Netflix boss suggests Stranger Things season 4 was shortened by pandemic costs

Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things 4
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Stranger Things season 4 was the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史𝔉查询:longest season of the sci-fi series to date – clocking in at 13 hours in total. But 🐼Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has suggested it could have been even longer had it not been for pandemic-related costs.

Netflix c♎onfirmed Covid fees amounted to between five and 10 per cent of its $17bn content spend. As a result, some shows like Stranger Things had to be stripped back.

. "[Stranger Things] was probably affected as any because of the young cast and the size and scope of the production and the multiple locations that we shot in. It was a very expensive burden on the show to make sure that we could deliver it."

He added that the pandemic costs spent on the show were also one of the reasons it was split into two parts. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Stranger Things season 4 Volume 1 featured seven episodes while Volume 2 only had two episodes. "One of the catalysts of splitting the season was how long it took to produce that show," Sarandos co✨ntinued. "A lot of that was stalled because of early shutdowns of the production and being extremely careful with the cast of the show, early on in Covid."

Show creators the Duffer Brothers have already announced plans that 澳洲幸运5开奖𒁃号码历史查询𓃲:Stranger Things season 5 will be slightly shorter. Speaking on the , Matt Duffer said that they won’t have to waste any time getting into the storyline as it was already set up in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Stranger Things season 4 ending

However, the creators did confirm they still have plans for the final episode to be 2.5 hours. "I’m sure the wrap-up will b🍸e a lot longer," Matt explained. "It’s going to be Return of the King-ish with, like, eight endings."

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