‘Stranger Things’ cast returns to the Upside Down for Season 5 with epic photo
A photo posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday shows the cast posing together under the caption, “Stranger Things 5 production has officially begun!”A script is visible on the lap of Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix megahit.It’s a welcome sight for fans of the series, which hasn’t released new episodes since the second half of Season 4 in July 2022.“Excited to watch!” exclaimed a fan on X underneath the photo of the cast and crew.“Yess! Let’s go team Stranger Things! Let’s gooo!” another fan tweeted.Fans are expecting big things from Season 5, which was close to starting production last May but was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.The show’s writers, Matt and Ross Duffer, had already completed scripts for Season 5, but, at that point, there was no sense in trying to film anything without actors, so production was put off until now.Even then, though, fans likely won’t see the new episodes until 2025, according to reports.“Terminator” co-star Linda Hamilton has joined the cast and can be seen in the photo posted on X.“I don’t know how to be a fangirl and an actress at the same time,” Hamilton said during her video announcement on Tudum, the Netflix online newsletter.