'Stranger Things' Season 5 cast, who's returning and who's new? Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYNovember 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM 0 Netflix's bizarre yet irreplicable megahit show is coming to an end after nearly a decade, and fans are gearing up for the epic "Stranger Things" climax with high expectations. Whether viewers recently rewatched the first four seasons of the series or are going into Season 5 with vague recollections from 2022, many are wondering who they will − and who they won't see − when the first four episodes drop on Wednesday, Nov. 26, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYNovember 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Netflix's bizarre yet irreplicable megahit show is coming to an end after nearly a decade, and fans are gearing up for the epic "Stranger Things" climax with high expectations.
Whether viewers recently rewatched the first four seasons of the series or are going into Season 5 with vague recollections from 2022, many are wondering who they will − and who they won't see − when the first four episodes drop on Wednesday, Nov. 26, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Of course, central characters like Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Harbour) will appear on our screens for the dramatic end. Yet with such a massive ensemble that has only expanded since its 2016 roots, many are dying to know who will be there for the show's official sendoff.
If you need a refresher of Season 1-4, USA TODAY Entertainment Reporter Brendan Morrow has got you covered here with a full recap.
'Stranger Things' Season 4 character refresher
From left: Charlie Heaton as Jonthan Byers, Eduardo Franco as Argyle, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in "Stranger Things" Season 4.
New characters introduced in Season 4, like Argyle (Eduardo Franco) and Dimitri (Tom Wlaschiha), have not been confirmed to return to Season 5. Others, like fan favorite Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), will definitely not return after the character heroically died in the Upside Down last season.
"I love that Joe Quinn is toying with people! But no, he's dead," co-creator Matt Duffer said in an October interview with Empire. "Joe is so busy anyway that everyone should know he's not coming back. He's shot like five movies since! When the hell has he got time to come and shoot 'Stranger Things'? No, sadly, RIP. He's fully under that ground."
Meanwhile, the newly introduced villain, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), is not only returning for Season 5 but is set to be the primary antagonist.
From left: Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair and Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in "Stranger Things" Season 4.Who is returning for 'Stranger Things' Season 5?
The following characters and actors are returning for Season 5:
Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder)
Jim Hopper (David Harbour)
Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)
Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)
Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo)
Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin)
Will Byers (Noah Schnapp)
Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink)
Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)
Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton)
Steve Harrington (Joe Keery)
Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke)
Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower)
From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
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Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
">Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/20xvgms class=caas-img>which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
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Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
">Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
" src=https://ift.tt/1LOom9g class=caas-img> (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
">Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/HAoFy73 class=caas-img>Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/H8vse0h class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
">Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/H8vse0h class=caas-img>On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/SZ3VwYr class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
">On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/SZ3VwYr class=caas-img>Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/AdN64pK class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
">Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
" src=https://ift.tt/AdN64pK class=caas-img>Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/w1HgFoZ class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
">Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/w1HgFoZ class=caas-img>Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
" data-src=https://ift.tt/QrcXUsB class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
">Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
" src=https://ift.tt/QrcXUsB class=caas-img>Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6JZnKg7 class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
">Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/6JZnKg7 class=caas-img>Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/14IwT5B class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
">Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/14IwT5B class=caas-img>Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/9arTWhU class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
">Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
" src=https://ift.tt/9arTWhU class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/unOy8aY class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
">Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/unOy8aY class=caas-img>McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/pMiQ6uq class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
">McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/pMiQ6uq class=caas-img>McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/pEykmJZ class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
">McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/pEykmJZ class=caas-img>Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/cRMlNwq class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
">Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/cRMlNwq class=caas-img>Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/PFANmSJ class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
">Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
" src=https://ift.tt/PFANmSJ class=caas-img>"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
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"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
">"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
" src=https://ift.tt/kWgS72x class=caas-img>Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/0sH7vua class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
">Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/0sH7vua class=caas-img>Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/cVotOXF class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
">Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
" src=https://ift.tt/cVotOXF class=caas-img>Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/GlAfO0U class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
">Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
" src=https://ift.tt/GlAfO0U class=caas-img>After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6BMmoSd class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
">After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
" src=https://ift.tt/6BMmoSd class=caas-img>"The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/v70TJiG class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
">Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
" src=https://ift.tt/v70TJiG class=caas-img>Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/OGm52f1 class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
">Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/OGm52f1 class=caas-img>Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6JCdtrB class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
">Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/6JCdtrB class=caas-img>Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/wW4kPrv class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
">Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/wW4kPrv class=caas-img>Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/Z6HAJqU class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
">Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
" src=https://ift.tt/Z6HAJqU class=caas-img>The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/C9Zfuns class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
">The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
" src=https://ift.tt/C9Zfuns class=caas-img>Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/fo9vrUO class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
">Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
" src=https://ift.tt/fo9vrUO class=caas-img>Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/T3YzHtI class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
">Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
" src=https://ift.tt/T3YzHtI class=caas-img>Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/e9xURMX class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
">Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/e9xURMX class=caas-img>Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/GP68hIo class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
">Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/GP68hIo class=caas-img>Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/sO0XgeL class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
">Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
" src=https://ift.tt/sO0XgeL class=caas-img>Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/lbaj2Hq class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
">Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/lbaj2Hq class=caas-img>Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/2NWDKeS class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
">Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/2NWDKeS class=caas-img>Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/WpG9xgr class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
">Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/WpG9xgr class=caas-img>Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/DKJkwtH class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
">Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/DKJkwtH class=caas-img>David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
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David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
">David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
" src=https://ift.tt/i2E8x3u class=caas-img>Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
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Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
">Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/HngeMJN class=caas-img>Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
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The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
">The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
" src=https://ift.tt/rVzDFTc class=caas-img>Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
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Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
">Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/HeshgaQ class=caas-img>Priah Ferguson attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" red carpet premiere for Season 5.
