BERLIN: Gaten Matarazzo, star of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, described the last day of filming as feeling more like a graduation than a typical workday. The actor shared his reflections on November 18 during a special screening in Berlin ahead of the fifth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning show.
“The last days are hectic for sure, ’cause you still have to wrap up the show and make sure the days are finished before the wrap day. So they were really busy,” Matarazzo said. “The whole last month was really crazy, but that last day specifically felt more like a graduation than a day on set.”
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Fellow cast member Caleb McLaughlin echoed the sentiment, noting that the final season marks a meaningful close to a chapter in their lives, while also signaling the start of new beginnings for the actors involved.
Set in the 1980s, Stranger Things season five will be released in three parts. The first four episodes are scheduled to drop on November 26, the next three on December 25, and the season finale will air on December 31. Fans can expect the series to wrap up long-running storylines while delivering the suspense and nostalgia that made the show a cultural phenomenon.