Netflix’s wildly popular series Stranger Things has been renewed for a fifth and final season. Additionally, it has been announced that long-awaited Season 4 will debut in two “volumes,” the first on May 27 and the second on July 1. The split season was caused by the season’s nine episodes having a total running time twice as long as any prior season, according to co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer in an open letter to fans, which you can see below.
The series is one of Netflix’s most-watched titles to date. Season 3 received 582 million hours of viewing, making it Netflix’s second-most-watched English-language series. Season 2 ranked No. 10 with 427 million hours. The show has also earned three Emmy nominations for Best Drama.
Season 4 production was halted for several months last year due to Covid. Last September, the cameras started rolling again.
