The creators of "Stranger Things" open up about the final season

You have just finished season 4 of

but you already want to know more about the future of the Hawkins teenagers?

Good news, the Duffer brothers, the creators of the Netflix series, have answered the questions everyone is asking.

The fifth season will therefore be the last, and the expectations are obviously huge for the fans.

The Duffer Brothers know it, but they warn: do not expect it to be as long as the previous one.

"The only reason we don't expect it to be that long is because this season, if you look at it, there's almost two hours of build-up before our kids really get sucked into their adventures. supernatural.

You get to know them again, you see them in their lives, they struggle to adjust to high school and so on, Steve tries to find a date, all that stuff.

None of this will obviously happen in Season 5. But expect the series finale to be as long as a feature film.

We're more likely to do what we did here, which is a two and a half hour episode,” Matt Duffer explained to the

podcast .

The future is dark

To avoid spoiling fans who have not yet been able to see or complete the two gigantic final episodes of season 4, the Duffer brothers are content in any case to give general indications on what will happen in the sequel. adventures of Eleven and her friends.

“The characters will already be in action, they will already have a purpose and a motivation, and I think that will save at least a few hours and give this season a really different feeling.

I'm sure the conclusion will be much longer, it will be like [the third installment in

, with about eight endings,” Matt Duffer added.

No date has yet been announced for this fifth season, but Hollywood having resumed almost normal activity after the Covid crisis, we can expect it to arrive next year.

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