Stranger Things 5 first look out! Fans geared up for another exciting season

Stranger Things fans had much to rejoice as makers shared a behind-the-scenes clip to mark the show's eighth anniversary. Along with the clip, the makers also updated fans that the crew was halfway through filming season five.

Stranger Things fans have gone wild after the show's makers posted an update from the set of its fifth season.

The Netflix sci-fi drama, first released in July 2016, is one of the streamer's biggest hits and has made stars of its cast.

The exact date of release of Stranger Things Season 5 is not known yet but it's been suggested that the series could arrive next year. 

Stranger Things 5 teaser

The two-minute teaser video opens with a shot of a clapperboard before showing a montage of well-known locations from the show such as Hawkins High School. Caleb McLaughlin, who plays Lucas, narrates over the footage: "Welcome to season five of Stranger Things."

We then see a shot of Mike, Lucas, Will and Dustin, the original group of four characters who were at the centre of season one.

Later on in the video, Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike, says he's "excited to have scenes with the original four".

The clip also takes the fans a bit down memory lane as it shows a clip of Millie Bobbie Brown, who plays the psychic character Eleven, from season one. 

"I started when I was ten years old," she says. The clip then cuts to her driving a car, and the star adds, "I'm just turning 20 years old".

Later on, Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin, is seen walking onto the set and can be heard saying "this is home".

The series has been criticised for its long gaps which in turn has aged the actors far more than the characters they play. 

Given the cliffhanger ending of season four, it seems as though the show is planning to pick up where it left off.

Fans also got a glimpse of British actor Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays the evil Vecna. 

Watch the teaser here: 

There's also a brief shot of actress Linda Hamilton, who's best known for her work on the Terminator movies.

Fans react

Hours after the video was shared, fans shared their excitement on the BTS clip on social media. Some also expressed sadness as they noted the absence of Noah Schnapp, who played Will Byers in the show. Noah, who is Jewish, previously received criticism for posting messages in support of Israel following the 7 October attack by Hamas.

He later posted a video, which has since disappeared, stating that his views had been "misconstrued" and that he wanted "peace and safety and security for all innocent people" affected by the conflict.