Finn Wolfhard âincredibly emotionalâ after wrapping final season of Stranger Things
The fifth and final season of â??Stranger Thingsâ?? is set to arrive on Netflix this year
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Finn Wolfhard has said he is âincredibly emotionalâ after wrapping production on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.
The Canadian actor, 22, has been playing Mike Wheeler on the hit Netflix sci-fi show since 2016. The final episodes were filmed in December, and are set to arrive on streaming later this year.
At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Ohio, to promote the fantasy film The Legend of Ochi, Wolfhard told Variety that his last day on the Stranger Things set was âincredibly emotional, obviously.â
âItâs the last 10 years of my life,â he continued. âAlso for the creators, the Duffer Bros. started when they were 30 and now they are 40. Everyone had a long journey and shared it together. My whole childhood was there. It was sort of the Toy Story 3 moment of leaving your toys behind. It was really special.â
âWe had a long last year,â he continued. âWe shot sort of Lord of the Rings style with a year-long shoot. It was a great way to go out and very intense. I feel like it couldnât have ended better. [The Legend of Ochi] is the first movie that Iâm promoting since, so it feels like post-graduation or something. I am excited for everything to come out.â
Stranger Things, which follows a series of paranormal events taking place in an American town in the 1980s, has broken several streaming records for Netflix.
Finn Wolfhard at the premiere of âThe Legend of Ochiâ at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025 (Getty Images)
Wolfhardâs co-stars Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp have also reflected on the show coming to an end.
In a tearful video posted to Instagram last December, Brown, who stars as psychic Eleven, said: âIsnât graduation supposed to bring relief, like youâre glad to leave behind the teachers and classmates? Not me. I am nowhere near ready to leave you guys. I love each and every one of you and Iâll forever carry the memories and bonds weâve created together as a family.â
Schnapp â who plays timid Will Byers â made a separate farewell post on Instagram in December, writing: âTwo days ago, I wrapped my final scene as Will Byers, and Iâm feeling very emotional. As I close this chapter of my life, I canât help but be forever grateful for the incredible people that Iâve met and valuable life/career lessons I learned through this decade journey.â
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Going on to call Stranger Things âa lifelong dream,â he thanked creators Matt and Ross Duffer for âtaking a chance on me when I was just a 10-year-old kid and entrusting me with something so important to you both.â
It was confirmed after the fourth season in 2022 that the final season would feature a one-year time jump in order to keep up with how quickly the showâs stars are out-aging the characters they play.