Fans have been eagerly awaiting the final season of Stranger Things 5. And the wait is about to end, as the makers have shared a trailer and the release date for the finale. The new trailer takes the stakes higher, while promising to be the most intense ending for the beloved Hawkins crew yet, as they will face their biggest challenge so far in the Upside Down.
Stranger Things 5 trailer out
The fifth and final season is expected to be an emotional and action-packed conclusion to the epic saga that started in 2016. It takes viewers back to the eerie streets of Hawkins, Indiana, where each friendship, secret, and scar will be tested one last time. Netflix dropped the much-awaited trailer while inviting viewers back to the Upside Down.
Counting down to the final chapter, the cast, creators, and executive producers of the show have set the stage for what to expect from the upcoming season. Millie Bobby Brown, who plays the protagonist Eleven, shares, “Eleven is in training mode. She`s in a warrior state, which is the first time you see Eleven like that at the beginning of a season. As for her mindset, all she is thinking about is protecting her friends. Her friends are her chosen family, so she will do whatever it takes to protect them, and we`re going to see that.”
The cast shares about their characters
Gaten Matarazzo, who is known for playing Dustin, revealed, Dustin is kind of in a bit of a funk. I think everybody is probably considering the state that Hawkins is in, and it`s getting a little bit harder for the gang to keep all the pieces together. We`re all dealing with the day-to-day issues of what it is to try to keep everybody safe and figure out where Vecna is, while having a lot of unpacked baggage from the events in the previous season.”
Caleb McLaughlin, aka Lucas, opens up, “It`s always been at the beginning of a season that everything is all good, but this is the first season we come into it, and the stakes are the same as where we left off. We haven`t defeated Vecna, and the problem is still there. We`re still trying to figure it out, and we may not be able to figure it out, so you feel that burden on Lucas as well as everyone else on the show. Everyone is on edge, and we’re all just trying to keep hope alive.”
Noah Schnapp, who plays Will, says, “Will is back in Hawkins this season. He was out of Hawkins for the last season, so now we`re seeing the effects of him being back in that realm. We kind of hit the ground running right away this season, which is really exciting and not how we`ve started any other season. Everyone is all in one place, and we all have the same objective.”
Sadie Sink, aka Max, reveals, “We [ended] Season 4 in a tough place for Max. Her final moments were her in a hospital bed. Eleven was searching for her in the void and couldn`t find her, so Max is definitely not the way she once was. There’s still a small glimmer of hope, though, and her friends are hanging on to that.”
Finn Wolfhard, Mike, shares, “Mike is back in leadership mode, and he’s kind of taken it more upon himself to help plan out these missions, and he and the whole gang are devoted to finding Vecna and ending this.”
Similarly, co-creator, executive producer, writer, director, Ross Duffer shares, “I think what`s unique about this season is that it starts a little bit in chaos because our heroes ultimately lost at the end of Season 4. We usually set up their normal life and how they’re going about school, and then we introduce the supernatural element. But in this case, this season is sprinting from the start.”
Co-creator, executive producer, writer, and director Matt Duffer adds, “They’re not experiencing normal life. Nothing in Hawkins is normal anymore…their movement is restricted, and there are Big Brother cameras everywhere. So not only are they active — their everyday, normal lives are anything but.”
Shawn Levy, the executive producer and director, also shared his excitement, saying, “The action is next level, the visual effects are next level, but I`m also happy to say that the emotional centre remains the same. And part of the magic of this show is that even as we evolve, even as the storytelling becomes more epic, it`s always anchored in these characters that we love.”
