Stranger Things season five: Who are the cast members?
Find out more about the final season
Stranger Things fans have been eagerly awaiting more information about season five, and Netflix didn't disappoint at their Tudum fan event recently.
The streaming platform's chief action officer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, took to the stage to reveal a brand new cast member for the fifth season, his former co-star Linda Hamilton.
Who is in the cast for Stranger Things 5?
Linda Hamilton, best-known for her role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator films, will be joining Stranger Things for its final season. However, no details have been released about the character she will play.
It's also been confirmed that several other characters will be returning for the final season including, Bobby Brown who plays Eleven, Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Noah Schnapp (Will), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Priya Ferguson (Erica), Joe Keery (Steve), Natalia Dyer (Nancy), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan) and Maya Hawke (Robin).
Despite ending the series blind and comatose, Sadie Sink (Max) will also be returning to the popular series. She confirmed in January 2023 that she would be in the next season, saying on Today with Hoda and Jenna. "It's going to be awful. It's going to be horrible and these kids, this entire cast and crew, this is like family."
Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, will also be returning to appear in some flashback scenes.
At present, no more new cast members have been announced for season 5, however there were four announced for season 4.
New faces for Stranger Things season 4:
Regina Ting Chen - Ms. Kelly
"Ms. Kelly is a popular guidance counsellor who cares deeply for her students — especially those struggling the most."
'Regina was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up in Texas, and now resides in Atlanta, GA. Some of Regina's most recent work includes Queen of the South, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Watchmen, Black Lightning, and Dynasty.'
Grace Van Dien - Chrissy
"Chrissy is Hawkins' High lead cheerleader and the most popular girl in school. But beneath the seemingly perfect surface lies a dark secret."
'Grace recently was the lead in the Vince Vaughn film THE BINGE for Hulu. Earlier last year she played a series regular on NBC's THE VILLAGE. This was straight off of playing Sharon Tate in director Mary Harron's film CHARLIE SAYS opposite Matt Smith, Chace Crawford and Suki Waterhouse, which played at the Tribeca and Venice film festivals. Prior to that Grace recurred on WHITE FAMOUS for Showtime and was a series regular on the popular Netflix series GREENHOUSE ACADEMY.'
Myles Truitt - Patrick
"Patrick is a Hawkins basketball star who has friends, talent, and a good life...until shocking events send his life spiralling out of control."
'Myles Truitt is a triple threat who has recently joined the cast of the upcoming Lionsgate/Starz series BLACK MAFIA FAMILY opposite Russell Hornsby. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is executive producing. Myles started his career when he was cast in the THE NEW EDITION STORY. His talent was recognized by writers/directors Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker who cast him as the lead of the 21 Laps/Lionsgate feature, KIN. He can most recently be seen recurring on the OWN series QUEEN SUGAR from Ava DuVernay. Other credits include S. Craig Zahler's DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE opposite Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, the Syfy series, SUPERSTITION, and the hit FX series from Donald Glover, ATLANTA.'
Amybeth McNulty - Vickie
"Vickie is a cool, fast-talking band nerd who catches the eye of one of our beloved heroes."
'Amybeth's screen credits include Anne in ANNE WITH AN E where she played the title character for 3 season on Netflix. The performance gained her the Outstanding Female Performance ACTRA Award in 2019 and Best Lead Actress Canadian Screen Awards 2019. Other credits include young Morgan in Luke Scott's MORGAN, young Agatha in AGATHA RAISIN, Sputnik in THE SPARTICLE MYSTERY, Jenny in CLEANBREAK.'
Season 1-4 are available to stream on Netflix now.
Take a look through some interesting Stranger Things facts:
1)
To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.
2)
The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.
3)
Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.
4)
Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.
5)
The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.
6)
Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.
7)
Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.
8)
Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.
9)
To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.
10)
Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.
11)
Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.
12)
It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.
13)
The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.
14)
The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.
15)
Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.
16)
The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.
17)
Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
18)
Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11Â-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.
19)
The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.
20)
Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.
21)
For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.
22)
To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.
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