Though it may not officially arrive for more than a full year, Stranger Things Season 5 will no doubt be one of the biggest small-screen events of any time period, considering it will be the final outing for many beloved characters. (Though hopefully without many joining the show’s line of major and memorable deaths.) We still aren’t sure exactly what to expect when the Netflix hit returns, at least outside of the first scene tease, but creators Matt and Ross Duffer have shared a potentially cryptic new update.
As it usually goes, the Duffer brothers like to keep details close to the vest when talking about Hawkins’ elite, and they’ve had a whole new project to keep mum about in the form of the London stage play The First Shadow. Speaking with The Guardian about the play and the franchise’s future (both including and beyond the fifth season), Matt Duffer further confirmed which characters’ stories will be concluding with those episodes, but his wording seems to leave the door open for others to return. Here’s how he put it:
