Overview
- Schnapp confirms in new interviews that Will Byers’s sexuality is a major plot point in season five.
- He has said the series will conclude by bringing Will’s story full circle after centering on him from the start.
- Netflix’s release plan delivers four episodes on November 26, three on December 25, and a finale on December 31.
- Schnapp, who came out in 2023, says portraying Will helped him accept his identity and feel comfortable being himself.
- Promotion for the season has unfolded alongside boycott calls tied to criticism of Schnapp over pro‑Israel stickers in 2023 and a later clarifying post.