According to the Duffer Brothers, creators of the Stranger Things universe(s), filming for Season 5 is going to take an entire YEAR. Combine that with a lengthy amount of post-production work and it means even though this delayed season is finally getting made, you won’t be seeing it for a while yet. To tide us all over, a special behind-the-scenes reel was shared by Netflix this morning. They were careful not to show anything that could potentially spoil future plot points. But what they did show managed to bust a theory I had. Until I saw this I assumed Hawkins would be entirely evacuated at the start of Season 5, covered in Upside-Down ash and crawling with Demo-things, and the government would have fenced the entire area off and put soldiers in front to make sure no one gets in. And then the plot would be the gang had to somehow sneak back in there and stop Vecna and the Mind Flayer for good. I was basing this on the
