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There’s a new player coming to Hawkins! Netflix has announced thatLinda Hamiltonwill join the cast ofStranger Thingsfor thefifth and final seasonof its hit sci fi-thriller series,.
As the gang failed to defeat Vecna in season 4,Jamie Campbell Bowerwill also return as the Big Bad.
Though the 66-year-oldTerminatorstar is joining the ranks, back in August 2022, theDuffer Brothersrevealed they were trying their bestnot to add any new charactersinto the new season in order to be mindful about wrapping up the stories for the current players.
“We’re doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for Season 5,” Matt told Indiewire. “We’re trying not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters, I guess.” His twin Ross added, “We’ve got a great cast of characters here, and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.”
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“Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc forStranger Things. At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons,” they wrote in a statement at the time. “It proved too large to tell in four, but — as you’ll soon see for yourselves — we are now hurling toward our finale.”
The siblings also confirmed that season 5 will feature atime jumpto give a more accurate portrayal of the show’s once child stars as they’ve grown up with the show.
While plot details have remained closely guarded, the show creators and cast members have teased that viewers are in for an emotional finale.
Ross revealed that a few Netflix executives teared up when they announced their plans for season 5.
“We do have an outline for season 5 and we pitched it to Netflix and they really responded well to it,” he toldTheWrap. “I mean, it was hard. It’s the end of the story. I saw executives crying who I’ve never seen cry before and it was wild.”
Harbour affirmed the emotional finale to come, tellingVarietyin May 2022 thathe knows how the series ends— and “it’s quite moving and quite beautiful.”
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Seasons 1–4 ofStranger Thingsare currently streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
