As 'Stranger Things' premiere crashes Netflix, the stars reflect on the end Pamela Avila, USA TODAY November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM 0 After a brief stint in the Upside Down with some technical issues, Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 is officially out. With the premiere of the first four episodes on Thanksgiving Eve, the cast is naturally reminiscing on what the beginning of the end of "Stranger Things" means to them. Millie Bobbie Brown, who was only 11 when the show started filming Season 1, shared on social media Wednesday that "this show has given me so much.
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Pamela Avila, USA TODAY November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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After a brief stint in the Upside Down with some technical issues, Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 is officially out.
With the premiere of the first four episodes on Thanksgiving Eve, the cast is naturally reminiscing on what the beginning of the end of "Stranger Things" means to them. Millie Bobbie Brown, who was only 11 when the show started filming Season 1, shared on social media Wednesday that "this show has given me so much."
Most importantly, Brown wrote, the show has given her "the most meaningful story to tell, el's." The actress shared two photos of herself from the earlier seasons of the show and the most recent, pictured alongside "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer, twins also known as The Duffer Brothers.
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From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
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Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
">Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/wu0prAS class=caas-img>which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
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Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
">Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.
" src=https://ift.tt/dEbDgrG class=caas-img> (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
">Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/G0Vp4Ne class=caas-img>Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6u0pJiR class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
">Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/6u0pJiR class=caas-img>On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
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On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
">On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/63QtZ2b class=caas-img>Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/I8PKsz4 class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
">Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.
" src=https://ift.tt/I8PKsz4 class=caas-img>Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/icmWIpG class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
">Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/icmWIpG class=caas-img>Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
" data-src=https://ift.tt/eXL9nJh class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
">Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."
" src=https://ift.tt/eXL9nJh class=caas-img>Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/f6PepNS class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
">Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/f6PepNS class=caas-img>Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/LweThpC class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
">Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/LweThpC class=caas-img>Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/EuYWvVS class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
">Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.
" src=https://ift.tt/EuYWvVS class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/xMGBIrk class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
">Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/xMGBIrk class=caas-img>McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/CYycIn4 class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
">McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/CYycIn4 class=caas-img>McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/eSQ5obs class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
">McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.
" src=https://ift.tt/eSQ5obs class=caas-img>Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/RfoEUes class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
">Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/RfoEUes class=caas-img>Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
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Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
">Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.
" src=https://ift.tt/7BTxIYo class=caas-img>"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
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"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
">"I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."
" src=https://ift.tt/Jq4l0vT class=caas-img>Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/pJ6kFDU class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
">Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/pJ6kFDU class=caas-img>Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/6Gqk7PY class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
">Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.
" src=https://ift.tt/6Gqk7PY class=caas-img>Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/HIASVkY class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
">Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.
" src=https://ift.tt/HIASVkY class=caas-img>After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
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After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
">After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.
" src=https://ift.tt/tVpTNLx class=caas-img>"The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
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Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
">Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove. "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.
" src=https://ift.tt/A0Ix34W class=caas-img>Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/tpc3sPK class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
">Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/tpc3sPK class=caas-img>Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/SJRaM3Q class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
">Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/SJRaM3Q class=caas-img>Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/4KnI0k2 class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
">Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/4KnI0k2 class=caas-img>Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
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Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
">Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
" src=https://ift.tt/FODhm4t class=caas-img>The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/w3iyqsc class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
">The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.
" src=https://ift.tt/w3iyqsc class=caas-img>Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/CtVEMpo class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
">Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.
" src=https://ift.tt/CtVEMpo class=caas-img>Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/sXxDEHK class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
">Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.
" src=https://ift.tt/sXxDEHK class=caas-img>Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/SNTKe8i class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
">Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/SNTKe8i class=caas-img>Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/HYKkb8j class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
">Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start. Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/HYKkb8j class=caas-img>Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/5hfnkot class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
">Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.
" src=https://ift.tt/5hfnkot class=caas-img>Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/pqEY1Nl class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
">Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.
" src=https://ift.tt/pqEY1Nl class=caas-img>Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/P0Bar4p class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
">Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/P0Bar4p class=caas-img>Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/bBSlc1L class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
">Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.
" src=https://ift.tt/bBSlc1L class=caas-img>Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/Rd5fGnC class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
">Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/Rd5fGnC class=caas-img>David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/Hjbo8fO class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
">David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.
" src=https://ift.tt/Hjbo8fO class=caas-img>Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" data-src=https://ift.tt/iZ8anTh class=caas-img data-headline="'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos" data-caption="
Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
">Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.
" src=https://ift.tt/iZ8anTh class=caas-img>Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
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The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
">The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
" src=https://ift.tt/mZ2lFOD class=caas-img>Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
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Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
">Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang. Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/IbD9Flz class=caas-img>Priah Ferguson attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" red carpet premiere for Season 5.
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Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
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Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
">Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.
" src=https://ift.tt/5mcT8xi class=caas-img>Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
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Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
">Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.
