When Netflix first introduced the series, everyone got hooked that every season of the show was highly anticipated. As it enters the end of an era with the fifth and final season of the series, Stranger Things Season 5 just officially started the production of the much awaited conclusion of the story of the Hawkins gang and the Upside Down. Aside from the confirmation that the production has begun, Netflix also dropped an official cast photo on who will be returning in Season 5.
Great news for all the fans of Stranger Things ho literally watched the Hawkins gang grow before their eyes! Following the multiple delays in their production after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Stranger Things Season 5 has finally entered into production after its schedule was pushed back. This was confirmed via the official page of the series on X with a bonus to all the fans -- a cast photo on who are coming back for the final season! Check out the post below:
In the photo are the cast and crew behind Stranger Things Season 5 with the Duffer Brothers who created the series, Millie Bobbie Brown who returns as Eleven, and the rest of the Hawkins gang with Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas, Noah Schnapp as Will, Sadie Sink as Max, Joe Keery as Steve, Natalia Dyer as Nancy, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, and Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
What will Stranger Things Season 5 be about?
The first scene of Stranger Things Season 5 was teased by the writers of the series where it starts with darkness and there would be the sounds of the wind and the trees, and a familiar song which will be the start of the end of the show. Stranger Things Season 4 had laid down the groundwork for the upcoming finale of the series with the Upside Down seeping into Hawkins, Indiana, putting a threat to everyone. The Hawkins gang are reunited and Max, who was severely injured by Vecna, was recovering at the hospital.
Eleven, who recently regained control of her abilities, would need to amp it up to save Hawkins and the world one last time. Will Byers is also a pivotal character in the final season as he was the first one among the Hawkins gang to be in the Upside Down and his experience could be important in the upcoming final season.
Stranger Things Season 5 has no release date yet. All the previous seasons of the series are available on Netflix.