'Stranger Things' season 4 release dates announced, show to end with season 5
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in "STRANGER THINGS." The hit Netflix series will end after season 5. (Credit: Netflix)
LOS ANGELES - The long-awaited fourth season of "Stranger Things" will be released in two parts, Netflix announced on Thursday — and the fifth, when it arrives, will be its last.
The first half of the season will debut on May 27, and the second half will follow on July 1. Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer, known as the Duffer Brothers, wrote a letter to fans that also included news that "Stranger Things" has been renewed for a fifth and final season.
"With nine scripts, over 800 pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots, and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous season, ‘Stranger Things 4’ was the most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one," the Duffer Brothers wrote. "Everyone involved is incredibly proud of the results, and we can’t wait to share it with you."
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They noted how season four will be "better than ever," and also how it’s "the beginning of the end."
New posters reveal some of the major locations from "Stranger Things" season 4. Credit: Netflix
"Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for "Stranger Things," the Duffer Brothers wrote.
"At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons. It proved too large to tell in four, but — as you’ll soon see for yourselves — as you’ll soon see for yourselves — we are now hurtling toward our finale."
Season 3 came out on July 4, 2019. Fans have been waiting anxiously for the new season of the hit Netflix sci-fi series, which previously dropped trailers for season 4 back in 2019, as well as a teaser in November of last year.
The series stars Millie Bobbie Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Joe Keery, Galen Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, David Harbour, Winona Ryder and others.
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