Hawkins High School is being demolished as filming begins to wrap up on the fifth and final season for release in 2025. This iconic location is the home of the Tigers and was attended by many of the show’s current cast, as well as Hopper, Joyce and Bob in the 1950s.
The new photo comes from a Stranger Things spoiler on He has been posting a series of photos over the past few weeks as he continues to grow. The final season of the show.
According to reports, filming at Hawkins High School will be used heavily in season 5, as it has been in previous seasons, and will conclude in mid-June 2024. Hawkins High School was always scheduled to be demolished once Netflix finished filming there for the second time. By the end of season 4, the school became a temporary refuge for many as Vecna began destroying the town of Hawkins. Many people see school buses and military vehicles outside schools throughout the year. Over the years, the school has also been used as the location for the iconic Snowball.
The school itself is publicly accessible and is located in Stockbridge, Georgia, where the majority of the series was filmed over the past eight years. Google Maps lists the location as Hawkins High School, and a Street View taken in November 2022 shows Hawkins High School: Home of the Tigers printed on the front fascia. The school was formerly Patrick Henry High School until it closed in 2015 (listed as North Stockbridge High School on Google Maps).
The latest update posted today shows further demolition of the school, including the removal of the back building.
UPDATE: The building behind Hawkins School was extensively demolished, walls torn out and debris scattered. The structures are barely perceptible and won’t be around for much longer.#Stranger Things pic.twitter.com/ZjYquPiF4c
— Stranger Things spoilers (@SThingsspoilers) October 13, 2024
During the filming of stranger things Season 5 will run until the second half of this year (originally said to end in October), with the final season expected to hit screens in 2025 after a lengthy visual effects shoot.
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