Filming on the final season of Stranger Things has been halted due to a writers' strike.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have announced that production on the show's fifth season has been suspended due to a Writers Guild of America strike. Filming for the final season was scheduled to begin in May 2023.

As the Duffer brothers explained, work on the script continues after the start of filming, so it is not possible to continue production during the strike.

“We hope a fair agreement is reached soon and we can all get back to work,” . they tweeted

• On May 2, the Writers Guild of America, representing 15,000 film and television writers, began an indefinite strike in Hollywood, the first in 15 years. The reason for it was broken negotiations with the largest film studios and streaming services, during which the scriptwriters, among other things, demanded an increase in the minimum wage and insurance premiums.