The wait for the fifth – and supposedly final – season of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” has slowly begun: Season 4 started in 2022. After delays caused by labor disputes in the film industry, the fifth season has been filming in the Atlanta area since early 2024 and is scheduled to run until the end of the year. The premiere of the final season is planned for summer 2025, with a specific date to be announced soon.
The episodes are likely to be different this time. Maya Hawke, who plays Robin in the series, said in the podcast “Podcrushed” that the episodes are “very long” and that the season consists of “basically eight films.”
If you’re tired of waiting for Stranger Things to return to the big screen, you can head to Georgia and visit some of the filming locations.
Three locations where the cast and crew were spotted filming are:
1. WSQK radio station discontinued, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. According to fan reports, the new radio station in Season 5 was built in a field on Hutchinson Ferry Road near Cochran Mill.
2. Steinberg Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia, served as the setting for “The Upside Down,” another dimension of the series. According to HawkinsAVClub on Reddit, the wooded area was littered with all sorts of Demogorgon tentacles wrapped around the trees. Make of that what you will…
In Stone Mountain, you can also drive past 5280 Moore Street, which serves as the exterior of the Hargrove House.
3. Creel House, Rome, Georgia. The beautiful Second Empire-style Claremont House will appear again in “Stranger Things,” according to the Rome News-Tribune. The 7,000-square-foot house at 906 E. Second Avenue was built in 1882 for Hamilton “Colonel” Yancey and Florence Julia Peterson Yancey. The Yancey family owned it until the early 1960s. Tours are only available by drive-by.
During your tour, check out filming locations from the first four seasons in several small towns.
4. Butts County Probate Court, 25 Third Street, Jackson, Georgia. Downtown Jackson serves as the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. In some early scenes, the show’s young characters are seen riding horses through the streets of Jackson. The Butts County Probate Court serves as Hawkins’ public library.
The Butts County Probate Court at 25 Third Street in Jackson, Georgia serves as the Hawkins Public Library in Stranger Things. Downtown Jackson serves as the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.Kelly Kazek
5. Jackson Drug, 4 Second Street, Jackson. Serves as Melvald’s general store, where Joyce (played by Winona Ryder) works.
Jackson Drug at 4 Second Street in Jackson, Georgia, served as Melvald’s General Store, where Joyce (played by Winona Ryder) works in Stranger Things.Kelly Kazek
6. Old Furniture Store, 2 North Oak Street, Jackson. Serves as the Hawk Theater. (A canopy was added to the outside of the building for these scenes.)
This school, located at 109 South Lee Street in Stockbridge, Georgia, served as Hawkins Middle and High School in Stranger Things. The high school was closed in 2015 due to mold problems.Kelly Kazek
7. Abandoned School, 109 South Lee Street, Stockbridge, Ga. The high school, which was abandoned in 2015 due to mold problems, served as Hawkins Middle School and Hawkins High School in the series. It was built as Stockbridge High School and then served as Patrick Henry High School, which was the alternative school for Henry County.
8. Hopper’s Cabin, Sleepy Hollow Farm, Powder Springs, Georgia. The farm is now a paid tourist attraction, offering fans a unique interactive experience as it can be used as an escape room, although the interior scenes are filmed in a studio.
9. Gwinnett Place Mall, 2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, Georgia. Serves as Starcourt Mall in the show.
10-13. Exteriors of three houses in East Point, Georgia, serve as characters’ homes in the series: 2530 Piney Wood Lane is the Wheeler House and 2550 Piney Wood Lane is the home of the Sinclairs. 2886 Piney Wood Drive served as Henderson home and 2980 Piney Wood Drivethat was the Hollands’ house. Interiors were shot in a studio in Atlanta. Private homes. Just drive-bys.