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Priah Ferguson attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" red carpet premiere for Season 5.
">Priah Ferguson attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" red carpet premiere for Season 5.
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Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
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Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
">Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/i8tF39n class=caas-img>Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
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Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
">Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/J8l7oab class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Gaten Matarazzo at the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards.
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Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Gaten Matarazzo at the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards.
">Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Gaten Matarazzo at the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards.
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Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson)
Murray (Brett Gelman)
Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono)
Ted Wheeler (Joe Chest)
Vickie (Amybeth McNulty)
Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan (Sherman Augustus)
Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher)
USA TODAY Entertainment Reporter Anthony Robledo caught up with the "Stranger Things" cast at the final red carpet premiere. Read about how Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp are saying goodbye to the Netflix show.
Who's not coming back for 'Stranger Things 5'?
Tom Wlaschiha as Dimitri in "Stranger Things" Season 4
The following characters have not been confirmed to be in "Stranger Things" Season 5, despite their characters presumably being alive.
Argyle (Eduardo Franco)
Dimitri (Tom Wlaschiha)
Yuri (Nikola Djuricko)
Eight/Kali Prasad (Linnea Berthelsen)
Sam Owens (Paul Reiser)
fifth and final season of the Netflix horror series will return Nov. 26 (with subsequent installments on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve). Take a peek at images from the episodes, including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Stranger Things" is almost here! The fifth and final season of the Netflix horror series will return Nov. 26 (with subsequent installments on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve). Take a peek at images from the episodes, including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
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"Stranger Things" is almost here! The fifth and final season of the Netflix horror series will return Nov. 26 (with subsequent installments on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve). Take a peek at images from the episodes, including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
">"Stranger Things" is almost here! The fifth and final season of the Netflix horror series will return Nov. 26 (with subsequent installments on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve). Take a peek at images from the episodes, including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
" src=https://ift.tt/PjJ5DTY class=caas-img>Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. The third Wheeler sibling has been too young to be included in earlier seasons.
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Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. The third Wheeler sibling has been too young to be included in earlier seasons.
">Nell Fisher as Holly Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. The third Wheeler sibling has been too young to be included in earlier seasons.
" src=https://ift.tt/nTEgxF5 class=caas-img>"Terminator" star Linda Hamilton makes her debut as Dr. Kay in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
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"Terminator" star Linda Hamilton makes her debut as Dr. Kay in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
">"Terminator" star Linda Hamilton makes her debut as Dr. Kay in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
" src=https://ift.tt/eVrluUK class=caas-img>Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Their teen romance will have to endure apocalyptic problems.
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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Their teen romance will have to endure apocalyptic problems.
">Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Their teen romance will have to endure apocalyptic problems.
" src=https://ift.tt/sPUqtWJ class=caas-img>Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Joe Keery as Steve Harrington in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Everyone's favorite friends will have their own trials and tribulations.
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Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Joe Keery as Steve Harrington in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Everyone's favorite friends will have their own trials and tribulations.
">Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Joe Keery as Steve Harrington in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Everyone's favorite friends will have their own trials and tribulations.
" src=https://ift.tt/tksRFG6 class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Max ended Season 4 of the series in a coma caused by villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
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Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Max ended Season 4 of the series in a coma caused by villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
">Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Max ended Season 4 of the series in a coma caused by villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
" src=https://ift.tt/Hup9YUC class=caas-img>Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Lucas' little sister is a fan favorite.
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Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Lucas' little sister is a fan favorite.
">Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Lucas' little sister is a fan favorite.
" src=https://ift.tt/9rEqQBI class=caas-img>Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Will's kidnapping by Vecna into the Upside Down in Season 1 started the whole series of unfortunate events of the show.
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Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Will's kidnapping by Vecna into the Upside Down in Season 1 started the whole series of unfortunate events of the show.
">Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in "Stranger Things" Season 5. Will's kidnapping by Vecna into the Upside Down in Season 1 started the whole series of unfortunate events of the show.
" src=https://ift.tt/nqr2WHa class=caas-img>The gang's all here: Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
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The gang's all here: Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
">The gang's all here: Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
" src=https://ift.tt/y2tkGJh class=caas-img>An image from "Stranger Things" Season 5. Things are looking positively like the end of the world in Hawkins, Indiana.
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An image from "Stranger Things" Season 5. Things are looking positively like the end of the world in Hawkins, Indiana.
">An image from "Stranger Things" Season 5. Things are looking positively like the end of the world in Hawkins, Indiana.
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1 / 10Sneak peek photos from 'Stranger Things' Season 5, including Max Mayfield's fate
"Stranger Things" is almost here! The fifth and final season of the Netflix horror series will return Nov. 26 (with subsequent installments on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve). Take a peek at images from the episodes, including Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
Which characters died on 'Stranger Things'?
In case viewers forgot, the following characters have died in "Stranger Things" and are highly unlikely to return in Season 5.
Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner dies in Netflix's "Stranger Things." -
Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn)
Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine)
Jason Carver (Mason Dye)
Billy Hargrove (Dacre Montgomery)
Bob Newby (Sean Astin)
Barb Holland (Shannon Purser)
Who are the new characters in 'Stranger Things 5' -
Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly)
Lt. Akers (Alex Breaux)
Dr. Kay (Linda Hamilton)
What time does 'Stranger Things' come out?
Linda Hamilton as Dr. Kay in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
Part one of "Stranger Things" Season 5 premieres on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
This release includes the first four episodes of Season 5. The next three episodes will release on Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and the finale will release on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Contributing: Greta Cross, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Stranger Things' Season 5 cast — who's returning and who's not?
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