Stranger Things’ fifth season kicks into creative gear

HIT Netflix series Stranger Things’s fifth and final season has officially begun, according to the official Twitter account of the writers’ room, in a tweet captioned “Day 1” with a picture of a whiteboard emblazoned with the logo for the final season.

The series’ fourth season ended on a major cliffhanger, with the season’s main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) temporarily defeated, but succeeding in his scheme to merge the dark otherworld of the Upside Down with the sleepy Indiana town of Hawkins.

The final season will presumably see the large ensemble cast fighting to protect the general populace and attempting to finally destroy the Upside Down.