The first scene of Stranger Things 5 REVEALED

The opening scene for the final season of Stranger Things has been revealed.

The closing moments of the last episode of season four promised a final showdown between the Hellfire Club and the creatures from The Upside Down nightmare reality.

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Now that the writers strike is over, season five can finally be put together, and the Stranger Things scribes have teased the opening scene.

On a social media post, we saw a picture of the first few sentences of the script which read:

'DARKNESS

'The sound of COLD WIND. GROANING TREES. And... A CHILD'S VOICE. Singing a familiar song.'

As for what the familiar song could be, there are a few options. The most obvious choice would be 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush which featured heavily in a popular season four episode focusing on Max. Will previously sang 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' by The Clash, while Eddie played 'Master of Puppets' by Metallica on the guitar before his death.

Stranger Things cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson and Brett Gelman.

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Stranger Things (2016-2025)

In the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, twelve-year-old Will Byers mysteriously disappears, leaving his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) devastated. Will's group of friends come across a mysterious girl known as Eleven, who has supernatural powers.

Developed by: Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer
Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard

An epic Stranger Things finale

Executive producer Shawn Levy has promised fans an epic finale.

“There’s no way to be contiguous with season four and not, frankly, expand scale and depth. It’s major, major cinematic storytelling that happens to be called a TV series. Stranger Things 5 is as big as any of the biggest movies that we see," the Deadpool 3 director previously told TotalFilm.

One of the co-creators, Ross Duffer, has suggested that the character of Will could become the main focus of the story.

"Will really takes centre stage again in five," he revealed.

“This emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the young one, the introverted one, the one that’s being protected. So part of his journey, it’s not just sexuality – it’s Will coming into his own as a young man."