Finn Wolfhard Talks ‘Incredibly Emotional’ Stranger Things Ending
‘s rise to superstardom came from his starring role in Netflix’s Stranger Things, and as the show prepares to air its final season, Wolfhard has reflected on what the near-decade time spent in the series has meant.
Speaking to Variety during a recent episode of Variety Studio, Wolfhard was asked about his time on Stranger Things, and what it meant to be finishing up the series almost 10 years later. For the actor, it was “incredibly emotional,” and said that the production process for the final season was intense.
“It was incredibly emotional, obviously,” Wolfhard said. “It’s the last 10 years of my life. Also for the creators, the Duffer Bros. started when they were 30 and now they are 40. Everyone had a long journey and shared it together. My whole childhood was there. It was sort of the ‘Toy Story 3’ moment of leaving your toys behind. It was really special.
“We had a long last year. We shot sort of ‘Lord of the Rings’ style with a year-long shoot. It was a great way to go out and very intense. I feel like it couldn’t have ended better. [‘The Legend of Ochi’] is the first movie that I’m promoting since, so it feels like post-graduation or something. I am excited for everything to come out.”
Stranger Things Season 5 will star Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Sadie Sink as Maxine “Max” Mayfield, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair, Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Amybeth McNulty as Vickie, and Linda Hamilton in an undisclosed role.
Stranger Things Season 4 set a record for Netflix, having been viewed for more than 287 million hours during the week of May 23-30. That’s not only good enough for the top spot of the week for Netflix, but it’s also more than enough
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