“Even [2025] Is Quite The Push”

The Duffer Brothers admit Stranger Things season 5’s plan isn’t finalized yet, explaining that a 2025 release window is still “quite the push.” Netflix has announced that Stranger Things season 5 will be released in 2025, with the eight-episode season marking the end of the popular sci-fi horror mystery on the platform. Filming began on January 8, 2024 and wrapped on December 20, 2024, the year-long production schedule indicating just how massive the last episodes of the series are going to be. Its return also marks over three years since season 4, whose final episodes arrived July 1, 2022.

However, speaking with Variety, the Duffer brothers admitted Stranger Things season 5’s planned 2025 release window isn’t set in stone, despite previous confirmation of when it would be released. Matt Duffer said the pair will be deciding on an exact release date with Netflix soon, stating that, despite hopes of a release this year, doing so would be “quite the push.” Ross Duffer reflected on the “tight” timetable for season 4, hoping the final episodes won’t be as hectic. Check out what the series creators had to say below:

Matt Duffer: A lot of it hasn’t been decided, in terms of exactly the release dates and cadence. That’s one reason I’m not allowed to talk about it. We’re getting on a call in about a couple weeks about it. I just know it was very important for us and Netflix that we get it out this year. But even that is quite the push.

Ross Duffer: [We’re] working as fast as we possibly can. Even Season 4, we cut that so tight. We were dropping in visual effects shots the day after the launch! So hopefully we’ll be a little more on schedule this year…now it’s just sort of climbing up another hill as we head towards finally finishing this.

More to come…

Source: Variety