The final season of Stranger Things is still being worked on by Netflix and the Duffer Brothers, and fans have been waiting for over two years to see the finale. There’s no set release date for Season 5 yet, but the cast and crew are nearing the end, and it seems the journey has been an emotional one for everyone.
David Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, recently talked to ComicBook about his career and his role as the BoxLunch Giving Ambassador. When discussing Stranger Things Season 5, Harbour warmly recalled the table read for the series finale, describing it as a very personal moment with his TV family.
“The interesting thing is, there were some cameras there, but we didn’t do it for publicists or Instagram. It felt special because of how they set it up, and I hope most of it stays private. It was meaningful because we’re like a family. We’ve been working together for nine years, since some of them were kids, and that really showed. There was a lot of honesty, heartbreak, and a bittersweet feeling to the whole experience.”
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Along with the emotions from knowing that the fifth season will be the last for Stranger Things, there was also a feeling of relief when Harbour and the cast reunited to start filming. In Season 4, Harbour and Winona Ryder were apart from the rest of the group since Hopper was escaping from a Russian prison.
“[Season 4] was difficult for a lot of reasons, and the biggest was COVID. Our industry is all about being close and working together, but we had masks and face shields, and everyone was nervous around each other.”
Harbour explained
“I also had to go through some tough weight loss stuff, which wasn’t easy. Being away from the rest of the cast wasn’t too bad, though. After being together for so long, it’s like family—you sometimes need a break. I enjoyed working with Tom Wlaschiha, and the storyline was really fun.”
In Season 5, the cast is back together in Hawkins, Indiana, battling Vecna and the Upside Down as a team. For Harbour, this last season feels a bit strange because he can see how much has changed since they first started filming almost ten years ago.
“Getting back with the original group for this final season has been a wild experience because we’ve come so far, and it’s not the same show we started with in Season 1,”
Harbour said
“It’s been surreal for all of us. The kids were only 11 or 12 when we began, and now they’re 20, shaving, and no longer kids. Finn Wolfhard even directed a movie. To have everything come full circle is emotional. During the last episode’s table read, there was so much crying. The episode is beautiful, but it’s also about them growing up—they were kids when they started, and now they’ve fought monsters and changed. I’ve never seen so much weeping from teenagers or young adults before.”
Source: Comicbook