Overview
- The Duffer Brothers have reiterated to Empire that Eddie Munson is definitively dead and not coming back.
- Fans continue to speculate about a potential, unrecognisable reappearance shaped by the Upside Down, but no such storyline has been confirmed.
- Matt Duffer noted Joseph Quinn’s packed film slate as a practical barrier to any return.
- Quinn has moved on to high‑profile roles, including A Quiet Place: Day One, The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Gladiator II, with additional marquee projects ahead.
- Stranger Things season five, part two, debuts on Netflix on Friday, December 26.