Stranger Things Season 5’s staggering budget has garnered significant attention. A new report suggests that the fifth and final season could cost over $400 million to produce, despite a shorter episode run. This marks a sharp increase from the previous season’s already high budget.
Stranger Things Season 5’s budget could be over $400 million
Reports suggest that the upcoming final season of Stranger Things could be one of the costliest productions in television history, with a budget surpassing $400 million.
Industry insider Kim Masters of Puck revealed that Netflix is spending between $50 to $60 million per episode for the fifth season, despite Season 5’s episode count being one episode less than Season 4’s. This puts the total cost of Season 5 between $400 and $480 million. The show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, are said to be creating feature-length episodes once again, with each installment expected to run between 90 minutes and two hours.
After years of delay, Stranger Things will return this year for its grand finale. The highly anticipated final season is scheduled to premiere in three parts later this year. The first four episodes will arrive on November 26, followed by three on December 25, and the final episode on December 31.
In the final chapter of Stranger Things, the group prepares for one last showdown with Vecna. Still reeling from the chaos caused by the Rifts, they must track down Vecna, who has disappeared without a trace. As the darker force rises, the friends come together one final time to finally end the terror.
The returning cast members for Season 5 include Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna, among others.
