With close to a decade under its belt and many iconic moments, Stranger Things is set to make its final appearance on screen soon. For fans who essentially grew up with the show and aged along with the cast members, it is going to be an emotionally fulfilling moment – things have finally come full circle and the journey which began in 2016 is coming to an end.
With Halloween festivities just concluded, fans of the spooky show can tune in and expect to see the ultimate showdown between the Hawkins gang and Vecna. Season 5 is expected to include a time jump from the cliff-hanger that season 4 ended on and explore what the full nature of the Upside Down is and why time is frozen there as well as rounding up the various character arcs.
The main season 4 cast is expected to return to their roles and are picking up hefty checks for season 5. Read further to find out just how much the cast is going to earn this time around.
How much are the cast of Stranger Things taking home
According to IMDb, the actors who are a part of Party: Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo will each take home a hefty check of over $7 million each for their work on season 5. This is a massive jump from the season 1 salary of $20,000 – $30,000 which the actors were getting paid per episode. Millie Bobby Brown has an overall deal with Netflix so she was not a part of salary renegotiations.
Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke and Charlie Heaton have perhaps seen the biggest jump in their salaries with their new contracts stipulating a salary of $6 million each. They were getting paid less than the younger main cast members in season 1.
The highest earners of the cast are undoubtedly veteran actors Winona Ryder and David Harbour who commanded higher pay right from the very beginning due to their impressive acting portfolios. According to Hypebeast, at the start of the series, the actors were getting paid $100,000 and $80,000 respectively. Now their checks are going to get even more generous with each closing deals of $9.5 million with Netflix for the eight-episode final season according to IMDb. They had been paid $2.8 million for Stranger Things season 3, so this is a monumental jump for them as well.
When will stranger things stream?
The final season of the hit series is split into three parts and the world premiere will take place on November 6 2025 which is just around the corner. The first volume of episodes will debut around Thanksgiving this year on November 27, followed by the second part on December 26 and then the series finale on January 1, 2026.
Fans can hope to catch it on Netflix soon, though they may have to be patient for the second and third parts. The end of the year through the beginning of next year promises itself to be a Stranger one.
