Stranger Things Season 4 Will Be Split In Two Parts, Season 5 To End The Series; Spinoffs Could Happen

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Netflix has made several major announcements about Stranger Things, including the Season 4 release date and that the hit sci-fi show will end with Season 5. It was also confirmed that Netflix might pursue Stranger Things spinoff projects, so fans of the series might have more to look forward to down the road.

Starting with Season 4, Netflix said it will be split into two volumes, the first of which will be released on May 27. The second part will follow five weeks later, debuting on July 1. This is not a unique release strategy for Netflix, as the company also broke Ozark Season 4 into two parts.

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Creators Matt and Ross Duffer said they wanted to split Stranger Things Season 4 into two parts due to its «unprecedented length.» The season had nine scripts and more than 800 pages, and it required two years of filming and «thousands» of VFX shots, the Duffer brothers said in a note to fans. The total runtime for Season 4 is almost twice the length of any of the previous seasons, and the brothers said Season 4 was the «most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one.»

«Everyone involved is incredibly proud of the results, and we can't wait to share it with you,» they said.

Director and producer Shawn Levy previously told Collider that Season 4 has taken longer than expected due in part to the pandemic and the team's bigger creative ambitions.

«As much as it pains our viewers that it will have been so long, trust me, it pains [creators Matt and Ross Duffer], and I more,» Levy said. «It is a kind of perfect storm combination of COVID shutdown, slower pace of filming in COVID protocols and health protocols, which are necessary,