David Harbour Says ‘Stranger Things 5’ Will Start Filming in June—Here’s Everything We Know

After nearly three years of waiting, Stranger Things 4 finally dropped last summer. But now, more than six months after that explosive finale, one major question remains: When will we get season 5?

The Duffer Brothers, who created the smash science fiction series, revealed in February 2022 that (sadly) the upcoming fifth season will be the last. However, while the coronavirus pandemic delayed filming on the fourth season, the brothers revealed in an interview with Variety that we can expect the gap between the fourth and fifth seasons to be much smaller. Plus, David Harbour just revealed that filming on season 5 begins in June.

Keep reading for more details about Stranger Things 5.

In a statement given to Variety, Matt and Ross Duffer said, “During the six month pandemic hiatus, we outlined season 5 and pitched it to Netflix. Everyone there had also been present when we first pitched the show in 2015. While we were strangers then, we were now friends, and there were a lot of tears when it was over. It’s just been an extraordinary journey for all of us, and while it’s hard to believe that we’re approaching the end, we feel incredibly lucky to have such amazing partners.”

Even better, the Duffer Brothers added, “The gap should be quite a bit shorter this time, due to the fact that we already have an initial outline, and we can’t imagine there will be another six-month forced hiatus.” (However, the writer of the article noted that we shouldn't hold them to that promise.)

Though we don’t know the central plot yet, the crew previously teased what's to come in Stranger Things season five. In August 2022, the writer’s room account posted an image to Twitter with the caption “Day 1” written on the top. The picture showed a whiteboard with “Stranger Things 5” written with a black and red marker.

Sadly, yes.

Back in February 2022, the Duffer Brothers confirmed that season five will be the show's last in an open letter to fans. The creators wrote, “Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for Stranger Things. At the time, we predicted the story would last four or five seasons. It proved too large to tell in four, but—as you'll soon see for yourselves—we are now hurtling toward our finale. Season 4 will be the penultimate season; Season 5 will be the last.”

However, that doesn't necessarily mean fans will have to say goodbye to the Upside Down for good. The Duffer Brothers also teased the possibility of a spin-off, adding, “There are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of Stranger Things; new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes.”

*Fingers crossed*