According to a new report on the streaming show's budget, if Stranger Things season 5 If this were a film, it would be one of the most expensive films ever made. According to WasherEach of the season's eight episodes cost $50–60 million, for a total of $400–520 million for the entire season. On the high end, that figure dwarfs the $465 million budgets of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Reign, the current twin record holders for the biggest budget film ever.
Park cites a “knowledgeable source” in his Stranger Things Season 5 budget numbers, meaning there's more than a little wiggle room as to how closely those numbers line up with the actual budget numbers, which haven't been officially revealed by the streamer Netflix.
Season five of Stranger Things marks the finale of the beloved sci-fi horror series. This season promises to bring the kids of Hawkins, Indiana on one last adventure where they'll take on the series' main villain, Vecna, a psychic from the horror series Upside Down who takes his name from the D&D character.
“Terrified by the opening of the Rifts, our heroes are united in one goal: to find and kill Vecna,” says Netflix's official description of Stranger Things season five. “But he disappeared – his whereabouts and plans are unknown. As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, a heavy, familiar fear grows. The final battle looms—and with it, a darkness more powerful and deadly than anything they have faced before. To put an end to this. It's a nightmare, they need everyone – the whole group – to come together one last time.”
Stranger Things season five will premiere in two parts, with the first premiering on Netflix in November and the second part on Christmas Day. The final chapter, the series finale, will premiere on January 1st. While we wait, take a look The 25 Best Shows to Stream on Netflix right now.
