Stranger Things creators have revealed new story details about the significance of the Upside Down in Strangers Things season 5. Matt and Ross Duffer are the creators and showrunners of Stranger Things, which chronicles the journey of a group of kids growing up in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, where they encounter an alternate dimension called the Upside Down, which unleashes all manner of evil upon their world. Stranger Things is currently in the midst of its penultimate season with the final two supersized episodes set to debut on July 1st.
The Upside Down has been a massive part of the show from the beginning, when Will (Noah Schnapp) is trapped there, setting off a series of events that lead to the release of the monstrous Demagorgon and a variety of creatures like it throughout the following seasons. Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) is a girl with telekinetic powers that is said to be the one who opened up the portal to the Upside Down while being experimented on in a secret lab in Hawkins. She eventually escapes and closes the portal, but it has continued to be opened up time and time again, leading to the release ofStranger Things season 4 villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
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As Stranger Things season 4 prepares to come to a close, many questions remain about the Upside Down, including its origins and place in the world. While various aspects of its existence have been teased, it's yet to be revealed what it actually is. In an interview with Variety, the Duffer Brothers revealed that answers will be forthcoming about the Upside Down, saying, “A lot of those answers for The Upside Down is really what the basis of season 5 is about.” Stranger Things season 5 will
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