From his Twitter account, Netflix reported that one year has passed since the popular scene of Stranger Things, where Max is seen running away from Vecna del upside downto the rhythm of the popular song “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush, during the closing of the first part of the fourth season of the series.
The tweet that revived emotions among fans of the popular Netflix series, who are already wondering how long to wait for the premiere of a new season.
That is why, below, you will know what is known about the new episodes of the series.
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Fifth season of Stranger Things
The initial planning indicated that the new episodes of Stranger Things would be released in mid-2024 and that the story would take place years after the events that occurred during the fourth season.
However, with the current writer’s strike taking place in the United States, that initial planning may be delayed.
The creators of the successful series, the Duffer brothers, announced via Twitter that they will stop the development of the program in support of the strike called by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then — over and out. #wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 6, 2023
“Duffers here. The writing doesn’t stop when filming begins. While we’re excited to begin production with our incredible cast and crew, it’s not possible during this strike. We hope that a fair deal can be reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then, again and again”, they wrote through the Twitter account @strangerwriters.
Regarding the plot, the writers indicated the following: “I’m sure we will do a time jump,” the bosses told TVLine. “Ideally, we would have filmed [las temporadas cuatro y cinco] one after the other, but there was simply no viable way to do it. So these are all discussions that we’re going to have with our writers when we get the room up and running.”
About the cast that make up the series, it is expected to be the original that season after season have experienced a roller coaster of emotions. About the new characters, the directors they have said the following:
We’re doing our best to resist adding new characters for season 5. We’re trying not to do that so we can focus on the original characters I guess. Every time we introduce a new character we want to make sure they’re an integral part of the narrative.” So that’s something with Eddie this season, where we’re like, ‘Well, we need a character here to really make this story work, and to give it the motor that’s needed.’ But every time we do that, we’re nervous, because you’re like, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here, and actors, and every moment we spend with a new character, we take time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re being very careful about who we’re featuring.