While the reunion of the cast of stranger things It is expected that the fifth and final season of the successful series will premiere on November 27, one character will be missing.
After rumors suggesting a possible return of Joseph Quinn, who played Eddie Munson, leader of the Hellfire Club, who died in season 4, Matt Duffer, co-creator of the series, cut off the rumor by ensuring that the 31-year-old actor would not appear in the final season of Stranger Things.
“I love the fact that Joseph Quinn has fun with people! But no, he’s dead,” Matt Duffer told Empire magazine.
“Joseph is busy anyway, so everyone should understand that he’s not coming back. He’s been in five movies since then, I think. When could he have had time to come to the set of ‘Stranger Things’? Unfortunately, may he rest in peace. He’s truly in the ground,” she added.
Since filming season 4 of Stranger Things, Joseph Quinn has appeared in several successful feature films such as Gladiator 2 AND The fantastic four: first steps. He will also appear soon in the new Avengers. Doomsday and will play George Harrison in a biographical film, directed by Sam Mendes.
Linda Hamilton and Jake Connelly in the cast
Despite the absence of Joseph Quinn, the fifth season of Stranger Things will reunite most of the series’ key characters: Millie Bobby BrownFinn Wolfhard, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton. Sadie Sink, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower and Amybeth McNulty will also return.
Several new faces will also appear in the cast such as actors Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor in Terminator), Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux.
This new part of stranger thingswhose filming ended in December 2024, will take place in the fall of 1987, four years after the events narrated in the first season, broadcast in 2016, eight years ago.
As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance, which marked the beginning of the series, approaches, his mother Joyce and his friends: Lucas, Dustin, Mike, Nancy, Jonathan, Steve, Max and Eleven have a common goal: find Vecna, the main antagonist of the series, to destroy him once and for all.
After season 4 divided in two In 2022, this last part of the series will be released in three parts. The first four episodes will be revealed on November 27, 2025 (2 a.m. French time), then the next three on December 25, Christmas Eve. Finally, the final episode of the series will be published online on January 1, 2026 at 2 am French time.
Source: BFM TV
