Summary
Netflix’s time in Hawkins, Indiana is coming to a close later this year. Thanks to the Tudum fan event, we know when that’ll be and even got a first look at some footage.
Though it wasn’t Netflix’s first hit,Stranger Thingsjust might be their biggest. While shows likeWednesday,Squid Game, andBridgertonmight have something to say about that,Stranger Thingshascaptured the cultural zeitgeistfor almost an entire decade now. The first season ofStranger Thingscame out in July 2016 and slowly became a bit of a pop culture phenomenon. While the production team behindStranger Thingshas taken its time between seasons, fans have learned to be patient while waiting for each new installment of their favorite sci-fi/horror show. Now die-hards know just how long they’ll have to wait for the final episodes of their favorite show.
Netflix used itsTudum fan event on Saturday night to give people what they’ve been waiting for: release dates and footage of the final season. Of course, they took their time getting there. Netflix brought out Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp to do a little vamping to the crowd, and also found time for recorded messages from Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo. Eventually, they got to the good stuff: a trailer featuring both old and new footage as well as an announcement that the final season would be released in three different drops.
Stranger ThingsSeason 5 Will Release On Three Different Days: November 26, Christmas, & New Year’s Eve
Fans weren’t too happy that the fourth season ofStranger Thingswas splitinto two separate volumes. Unfortunately, Netflix has doubled down on that practice and decided to release the fifth season in three different volumes.Stranger Thingslast season will drop in three pieces on November 26, Christmas, & New Year’s Eve. When it’s all said and done, the fans will surely get over it, but stretching out the final season over more than a month (not in weekly releases, mind you) is going to be a very unpopular choice. Netflix must have numbers that back up the decision, but that doesn’t make it any easier for fans to swallow.
As for what will be happening in the final season ofStranger Things, that is a bit harder to nail down. We know that there is a time jump of more than a year between seasons four and five. We know that Linda Hamilton and a few others are joining the requisite familiar faces this time around. We know that series antagonist Vecna opened a portal to the Upside Down at the end of season four, which doesn’t bode well for Hawkins, Indiana whatsoever. As for more than that, fans will have to wait for the next trailer fromNetflixto drop.
Stranger Things' final season is set to debut on Netflix on November 26.
