OTT & Transmedia : The ‘Stranger Things’ Effect: Report Finds Gap Between Seasons Of Scripted TV Shows Nearly Doubled During First Half Of This Decade by Geoff Hall

Geoff Hall

The ‘Stranger Things’ Effect: Report Finds Gap Between Seasons Of Scripted TV Shows Nearly Doubled During First Half Of This Decade

What are your thoughts about this? Personally, I didn’t like the gaps increasing for the release of Stranger Things seasons. If it was the only show I was watching on Netflix, yes, like some of the commenters I may have felt like leaving. However, I just found other shows to watch.

“The average gap between seasons of scripted originals was just 10 months a decade ago, which slowly increased over the 10-year period, rising the most during the first year of the pandemic when it shot up from 12 to 16, and from 2023 to 2024 during the U.S. labor strikes, when it went from 17 to 21. Last year it plateaued for the first time at 21.”

I think 21 months is egregious and I can’t think why Streamers would do that? Surely, it would just hack off your audience?

And what would this be like for cast and crew, I wonder?

https://deadline.com/2026/05/the-stranger-things-effect-ampere-report-se...

The 'Stranger Things' Effect: Ampere Report Analyzes Season Gaps
The 'Stranger Things' Effect: Ampere Report Analyzes Season Gaps
An Ampere report has analyzed he 'Stranger Things' Effect, season gaps between huge shows including 'Wednesday' and 'Severance'.

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