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Netflix Spends "$480 Million" To Bring The Biggest Netflix Series Ever To An Absolute Peak
Season 5 of 'Stranger Things' boasts an unprecedented high budget and consists of eight film-like episodes, making it a monumental achievement in television history.
The fifth and final season of the Netflix series Stranger Things seems set to establish a new production record. According to Puck News, it is reportedly being allocated between 50 and 60 million dollars per episode.
This would bring the total budget to an amount between 400 and 480 million dollars for eight episodes, potentially making it the most expensive season of a TV series ever.
Season four of Stranger Things cost an estimated 30 million dollars per episode, while the first season began at a much more modest 6 million dollars per episode. Thus, the budget has increased tenfold.
Other expensive series include Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with an average budget of 58 million dollars per episode and Citadel with 50 million dollars. In those cases, it partially involved rights costs or expensive reshoots, which does not seem to be the case with Stranger Things.
According to Puck News, the reason for the high budget lies in the length of the episodes. Each of the eight episodes is expected to have a runtime of between 90 and 120 minutes, which essentially means they are akin to eight feature films.
Netflix opts for a phased release. The first four episodes will be released on November 26, three episodes will follow on December 25, and the finale will go online on December 31.
This would bring the total budget to an amount between 400 and 480 million dollars for eight episodes, potentially making it the most expensive season of a TV series ever.
Comparison With Other Productions
Season four of Stranger Things cost an estimated 30 million dollars per episode, while the first season began at a much more modest 6 million dollars per episode. Thus, the budget has increased tenfold.
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Other expensive series include Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with an average budget of 58 million dollars per episode and Citadel with 50 million dollars. In those cases, it partially involved rights costs or expensive reshoots, which does not seem to be the case with Stranger Things.
Longer Episodes And Release Dates
According to Puck News, the reason for the high budget lies in the length of the episodes. Each of the eight episodes is expected to have a runtime of between 90 and 120 minutes, which essentially means they are akin to eight feature films.
Netflix opts for a phased release. The first four episodes will be released on November 26, three episodes will follow on December 25, and the finale will go online on December 31.
