“This was actually their childhood”
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The final instalment in one of thebest Netflix showsof all time is on the way, and it sounds like things are already getting pretty emotional. David Harbour has revealed that the very lastStranger Things season 5table read had the whole cast in tears.
“We just did a read through of the last episode and the amount of crying… like the episode is very beautiful. But there’s also a deeper level of that, this was actually their childhood,” said Harbour in an interview withComic Book. “They were 11 years old and grew up and fought this monster. And I’ve never seen so much heavy, heavy weeping from teenagers or young adults in my life.”
“I think that’s a wild experience for all of us,” continued Harbour, who plays Chief of Police Jim Hopper and Eleven’s adoptive parent. “I mean, those kids were 11 years old when we started, 12 years old. Now they’re 20 and they’re shaving and they aren’t kids anymore. Finn (Wolfhard) just directed a movie.”
However, as touching as the final table reading sounds, the star is hoping that, although it was filmed, not that much footage gets out as it was an “intimate” moment between a “family” of sorts. “There is the deeper level, it is about us as individuals who’ve worked together for nine years since they were kids, and that really came through,” said Harbour.
Although season 5 does not have an official synopsis at this moment, we expect to see the residents of Hawkins reeling from the destruction caused by Vecna inseason 4 volume 2. Alongside Harbour and the AV club, returning cast members also include Winona Ryder, Jamie Campbell Bower, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Priah Ferguson, and a few new faces too.
Stranger Things season 5 doesn’t yet have a release date. For more on the small screen, stay up to date withupcoming TV showsheading your way.
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