Overview
- Netflix released nine interconnected character posters for Season 5, Volume 2, highlighting the core younger ensemble ahead of new episodes on December 25 and a feature-length finale on December 31 in theaters and on Netflix.
- Co-hosting The Tonight Show, Millie Bobby Brown said she snuck into the writers’ room before the final table read and saw a whiteboard outlining the series’ endings.
- Brown described an emotional final read-through on couches and said she and Noah Schnapp made 30 friendship bracelets for castmates; she also gifted Jimmy Fallon Eleven’s bracelet from the show.
- Fans noted that Robin, Hopper, and Joyce were not included in the new poster set, prompting online speculation about their absence.
- Creators have emphasized Will Byers’ expanded role against Vecna in the final season, as Netflix continues a high-profile rollout that includes over 500 North American screens for the December 31 finale.