Overview
- The Netflix companion documentary, One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, features the Duffer Brothers and cast discussing the finale’s production challenges.
- Industry outlet Prestige is cited for estimating season five’s production budget at $400–$480 million, reflecting the show’s largest spend to date.
- Reports say Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, and Winona Ryder each earned about $350,000 per episode, underscoring talent costs as a major budget factor.
- Netflix viewership data reported in coverage notes the first four episodes of season five drew 59.6 million views in the first five days of streaming.
- The creators acknowledge the series expanded in scope each year, with reported season budgets rising from about $48 million in season one to roughly $270 million in season four.