How Long We Think Stranger Things Season 5’s Time Jump Will Be
WARNING! Minor spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 4, volume 1.
Stranger Things season 5 may be getting a substantial time jump, with the series having a few fitting choices to end on. The Duffer brothers announced that they’ll most likely introduce a time jump before Stranger Things’ fifth and final season, acknowledging that the young actors now have a noticeable age gap with their characters. A time gap isn’t novel for Stranger Things, as each new season has picked up between 6 months to a year after the previous installment, but the series now warrants a more substantial fast-forward in the timeline.
While Stranger Things season 1 primarily saw the youngest group of actors on par with the ages of their characters, the large gaps between seasons' productions as compared to the shorter time jumps in the series’ universe have accumulated a larger discrepancy. Stranger Things season 4's 2022 release came three years after season 3's debut, with the series’ timeline only accounting for this with a six-month time jump. Caleb McLaughlin was 14 years old playing 11-year-old Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things season 1, and is now 20 years old playing 15-year-old Lucas in season 4. It’s not unusual for teens to be played by actors much older than their characters, but Stranger Things’ disparities are more noticeable due to how young the kids were when the series began.
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If the Duffer brothers greenlight a time jump moving into Stranger Things season 5, the gap between seasons is apt to be sizeable. While it’s possible the series will repeat the year-long gap used between seasons 1 and 2, it’s more likely the characters will be catapulted even further into the future to
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