In the words of Vecna: “It’s time.” Or at least it’s almost time for the upcoming Stranger Things Season 5 to start filming. With the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes finally over, series creators the Duffer Brothers and the rest of the creative team behind the hit Netflix show have been working hard to prepare for the start of production. Ross Duffer and the official ST Writers Twitter account have been sharing images of all the prep work going on in Atlanta. Now, another tease has been shared, and I have thoughts.
The teases from the Twitter account have been great, including a video of the massive wardrobe collection that's been utilized for the show over the years. They've been keeping fans satiated ahead of the new season. According to Variety, the series will start filming in early January. That fact was confirmed by Ross Duffer himself when he shared an image of the cast list for the first episode, “The Crawl,” on Instagram with the caption. He simply included the caption “See you after the holidays.” This alone is enough to send fans into a frenzy, but it was the crossed-out name in the image that seemingly has everyone going wild across social media. Take a look:
