Stranger Things: Winona Ryder Reflects On The Cast Growing Up

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Stranger Things season 4 star Winona Ryder shares her reactions to the cast growing up in the newest season. Ryder, who plays Joyce Byers, is a series regular that has been around since the first season of Netflix's hit TV show. Now, she is heading back to the Upside Down in Stranger Things season 4, the first part of which officially premiered on May 27.

Stranger Things season 4 is set in the spring of 1986 and centers on the core group of the series. This consists of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Will (Noah Schnapp), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), and Mike (Finn Wolfhard). Stranger Things season 4 follows the groups as they enter their high school years and navigate the uncertain waters of their new surroundings. While most of the cast remain in Hawkins, Will and Eleven are living in California, which makes their transition into early adulthood even tougher. Still, it seems the younger cast members aren't the only ones having trouble coming to terms with their growing pains.

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During an interview with THR, Ryder shared her reaction to the Stranger Things season 4 cast growing up in front of her eyes. After working with the cast for eight years, Ryder says she "marvels at them," because they are "grounded" and so "talented." She goes on to say that she's floored by how kind and thoughtful the younger cast members are. View Ryder's thoughts on the younger Stranger Things season 4 cast below:

“We’ve obviously been working with them for [eight] years now — most of them — but I just marvel at them. They’re grounded. They’re so, so talented.

I have very, very mixed feelings about children in the industry — I was one — and I am just