Noah Schnapp knows 'Stranger Things' finale won't 'satisfy' all fans Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY December 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM 0 NEW YORK ‒ Hold onto your Eggos. The fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" is drawing to a close with a twoplushour finale episode, which is coming to Netflix and select movie theaters Dec. 31. Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers in the streaming scifi sensation, first read the last script at a table read alongside the rest of his castmates. Normally, the show's creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, would send over scripts ahead of time.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY December 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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NEW YORK ‒ Hold onto your Eggos.
The fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" is drawing to a close with a two-plus-hour finale episode, which is coming to Netflix and select movie theaters Dec. 31.
Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers in the streaming sci-fi sensation, first read the last script at a table read alongside the rest of his castmates. Normally, the show's creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, would send over scripts ahead of time.
But with this one, "they've been so lock and key," Schnapp told USA TODAY earlier this month. "I remember reading it and being like, 'This is perfect.' You end and you're like, 'Everyone's stories are closed.' You finally feel satisfied with no more questions. What more could you want?"
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Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) comes out as gay to his friends in Episode 7 of "Stranger Things" Season 5.
Season 5 has proven divisive among "Stranger Things" fans, many of whom have complained on social media that there are too many characters fighting for screentime in the series' final batch of eight episodes. There are also critics who believe that the show's apocalyptic storyline has gotten overstuffed with convoluted mythology.
Schnapp, 21, recognizes that it's "hard" to please everyone, but he trusts the Duffers to land the plane.
"It's literally impossible, which is why they're not working to satisfy 'this versus that,'" Schnapp says. "There's so much pressure on that last episode to not just finish the season, but the last episode also tells a story of what the whole show was. But I think the Duffers and us as a cast, honestly, are good at tuning out the noise."
There are "always people fighting over what should happen and what shouldn't," Schnapp continues. "The Duffers are really good at being tunnel vision. They're just working to tell the story that they set out to tell 10 years ago. They planned out the final scene from the beginning. They're so smart in how they write the show and everything has a purpose. Everything was planned."
Noah Schnapp walks the red carpet at a special screening of "Stranger Things" Season 5 in London on Nov. 13.
The young actor screened the finale with the rest of the cast less than two weeks ago, and he has plans to see it again in theaters with friends and family on New Year's Day.
"I'm not watching on New Year's Eve because I don't want to be depressed the whole night," Schnapp jokes. "I really think now when we watch this, it's like a proper goodbye to our childhoods. These characters have become a piece of us, so it's almost like saying goodbye to a piece of yourself."
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/604q9eh 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/tebN25E 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/Hhj91no class=caas-img>Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/vedCojt 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/vedCojt 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/vTQSBko 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/vTQSBko class=caas-img>Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/i5pzJv4 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/i5pzJv4 class=caas-img>Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/SnB2E9z 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/SnB2E9z 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/TVwK39C 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/TVwK39C class=caas-img>Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/uaeX31T 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/uaeX31T 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/5F0kqrU 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/5F0kqrU class=caas-img>Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/CZDnvKH 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/CZDnvKH class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/s0eKiAN 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/s0eKiAN 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/XH0VqnO 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/XH0VqnO class=caas-img>McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/kP8HI2u 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/kP8HI2u class=caas-img>Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/T5Q8GAd 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/T5Q8GAd 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.
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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/cFytCj1 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/UcilmwD 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/LsEXoOn 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/LsEXoOn 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/bRVMxnr 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/bRVMxnr class=caas-img>Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/8tZvO9n 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/8tZvO9n 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.
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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/EbaKV0q 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.
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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/kKDdVEJ 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/ZSMr6Yo 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/ZSMr6Yo class=caas-img>Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/sSECoeZ 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/sSECoeZ class=caas-img>Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/FCspeRm 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/FCspeRm 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/aX019CB 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/aX019CB class=caas-img>The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/O8qQJ6V 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/O8qQJ6V class=caas-img>Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/iO7Iq3l 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/iO7Iq3l class=caas-img>Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/yF1a2Hu 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/yF1a2Hu 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/NY4msoQ 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/NY4msoQ 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/l29IFTi 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/l29IFTi class=caas-img>Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/XbtQgun 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/XbtQgun class=caas-img>Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/crKQvnf 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/crKQvnf 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/Hgn51aY 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/Hgn51aY class=caas-img>Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/cVQjoST 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/cVQjoST 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/3HgeJtx 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/3HgeJtx class=caas-img>David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/T5alokY class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
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/T5alokY 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/E4qtPrc 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/KTVehx4 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/F6wPJAu 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.
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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/IXfFlYG 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/rIERPvJ 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.
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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.
He's also prepared for plenty of tears.
"Matt Duffer said he never cries at the stuff he does, but every time he watches this episode, it moves him," Schnapp says. "So if he is, I definitely will – I'm the biggest emotional person. I'll cry at anything!"
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Stranger Things' finale won't please everyone, Noah Schnapp teases
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Published: December 29, 2025 at 01:45PM on Source: PRIME TIME
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