the production of all 42 episodes—including the next eight-episode final season—has taken about ten years.
However, several viewers justified the show’s decision to take nearly 10 years to create five seasons, pointing out that the writing and general caliber of the program remained high over this time. Fans were also correct when they pointed out that the COVID-19 epidemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes forced the series’ production to cease.
Finally, the fifth season of the program has episodes that are bigger in scope than any of the other seasons, and the episodes themselves are on par with a feature-length movie. Therefore, it makes sense that the fifth season’s almost year-long production timeline is extensive, and viewers will have to wait patiently for their last visit to Hawkins.
Netflix is currently streaming Stranger Things.