Season 5 of Stranger Things is set to begin production very soon. David Harbor (Opens in a new tab) Shooting was even scheduled for June. This is no longer the case as the writers’ strike continues.
Breaking with trends seen in other shows (more on that below) Stranger Things 5 will wait until the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike is over. Explained by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer on the Stranger Things book Twitter account.
Duffers here. Writing doesn’t stop when you start shooting. While we are excited to begin production with our amazing cast and crew, that is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal can be reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then – again and again. #retweetMay 6, 2023
The Duffers, who write, direct and produce Stranger Things, chirp (Opens in a new tab) “The writing doesn’t stop when filming begins. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it can’t during this strike. Hopefully a fair deal will be struck soon so we can all get back to work. Until then – again and again. #wgastrong .”
The argument that “writing doesn’t stop when you start shooting,” as I’ll explain below “is in stark contrast to the way other shows go about things.
So while we’ve pegged Stranger Things season 5 as a mid-2024 release date, that window will extend into the future as long as the writers’ strike lasts. Stranger Things fans are more than accustomed to delays, as Stranger Things 4 has been heavily delayed due to the pandemic.
The 2023 Writers’ Strike is the first Hollywood strike in the broadcast era, and the first since 2007. The Eastern and Western branches of the Writers Guild of America—totaling about 11,500 writers—started their strike on May 2, 2023. The main focus of this strike is leftovers from streaming media like Stranger Things, and the writers also expressed concerns that artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT could be used to replace it.
Stranger Things isn’t the only series affected by the writers’ strike. Nightly and weekly talk shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon are on pause until the strike ends, as is the upcoming Marvel movie Blade.
Analysis: Stranger Things is an anomaly on the writers’ strike
The Duffers’ act of solidarity doesn’t just mean Stranger Things season 5 is coming later. This also means that the show will be produced with all workers working in harmony once the strike is over.
However, some of TV’s biggest performances will continue along while their writers lower their pencils. diverse (Opens in a new tab) Reports indicate that House of the Dragon season 2 will continue production without its writers. The executor notes that the scripts have completed. port too reports (Opens in a new tab) Andor Season 2 production is also ongoing.
However, different shows will be affected in different ways by these calls for continued production. diverse (Opens in a new tab) Reports indicate that on Amazon’s Prime Video, production of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for a second season will continue without showrunners/executive producers JD Payne and Patrick McKay (who have made plans with the production team just in case).
For House of the Dragon, executive producer Ryan Condal was on board, but working in a non-scripted capacity. Andor Tony Gilroy does his set work the same way.
But because the studios don’t want to lose money or delay their shows, these groups keep producing. And that could result in poor quality, something Stranger Things season 5 avoids with its delays.
For all of these shows, where scripts are such an important part of storytelling – Andor and House of the Dragon, specifically – working without your writers being able to help make quick edits feels incredibly difficult. Surprises always happen on set, and the actors are likely to have questions about the scripts.
But because the studios don’t want to lose money or delay their shows, these groups keep producing. And that could result in poor quality, something Stranger Things season 5 avoids with its delays.
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