Shawshank Redemption director ends 11-year retirement to helm Stranger Things 5 episodes

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont has come out of retirement to helm two episodes of the forthcoming fifth season of Stranger Things. That positivity is something I really responded to.” As to whether his work on Stranger Things would open the door to future directorial efforts, Darabond said: “Who knows? I haven’t missed the business but I have missed being on set with creative people… It may well be one and done, but we’ve still got time.” open image in gallery ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ director Frank Darabont The fifth and final season of Stranger Things has been eagerly anticipated by fans, some of whom expressed exasperation that it will not arrive on screens until 2025. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Millie Bobby Brown in ‘Stranger Things’ Stranger Things stars an ensemble cast including Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, and Winona Ryder, and focuses on the paranormal events surrounding an American town in the 1980s.