Two new faces enter Hawkins, as a new behind-the-scenes video for the final seasonStranger Thingsconfirms the addition of new cast members joining the show. The long-awaitedStranger Thingsseason 5, will bring the mysteries of a seemingly ordinary ’80s American town to a close. After the climactic season 4, the surviving main cast is once more reunited in a devastated Hawkins after halting the merging of the Earth and Upside Down.
Eight months intoStranger Thingsseason 5’s lengthy filming,StrangerThingstvon Instagram questioned two of its newest additions on joining the series.
Evil Dead Rise’sNell Fisher joins the production, potentially playing the role of Holly Wheeler, where she praised the cast and crew for keeping production enjoyable and moving.Jake Conelly has also been cast in an undisclosed roleand praised the crew for being kind and accommodating.
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Could New Cast Members Detract From The Main Cast’s Focus?
Currently, Fisher, Conelly, andTerminatorstar Linda Hamiltonare the only confirmed new additions to the final season ofStranger Things, who will join the returning core cast and season 4 villain actor Jamie Campbell Bower. The Netflix series has establisheda tradition ofexpanding its cast every season with characters that would become fan favorites, only to kill many of them off and leave viewers heartbroken. With one last season to resolve the stories of the core narrative and cast, introducing new characters may lead many to fear that focus could be taken from those stories.
Holly is not only older, but potentially being used as a pawn in Vecna’s scheme and personal vendetta against Eleven.
However, as seen in Fisher’sStranger Thingscasting, the crew behind the series may be aware of this possibility, and instead may only be casting characters who had previously smaller roles. With awidely speculated season 5 time skipbecoming more likely, and Fisher seen sharing the screen with a human form Vecna (Bower) on set,Holly is not only older, but potentially being used as a pawn in Vecna’s schemeand personal vendetta against Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). As such, Conelly and Hamilton could be playing characters with ties just as close to the narrative.
Regardless of whom they may be playing, Fisher’s casting finally confirms her involvement after several months of appearing on theStranger Thingsseason 5 set. With her past horror feature roles, the star is a good fit for a series whose final villain evokes many terrifying horror villain tropes. While viewers may be left wondering who Conelly may be playing, it may not be long until more official reveals break for the final trip down to Hawkins.
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Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
