Overview
- In a Guardian interview published Monday, Wolfhard said wrapping the five-season series left him “really lost” and that the final days were “pretty depressing” as the cast processed life after a decade together.
- He recalled that the ensemble initially behaved as if the show would continue and only accepted the ending midway through the final season, which made the remaining time on set feel more precious.
- Wolfhard described a short period of withdrawal after production ended before realizing that the friendships and working relationships from the show would endure long term.
- He is now prioritizing his music career because it gives him more creative control and a sense of normalcy, while saying he will consider acting again for projects that stretch him or if the Duffer brothers decide to revisit the story.
- The comments add personal context to the series’ close and follow earlier disclosures from Wolfhard about anxiety and panic attacks as a teenager, and they echo co-star Millie Bobby Brown’s emotional description of saying goodbye to him on set.