Since its debut on Netflix in 2016, Stranger Things has become a cornerstone series on the platform. With the fourth season receiving overwhelming praise and becoming a massive streaming hit in the 2022 TV lineup, anticipation for the upcoming fifth and final season seems to be at an all-time high. But unfortunately, fans are in for a bit of a longer wait than initially planned. The series’ creators confirmed that the show’s concluding season will be impacted by the current Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. So let's talk about what we know.
Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the hit show, took to Twitter to express support for writers on strike and acknowledged the difficulty of continuing production without them. Hollywood has been facing the possibility of a strike since the start of the year, with the WGA's contract set to expire on May 1. In February, the union voted on a proposal for standard compensation for writers, which received 98% member support in March. Despite negotiations starting on March 20, no agreement was reached by the May 1 deadline. For the Duffer Brothers' take on the matter, see the tweet below:
