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[title]Scoops Troop, do you copy? Rumour has it things are about to get strange in Sydney – and we’re talking Hawkins-level strange. Red-tinted skies, flickering street lights, and eerie vines growing over bikes, shopfronts and bus shelters across the city. It’s almost as if the Upside Down has breached Down Under…
As Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas and the gang gear up for their final showdown, Sydneysiders will get the fright of their lives this week when a major spectacle dawns on Sydney Harbour. To see it up close, head to Northern Wharf at the Overseas Passenger Terminal from 8.30pm, November 25. Still feeling brave? The next night, along with the same spectacle, you can also wander over to the Harbour Bar at Squire’s Landing, where Hawkins-themed photo ops will be popping up on November 26. Keep your eyes peeled, just in case Vecna and his legion of demogorgons make an appearance.
This epic stunt coincides with the new (and sadly, final) season of Stranger Things, Netflix’s smash-hit show created by the Duffer Brothers. The fifth and final season is set to debut in two volumes with the first four episodes premiering on November 27 at 12.00pm AEDT. You’ll have to wait until December 26 for volume two and then the season finale – which is expected to be a whopping two hours long – will drop on New Year's Day.
Since premiering in 2016, Stranger Things has become one of Netflix’s biggest global phenomena, with season four alone racking up more than 140 million views. Rooted in nostalgia for classic ’80s genre films, the series follows a close-knit group of friends in a seemingly ordinary Midwestern town where supernatural evil lurks beneath the surface. Now, the whole gang returns for one final fight against a darkness more powerful and more terrifying than anything they’ve faced before.