The end of Stranger Things is in sight. The fourth season of the show will drop this year in two parts, the first on May 27 and the second on July 1. After that, we only have one more season before the story of Eleven, Mike, Steve and the rest of this monster-hunting band comes to an end.
And according to creators Matt and Ross Duffer, that ending will leave us wanting more. “Even with five it’s going to feel like it’s ending a little early,” Matt told SFX Magazine. “We’re going to feel like we still have a lot more gas left in the tank. But I think that it’s better to end there with us wanting more. That’s why ending at five felt like the right move.”
I guess that makes sense; better to go out at the top of your game than overstay your welcome, right?
Stranger Things creators have ideas for spinoffs
That said, if there are people who want more Stranger Things, Netflix is going to want to give it to them. Frankly, I am shocked that Netflix doesn’t already have a Stranger Things spinoff on the air, and can only assume it’s because the Duffers signed a very favorable contract back when the show started and no one knew it was going to become a huge hit.
But enough about my conspiracy theories. The Duffers do have some spinoff ideas for after the show is over, although they aren’t giving away any details. “We haven’t told anyone our plans! Not even Netflix!” said Matt.
"In terms of if we were to do any sort of a spin-off, or any continuation of Stranger Things, for us the bar was always, ‘Is the idea exciting enough that we feel the pull of wanting to do it again?’ I want to feel the pull of, ‘God, I really want to do this. I feel really, really excited about this.’ So that’s why we’re being careful about what that is and whether we move forward with it or not."
Ross feels much the same way; you can probably count on that when you’re dealing with twin brothers. “The key for us is that it needs to feel like its own distinct thing, not that we’re just retreading what we’ve already done, because what would be the point of that?” he asked. “I do think we have something that could be pretty exciting. So we’ll see…”
Ross also mentioned that while he and Matt would still be “heavily involved” with any spinoff project, they would get someone else to run things day to day. Any Stranger Things fans want a job?
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