AlthoughStranger Thingsseason 5 doesn’t have an official release date, the confirmed window of sometime in 2025 should bring with it a break in a release strategy trend that has hurt other shows. When the sci-fi/horror series returns, it will have been around 3 years since theending ofStranger Thingsseason 4. As such, there won’t be a shortage of clamoring fans desperate to see how the final run of episodes will end the Duffer brothers' saga.
All four seasons ofStranger Thingshave largely adhered to the same release stragegy, but the most recent deviated from this in a small but very notable way.Stranger Thingsseason 4 wasn’t the first run of episodes of any show to make this decision, but it’s one that’s growing more and more popular. WhenStranger Thingsseason 5 arrives in 2025, the show would do well to celebrate the finale by reverting to its original release format and concluding the story with a bang.
The Complete Stranger Things Timeline Explained
Take a closer look at the complete Stranger Things timeline, beginning with the founding of Hawkins, Indiana, and what we know about season 5.
Stranger Things Season 5 Would Feel Like A Bigger “Event” If It Released All At Once
Stranger Things season 4 held back the final 2 episodes for over a month
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TheStranger Thingsseasons are marketed similarly to movies. The posters will often bear the wordsStranger Things 3, rather thanStranger Thingsseason 3, for example. When all the episodes of a single season land together, it’s like watching a massive feature-length film, and the buzz is everywhere for weeks. IfStranger Thingsseason 5 imitates the previous run and holds back certain episodes, that excitement of getting to watch it all at once won’t be present. In short, it will feel less like a big event, and it’ll fail to recapture the magic of the show’s earlier years.
Stranger Things makes Netflix too much money to release all at once
I Feel A Lot Better About Max’s Fate In Stranger Things Season 5 Now
Sadie Sink’s character ended Stranger Things season 4 in a worrying fashion, but now I’m confident Max will play a big part in the finale.
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Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
