Netflix has released a behind-the-scenes video for Stranger Things Season 5, revealing three new cast members.
The video offers a special look at the making of the final season of Stranger Things, which is now halfway through filming, as it takes viewers backstage to see what the cast and crew have been cooking up (besides Eggos). It involves plenty of familiar faces, plus a few new additions that fans didn't know about until now.
To celebrate the halfway mark of filming Stranger Things 5 — and 8 years of Stranger Things! — we have a very special look at the making of the final season. pic.twitter.com/HH6yVgzLRA
— Netflix (@netflix) July 15, 2024
The footage features several returning stars, including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Sadie Sink. Self-confessed Stranger Things "fan" Linda Hamilton also appears in the video alongside three newcomers: Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux.
X/Twitter user @SThingsSpoilers shared screenshots from the video of the actors that have joined the line-up for the fifth and final season, though their roles are under wraps for now.
Nell Fisher ("Evil Dead Rise"), Alex Breaux ("Waco: The Aftermath"), and newcomer Jake Connelly have joined the cast of #StrangerThings5! pic.twitter.com/aBI6bIVqHq
— Stranger Things Spoilers (@SThingsSpoilers) July 15, 2024
A few actors are missing, including Argyle actor Eduardo Franco, who previously revealed he wouldn't be back. There is also no sign of Joseph Quinn's fan-favorite character Eddie Munson.
Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower shows up and teases that if "Season 4 was big, Season 5 definitely feels bigger," which comes on the back of Maya Hawke saying they're making "basically, eight movies." She also said Matt and Ross Duffer "take a lot of responsibility" in the scripts, and it takes "a long time to shoot them."
Ross Duffer gave fans a glimpse at the production in May when he posted a gallery of behind-the-scenes images, taken from weeks 15-19 of filming.
Stranger Things Season 5 doesn't yet have a release date, but all (or at least most) of the episodes will hit Netflix on the same day, starting with "Chapter One: The Crawl." It's also pegged to be a shorter season than the last, with a "Return of the King-ish" ending that David Harbour has warned is "very, very moving."
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.
