Stranger Things Stars Reunite to Begin Production on Long-Awaited Final Season

Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbor and the rest of the Netflix cast took a photo to commemorate the milestone

It’s the beginning of the end for Stranger Things crew!

On Monday, Netflix revealed that production has begun on the fifth and final season of the beloved sci-fi series.

Along with the long-awaited announcement, the streamer also shared a photo of the cast of the ’80s action series — including Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbor and Winona Ryder — reuniting in a room lit by a glowing neon “5” sign.

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The cast of ‘Stranger Things’ at the premiere of season 4 in May 2022.

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The cast also stars Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Priah Ferguson, Cara Buono, Amybeth McNulty, Brett Gelman and Finn Wolfhard, who appears to be holding the script .

Series creators the Duffer Brothers and Jamie Campbell Bower, who joined the cast in Season 4 as the new Big Bad Vecna, also participated in the shoot.

The photo featured no new faces, staying true to the Duffer brothers’ plan to resist adding new characters to the Stranger Things space in the last season of the series. (Although it was announced last June that Terminator star Linda Hamilton will join the cast for the final series of episodes.)

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Sadie Sink, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3. Netflix

In August 2022, shortly after the release of Season 4, showrunners confirmed to Indiewire that they were paying particular attention to wrapping up the stories of existing characters.

“We are doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for Season 5,” Matt Duffer, 39, said at the time, noting that they’re “trying not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters, I guess.”

His twin Ross added: “We have a great cast of characters and actors here, and every moment we spend with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.”

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The Duffers have also teased their ending for the show in previous interviews, and — simply put — it sounds emotional.

Speaking to TheWrap in May 2022, Ross revealed that some Netflix executives actually got emotional when sharing their plans for the final season.

“We have an outline for Season 5 and we pitched it to Netflix and they responded really well to it,” he said at the time. “I mean, it was tough. That’s the end of the story. I saw directors cry that I’ve never seen cry before and it was wild.”

Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Stranger Things Season 2

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Although season 5 will be the last season of the series Stranger ThingsNetflix has additional projects in the Stranger Things universe in the works, including an animated spinoff show and a prequel Stranger Things: The First Shadowwhich debuted in London’s West End in December.

Stranger Things seasons 1 through 4 are currently streaming on Netflix.

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