As Netflix revealed details about season 5 of Stranger Thingswhich will be back in 2025 on the platform, fans sent a request about the broadcast of these new episodes.
Fans have been waiting for the final season of their favorite series for more than two years. If they have known for a long time that season 5 of Stranger Things will be the last in the series, the release date remained a mystery for many months. The reason? The writers' and actors' strike in 2023 delayed the writing of the scripts and even more so the filming of Stranger Things. On September 27, 2023 – the day the strike ended – a message from the writers of the horror science fiction series was published on social networks and indicated: “We are back”thus confirming that the writing work had resumed. The streaming platform Netflix, which broadcasts the series, revealed the same day that it had chosen to prioritize this series over others because of its young actors, who will become too old in relation to their characters. . The American giant pleased fans of Stranger Things on November 6 by revealing a teaser and an indication of the release date of season 5. “In the fall of 1987, one last adventure begins. Stranger Things 5 will be released in 2025”we could read on X (formerly Twitter). Under the video which revealed the names of the episodes, fans had a particular request for the platform: that the season not be divided into two parts, a habit of Netflix. Indeed, the first seven episodes of the fourth season were broadcast on May 27, 2022, while the last two episodes were revealed on July 1, 2022.
“Please don’t split the season like last time” : fans of Stranger Things apply to Netflix
Fans of Stranger Things insisted on the fact that they did not want to wait long for the eight episodes of this new season, since they will have already had to wait three years since season 4. “Please don’t split the season like last time”, “Please, for the love of God, don’t split the season into two or three parts”noted some Internet users on Netflix's social networks, while others pleaded on Reddit: “Honestly, I would prefer to have one episode per week, I absolutely hate this division of seasons and the months of waiting in between” or again: “I can’t wait for Netflix to start dribbling out multi-part episodes over the next year,” wrote two fans.
Creators give hints about final season of Stranger Things
The action of the new salvo Stranger Things will take place in 1987, approximately a year after season 4. Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the series, revealed the first words of the first scene of the highly anticipated season 5 last November in order to keep fans waiting. They also added that season 5 would deepen the mysteries of Hawkins and the Upside Down, with the aim of bringing a satisfying end to the series' storylines and keeping fans satisfied. Above all, they gave the episode titles, allowing fans to indulge in numerous theories about the plot of these final episodes.
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