{"id":33474,"date":"2023-06-03T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T12:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1840278"},"modified":"2023-06-05T11:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:56:29","slug":"stranger-things-season-5-answers-an-insane-amount-of-questions-says-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-season-5-answers-an-insane-amount-of-questions-says-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things season 5 \u201canswers an insane amount of questions\u201d, says star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Finn Wolfhard discusses the conclusion to the hit series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 03 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has teased what\u2019s to come in the show\u2019s fifth and final season, promising an \u201cinsane\u201d amount of answers to the many mysteries still to be resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, the series made its triumphant return after a three-year absence, with a reported budget close to $300 million allowing for some of the most ambitious visual effects and stunts ever seen on streaming television.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s a hint that the upcoming farewell could rein things in somewhat, with Wolfhard telling <a href=\"\/\/collider.com\/finn-wolfhard-stranger-things-season-5-sony-playstation-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Collider<\/a> that the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a> team is getting \u201cback to the roots\u201d of what initially made the show a success.<\/p>\n<p>On what fans can expect from the final episodes, he began: \u201cWell, I think it answers an insane amount of questions about the lore of Stranger Things, the world-building.<\/p> <p>\u201cI think a lot of people will be happy\u2026 It\u2019s the last season, so we kind of want to get back to the roots of why the show was so special in the first place, and why the dynamics are so special in the first place, and sort of getting back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfhard went on to say that even he doesn\u2019t know how the story will end at this stage, having received scripts for only the first three episodes before the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-delay-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">current writers strike halted work<\/a> on the final season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be really exciting,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m excited, obviously, to go back and shoot it. I think it\u2019s gonna be very sad, but I\u2019m also just excited, as a fan, to get into it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/tickets\/stranger-things-west-end-tickets\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">How to see Stranger Things play at the West End as tickets go on sale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/tom-holland-the-crowded-room-role-zendaya-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tom Holland on The Crowded Room role: \u201cZendaya put up with a lot\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even know how it ends yet, truly. I\u2019ve only read the first three, so we\u2019ll see. But yeah, I\u2019m excited to see where all the characters\u2019 journeys go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stranger Things 4 ended on a dark note, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-4-villain-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Vecna<\/a> (Jamie Campbell Bower) living to fight another day after leaving Max (Sadie Sink) in a critical condition, while the desolate Upside Down began to merge with the ordinary world.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to wrap up, but sadly we have a long time yet to wait. Stranger Things 5 does not currently have a release date, but could be years away due to the scale of the production and the current disruption it now faces.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6328665389112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Stranger Things is available to stream on Netflix. 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