MANILA, Philippines — "Stranger Things" showrunners Ross and Matt Duffer, better known as the Duffer Brothers, recently declared that the final season's episodes of their hit Netflix show may not be as long as the episodes in the recently concluded fourth season.
The Duffer Brothers told the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that Season 4 — which had a total runtime of 13 hours — had already laid the groundwork for the finale, where audiences got to see the characters grow in their respective storylines.
"You get to know them, you get to see them in their lives, they’re struggling with adapting to high school and so forth, Steve’s trying to find a date, all of that. None of that is obviously going to be occurring [in the final season],” Matt said.
Matt also gave a brief glimspse into what the final season will encompass, "Characters are already going to be in action, they’re already going to have a goal and a drive, and I think that’s going to carve out at least a couple hours and make this season feel really different."