" src=https://ift.tt/JgKLX7s class=caas-img>Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Gaten Matarazzo at the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards.
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Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna. From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.
'Enjoy volume 1 folks,' writes Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things 5'
"Thank you to the duffers for taking a chance on everything you shouldn't have wanted, a british girl, with a huge family, a lot of energy, a strong point of view, but a heart that would work tirelessly for the character you built," she wrote in her caption.
"enjoy volume 1 folks," she concluded. "see you on the right side up 🆘"
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"Stranger Things" also stars the core cast Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Noah Schnapp (Will Beyers), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Natalie Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), David Harbour (Jim Hopper) and Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers).
Woflhard, Schnapp, McLaughlin and Matarazzo have yet to post on social media about the series' end as of Wednesday night.
Netflix experiences technical issues during 'Stranger Things 5' release
According to Variety, Netflix briefly crashed for about three minutes at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Wednesday just as the fifth season of "Stranger Things" premiered on the streaming platform.
Tens of thousands of people who logged on to Netflix to catch Volume 1 of the sci-fi series, Variety reports, were met with an image from "Nailed It!" with the caption: "Something went wrong. Sorry, we're having trouble with your request. You'll find lots to explore on the home page."
Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers in "Stranger Things" Season 5.Millie Bobby Brown addresses David Harbour bullying claims
The final "Stranger Things" season and press tour were nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against onscreen dad, Harbour, before filming began.
During the Nov. 6 premiere in Los Angeles, however, the onscreen daughter-father duo showed nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
Scroll through for photos from the LA premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre
on Nov. 6, 2025, starting with Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>For fans that have been keeping "the door open three inches" since "Stranger Things" last released new episodes in 2022, you're in luck. Season 5 is arriving on Netflix starting Nov. 26, and the stars are out in Hollywood celebrating the acclaimed show's final season.Scroll through for photos from the LA premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre
on Nov. 6, 2025, starting with Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.
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For fans that have been keeping "the door open three inches" since "Stranger Things" last released new episodes in 2022, you're in luck. Season 5 is arriving on Netflix starting Nov. 26, and the stars are out in Hollywood celebrating the acclaimed show's final season.Scroll through for photos from the LA premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre
on Nov. 6, 2025, starting with Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.
">For fans that have been keeping "the door open three inches" since "Stranger Things" last released new episodes in 2022, you're in luck. Season 5 is arriving on Netflix starting Nov. 26, and the stars are out in Hollywood celebrating the acclaimed show's final season.Scroll through for photos from the LA premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre
on Nov. 6, 2025, starting with Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.
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">Millie Bobby Brown 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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1 / 17Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Aniston and Beyoncé in the best celebrity photos from November
For fans that have been keeping "the door open three inches" since "Stranger Things" last released new episodes in 2022, you're in luck. Season 5 is arriving on Netflix starting Nov. 26, and the stars are out in Hollywood celebrating the acclaimed show's final season.Scroll through for photos from the LA premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre
on Nov. 6, 2025, starting with Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.
The Duffer Brothers also addressed the claims during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that night, with Matt saying, "Obviously, you understand I can't get into personal on-set matters." Now, the outlet reports that days after the premiere, they sat down with Brown and asked why it was important for them to show a united front amid the rumored accusations.
"We've been doing that for the last 10 years," Brown told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. "I mean, we have always been united in that. We love this show with everything, and we value our friendship more than anything."
Jesse Gavin as Scientist, David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in "Stranger Things" Season 5.
Brown also told the outlet it was "nice" and "really exciting" to act alongside Harbour for the final season of "Stranger Things."
"It was quite nostalgic because it reminded me so much of season two and three, where we're both kind of butting heads and she's growing up, she's trying to find her own voice and he's trying to parent, and that dynamic definitely comes back into play once again, and I'm really excited for people to see that," the actress said.
Netflix CEO reacts to 'Stranger Things' Season 5 premiere
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos shared a lengthy Instagram statement on Wednesday, Nov. 26, to celebrate the premiere of the final season of "Stranger Things."
"From the moment that Matt and Ross Duffer walked into Netflix with Shawn Levy to pitch the show, I knew that we were going to make history together. I wasn't certain that it would be with this show; it was still taking shape but these guys had something special," Sarandos said of meeting the Duffer Brothers for the first time.
"The launch of Stranger Things established The Duffer Brothers as world class creators and Netflix as a destination for event entertainment and now, 10 years and 5 seasons later, history continues to be made," he went on.
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Sarandos reflected on the impact "Stranger Things" has had on pop culture and the broader cultural landscape. The show has "spawned toys, games, experiences, clothing, award winning and best selling music, an animated spin off, a Broadway show and soon enough, a spin off series too," he wrote.
Sarandos concluded: "Thank You to the entire cast and all of the crews that take fans to Hawkins and to the Upside Down and changed TV forever."
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Stranger Things' Season 5 premiere crashes Netflix
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