Stranger Thingsstar Gaten Matarazzo promises high stakes for season 5, hinting that not even the core cast members will be safe from the threat of death. Ever since season 1 aired in 2016, Matarazzo has portrayed Hawkins teen Dustin Henderson and has faced the terrors of the Upside Down, covert Soviet transmissions, and fought to clear a friend’s name. After over eight years,Stranger Thingsis expected to air its final seasonsometime in 2025.
In an interview withRadioTimes.com, Matarazzo teased whether the final season will see any familiar faces fall in the coming battle against Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). While carefully avoiding any details that could be considered too spoiler-heavy, he hinted thatthe final season would see the core cast placed in danger, leaving season 5 as one of the more intense seasons yet. Check out Matarazzo’s response below:
“Everybody’s potentially in danger. That’s kind of what makes this show so exciting and what I think is going to make this season so exciting. We saw how intense [season] 4 was, we saw how everyone was surviving by the skin of their teeth in [season] 4, and we saw that some of them didn’t [survive] in [season] 4, and that’s going to continue in [season] 5. That’s why we have a show. You never really know what’s coming, and I think that that maintains itself really poignantly throughout [season] 5 and I’m excited for people to experience that, I’m excited for people to feel that fear. That’s what makes watching the show fun, you care about these people. You want them to do well, you want them to make it.”
Can Stranger Things Really Kill Its Core Cast?
The Series Has Avoided Killing Its Original Cast.
While the single-seasonStranger Thingscharactershave often found themselves tragically losing their lives to the horrors of the Upside Down,its core cast members have been spared from death. Jim Hopper (David Harbour) was confirmed to have survived the StarCourt incident even before season 4 had aired early in production, while the critically wounded Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) is confirmed to play some role despite her injuries and coma state. As such, audiences may be skeptical about the threat the main cast faces in the final episodes.
The villain targeting her shows that his plans for revenge following Stranger Things season 4’s ending will be much more personal
However, even with Sink’s involvement, it is unconfirmed how her character will return, and whether she will be physically active or be a mental projection. Furthermore, on-set photos fromStranger Thingsseason 5 have hinted that the threat will be much closer to home for the heroes, asVecna has been seen alongside Holly Wheeler(Nell Fisher), taking on a more human form to infiltrate the real world. Holly didn’t have a huge role in past seasons, so the villain targeting her shows that his plans for revenge followingStranger Thingsseason 4’s endingwill be much more personal.
2 Dark Stranger Things Season 5 Theories Get A Big Boost From Set Photos
A new member of the Hawkins team in Stranger Things season 5 supports two very dark theories, both connected to Vecna and his plans.
As Netflix’s most recognizable sci-fi epic, there are a lot of high expectations forStranger Things’final season. This has led to many theories as to just how the Duffer Brothers will conclude the tale, such as whether the characters will have a happy ending or if some heartbreaking sacrifices will have to be made. This new tease means that viewers will be on the edge of their seats fearing for their favorite characters.
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Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
