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Time of India
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Stranger Things Season 5: When will final season release? Here's all we know about production timeline, episode titles and cast
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things will arrive in 2025. Netflix made the announcement during its Next on Netflix 2025 presentation. Filming faced several delays due to strikes but is now complete. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Code of war: India and Pakistan take their battle to the (web)front Forex reserves show a pauperised Pakistan, a prospering India Pakistan conducts training launch of surface-to surface ballistic missile Season 5 Netflix confirmed the series would conclude with Season 5. This was first announced in 2022, following the release of the fourth season. The creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, explained in a letter that the story was always meant to finish with the fifth season. Production Timeline Writing for Season 5 began in August 2022. Filming was planned to begin in May 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. The production used the same studio complex that has hosted the series since its beginning. However, the writers' strike in May 2023 and the SAG-AFTRA strike in July 2023 delayed the schedule. The Duffer Brothers confirmed that filming could not begin during the strike. While construction on the sets continued, actual filming was paused. Writing resumed after the WGA strike ended in late September 2023. SAG-AFTRA reached a deal in November 2023, and filming began in January 2024. Ross Duffer shared behind-the-scenes images on social media during production. By July 3, 2024, filming was halfway done. The team wrapped filming on October 1, 2024, after 11 months of work. Netflix officially confirmed the wrap in December 2024. Live Events Also Read: The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2: When will new season premiere? Here's release date, where to watch, cast, trailer and what to expect Episode Titles The first episode is titled Chapter One: The Crawl. Other titles include The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler and Escape from Camaztotz. The Duffer Brothers directed several episodes. Frank Darabont and Shawn Levy also directed episodes. Dan Trachtenberg directed one episode as well. Cast Many cast members are returning. These include Millie Bobby Brown, Jamie Campbell Bower, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, Charlie Heaton, David Harbour, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Cara Buono, Joe Chrest and Amybeth McNulty. FAQs When will Stranger Things Season 5 release? Netflix confirmed Season 5 will release in 2025, but the exact date is still to be announced. How many episodes will be in Stranger Things Season 5? Season 5 will have eight episodes. Each one is expected to be long and story-heavy.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Final Season of ‘Stranger Things' Is ‘Like Eight Blockbuster Movies,' Say the Duffer Brothers
For the Duffer Brothers, the Next on Netflix 2025 event was a platform to discuss the end of their Emmy-winning global hit series 'Stranger Things,' and the beginning of the next chapter of their partnership with the streaming service. After the presentation began with a clip reel teasing how Season 4 villain Vecna and the Upside Down have invaded the characters' hometown of Hawkins, Indiana, the filmmaking pair came onto the Egyptian Theatre stage in Hollywood to share some behind the scenes details about the show's final season. More from IndieWire John Mulaney Explains His New Netflix Talk Show: 'We Will Never Be Your Source for News' Netflix Reveals 'Squid Game' Season 3 Premiere Date 'This is our biggest and most ambitious season yet. It's like eight blockbuster movies,' said Ross Duffer. 'At the same time, we think it's our most personal story. It was super intense and emotional to film—for us and for our actors,' said Matt Duffer. With both the introduction they received from Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, and their own presentation, there was an emphasis on how 'Stranger Things' has been a decade long journey for the Duffer Brothers. 'There was so much crying,' said Matt, discussing the final days of production on Season 5. 'The show means so much to all of us, and everyone put their hearts and souls into it. And we hope — and believe — that passion will translate to the screen.' Though Netflix has yet to announce a release date for the final season of 'Stranger Things,' the show's creators did tease the play 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow,' opening on Broadway in March 2025 after an Olivier-winning run in London, as 'a mega episode of the show unfolding live before your eyes.' The piece, written by longtime 'Stranger Things' writer Kate Trefry and directed by Stephen Daldry, is an origin story about the man who would become Vecna. While there are even more 'Stranger Things' related projects in the works for after the TV series ends, the Duffers were not yet ready to announce anything specific, just an assurance that they will be deeply involved in whatever may come. 'It's very important to us that anything with the 'Stranger Things' name on it is of the highest quality and not repetitive — that it has a reason to exist and always blazes its own path,' said Matt. At the same time, the two brothers did joke about how 'The Boroughs,' one of the new shows they're producing for 2026 under their Upside Down Pictures banner, shares DNA with their beloved sci-fi series. 'It's about a group of misfits who fight an otherworldly evil. Only unlike 'Stranger Things,' it's set in a retirement community, so that's something different,' said Matt. 'This time our misfits are a little on the older side. They ride golf carts, not bikes.' The series will star Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman. Meanwhile the last title the Duffers teased has young actors Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco taking the lead fresh off their breakout roles in 'Daisy Jones & The Six' and 'The White Lotus,' respectively. ''Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,' [is] a series that follows a bride and groom in a chaotic, anxiety-filled week leading up to their wedding. It dives into the horror and dread that often comes with making a lifelong commitment to someone — something that anyone who's ever been in a relationship can definitely relate to,' said Ross. While the show's creator Haley Z. Boston is a relative newcomer, much like the Duffer Brothers were when they received the greenlight on 'Stranger Things,' it will be directed by Weronika Tofilska, who was recently nominated for an Emmy for her work on Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer.' Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie The 55 Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Forever' Teaser: First Look At Netflix Drama Series Based On Judy Blume Novel
We're getting the first look at Forever, Netflix's upcoming drama series starring Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone. The streamer dropped the first teaser Thursday at its Next on Netflix 2025 presentation. A reimagining of Judy Blume's influential — and controversial — 1975 novel Forever… for a new generation, the series adaptation tells the epic love story of two Black teens, Keisha Clark (Simone) and Justin Edwards (Cooper Jr.) exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other's firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018. More from Deadline Netflix Documentary 'Larissa: The Other Side Of Anitta' Promises To Show Brazilian Superstar's Journey Of Self Discovery First Image Of Omar Sy In Netflix Romantic Comedy 'French Lover' Revealed Noah Baumbach Netflix Pic With George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Greta Gerwig & More Gets Title Cast also includes Xosha Roquemore, Marvin Lawrence Winans III, Wood Harris, Karen Pittman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Niles Fitch, Paigion Walker and E'myri Crutchfield. Brock Akil, who serves as showrunner, executive produces alongside Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Sara White, Regina King, Reina King, Shana Waterman and Anthony Hemingway, who is directing four episodes. The project stems from Brock Akil's overall deal at Netflix. Best of Deadline How to Watch The 67th Annual Grammy Awards Online And With Cable 'A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms': Everything We Know About The 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel, Including Plot, Premiere Date & Whether George R.R. Martin Is Involved 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More