Duffer Brothers Tease 'Big and Epic'Stranger ThingsSeason 5: 'Biggest It's Ever Been'

Mar. 15, 2025

Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in ‘Stranger Things’ season 4.Photo:Tina Rowden/Netflix

Tina Rowden/Netflix

Stranger Thingsis going out with a bang.

Thefifth and final seasonof the beloved Netflix series will premiere later this year on the streamer, and the Duffer Brothers promise that they did not hold back for this final go-around.

Co-creator Matt Duffer described the final season as “big and epic” in a press release. “There’s no time for a ramp-up. It’s going to be intense from beginning to end.”

“It’s also going to feel familiar,” his brother, Ross Duffer, said. “This season is the biggest it’s ever been in scale, but everyone’s back together in Hawkins, interacting the same way they were in Season 1.”

Per the poster, she’s been missing since June 1986, andseason 5 takes place in the fall of 1987, per a teaser, which means it’s been more than a year since she was seen when the show picks up.

As the hit series — which starsFinn Wolfhard,Sadie Sink,Caleb McLaughlin,Noah Schnapp,Gaten Matarazzo,Winona Ryderand more — comes to an end, Matt and Ross will have two new exciting projects for the streamer in 2026:The BoroughsandSomething Very Bad is Going to Happen.

“We’re gonna be hanging around at Netflix, which has been our home for the past 10 years,” Ross said. “We couldn’t ask for better partners. If you want to tell original stories like we do, this is really the place to be.”

Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder and Noah Schnapp are pictured on the set of Stranger Things.Stranger Things Netflix/Instagram

Stranger Things Netflix/Instagram

The creators' tease comes more than a month afterthe cast wrapped filming the series, which left Wolfhard and his castmates “in shock.”

“We shot it for a yearand I’ll miss all of my friends and our characters terribly,” the 22-year-old, who plays Mike Wheeler, wrote onInstagramalong with a photo from season 1 of the cast 10 years younger.

“When I think of the show, I picture this first photo. A bunch of goofy young people making something they think is cool but really have no clue what’s to come. I feel like we’re still those people and I’m lucky to still stand beside them today.”

Maya Hawke, Joey Keery, Finn Wolfhard and Charlie Heaton are pictured on the set of Stranger Things.Stranger Things Netflix/Instagram

Noah Schnappalso posted a lengthyfarewellto the show, as he said he was “feeling very emotional” after he’d “wrapped my final scene as Will Byers.”

“Stranger Thingswas more than a job; it was a lifelong dream. A dream made reality thanks to the Duffers. Thank you for taking a chance on me when I was just a 10-year-old kid and entrusting me with something so important to you both,” he continued.

“Together, this cast + crew has built something so very special, and I couldn’t be any more excited for the world to see the final chapter.Stranger Thingsis a never-ending story for me - it’s in my heart forever.❤️.”

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Stranger Thingsseason 5 will premiere later this year on Netflix, where seasons 1-4 can now be streamed.

source: people.com