This is in addition to some of the other projects The Duffer Brothers and 21 Laps are working on for Netflix. The Duffers are working on a Death Note adaptation, a sci-fi series called The Boroughs, and the Stephen King adaptation The Talisman. But apparently, Finn Wolfhard took one guess at what the spinoff series was about and got it right. "Finn Wolfhard, he wasn't spitballing, he just went, 'I think this would be a cool spin-off,'" Ross shared with Variety. "And we were like, 'How in the world…?'"

Perhaps Max's near death end in season four could pave the way for an even more upsetting story arc for the character going forward?Given the danger that the gates pose to Hawkins and the rest of the world, the military may declare martial law and potentially quarantine Hawkins. We can expect a robust military presence, especially if Demogorgons and other monstrosities begin to surf from the gates.

This emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the young one, the introverted one, the one that’s being protected. So part of his journey, it’s not just sexuality — it’s Will coming into his own as a young man.” What will happen to the gates?Paul Reiser as Dr. Sam Owens: Dr. Owens oversees operations at Hawkins Lab. Reiser is best known for his role on '90s sitcom Mad About You. Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers: Jonathan Byers is Will's brother, Nancy's boyfriend, and recent Hawkins High grad. Heaton will soon be seen in New Mutants.

Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair: Lucas is part of the young gang and a love interest to Max. McLaughlin was previously seen in Steven Soderbergh's High Flying Bird. With El unable to use her powers to defend herself or her friends against the Mind Flayer, Griswold Family was in a tight spot — especially after El, Mike and Max were separated from the rest of the group. Already we are salivating in anticipation but how long will it be until the fate of Hawkins makes it to our screens? I don’t think that people would connect with a character like Eddie or others in the Stranger Things universe without compassionate, intelligent, quality writing. You know what's super strange? No, it's definitely not being totally obsessed with the always-a-hit Netflix series Stranger Things (because, spoiler alert, we've been obsessed for years, too). Nope, the real super strange thing is that a Stranger Things superfan like you doesn't even own a single piece of Stranger Things apparel, doesn't have any Stranger Things collectibles in their home, and hasn't gifted as single Stranger Things must-have to their fellow Stranger Things fanatics.There isn't a total count of episodes yet, but while appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Matt Duffer revealed that season 5 will be regular-sized, not super-sized like season 4 (which had a total runtime of nearly 13 hours). “The only reason we don’t expect [it] to be as long is, this season, if you look at it, it’s almost a two-hour ramp up before our kids really get drawn into a supernatural mystery," Matt said. "You get to know them, you get to see them in their lives, they’re struggling with adapting to high school and so forth, Steve’s trying to find a date, all of that. None of that is obviously going to be occurring [in Season 5]."

Joseph Quinn, who previously played beloved fan favorite Eddie Munson in the fourth season of the series, gave a shoutout and support to the writers from the show after his MTV Award Win for Breakthrough Performance: Sadly, for the people of Hawkins, those unable to get out of the town before a quarantine starts may have to fend for themselves while the military wage war against the forces of the Upside Down. Will takes a central role in Season 5 With a year of filming planned and potentially not starting until the end of Summer or even into the Fall, any hope of a 2024 release date is over; we now expect Stranger Things season 5 to be released on Netflix sometime in the Spring or Summer of 2025 at the absolute earliest. The actress also discussed defining moments for her character, situations that made her realize Nancy's braveness, and just what the character was truly capable of. She added,Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers: Joyce is Will and Jonathan's mom. Ryder is an iconic actress who's best known for roles in Heathers and Beetlejuice.