Summary
- Stranger Things Season 5 is set for 2025 and promises a climactic battle with Vecna.
- Netflix CEO hints at a vast Stranger Things universe with potential spinoffs in the works.
- Potential spinoffs may not focus on Eleven, opening doors for new characters and storylines.
While Millie Bobby Brown has played several characters, her impressive turn as Eleven on Netflix's Stranger Things is almost coming to an end. When fans met Eleven in Stranger Things season 1, which aired in 2016, she was a confused and lost kid who ran away from the evil Hawkins Lab. Now she's older and wiser, but just as charming and likable, and about to face the fight of her life.
When Stranger Things season 5 is on the streaming service at some point in 2025, fans will be prepared for a rough battle between The Party and Vecna (Jamie Campbell Brown). But since the Duffer Brothers have mentioned some Stranger Things spinoffs for a while now, viewers have been thinking about who they could be about and what could take place. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos recently gave an interview and talked about the future of the hit show, which
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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Mentioned The Future Of Stranger Things
In an interview with Variety, Ted Sarandos talked about "the return of our biggest franchises" on Netflix in 2025 such as Stranger Things season 5. He said:
"So Stranger Things, I believe, is a gigantic universe — you see it in novelizations of the characters now. You see it in consumer products. You see it in the live stage show, the prequel Stranger Things: The First Shadow. That’s just playing hugely successfully on the West End, and it’s going to be opening on Broadway."
Since Sarandos called the show "a gigantic universe," does that mean there could be a few different Stranger Things spinoffs? Fans have heard the Duffer Brothers are working on an animated and a live-action Stranger Things spinoff, and fans enjoy sharing their spinoff ideas and trying to guess what they could be. Perhaps there will be three or even four future Stranger Things spinoffs. No one would complain about spending even more time in Hawkins, Indiana or, perhaps, a new location that hasn't been explored yet.
Back in 2021, Sarandos mentioned potential spinoffs at the Code Conference that was held in Beverly Hills, California. According to Deadline, he called Stranger Things "a franchise being born" and explained:
"Franchises are good, but what you want are hits."
Since the Stranger Things ratings and reviews have been consistently high since the first season premiered in 2016, there's no reason not to think that the show could have a "gigantic universe," as Sarandos said. While fans are invested in these characters, they would likely be on board with new characters, too. Every once in a while, a show breaks out the way that Stranger Things has, and there's no doubt it's one of the most beloved shows that has ever been released on Netflix.
What Could The Stranger Things Spinoffs Be About?
Considering how successful Stranger Things has been, it's hard to imagine that the fifth season would truly be the end. Sincethe Stranger Things world is well-crafted, entertaining, and scary, so many new stories could be told.
According to Variety, in 2022, the Duffer Brothers said on the podcast Happy Sad Confused that the Stranger Things spinoff won't be focused on Eleven. Even though Eleven will definitely be the focal point of Stranger Things season 5, her story will likely end there. While fans might be disappointed to hear that since she's such a fascinating, layered, and innocent yet tough character, there are so many other tales for the spinoff to tell. Perhaps it will be set in Hawkins, Indiana but will focus on new characters who find themselves facing the creatures of the Upside Down several years before Will Byers and his friends. Since the Duffer Brothers have such a knack for crafting smart, funny, and vulnerable yet strong characters, fans would no doubt be drawn to these new people and want to watch more of them.
It's also possible that the play Stranger Things: The First Shadow could be turned into a prequel TV series. The play features familiar characters such as James/Jim Hopper, Joyce Maldonado, Dr. Brenner, Henry Creel, Victor Creel, and Bob Newby, and focuses on the events before Stranger Things season 1. Familiar locations from the original show are included as well, including the Hawkins National Lab. Adapting this for Netflix would be a great idea as the play has gotten rave reviews, and it would be fun to see what this origin story could look like.
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