Stranger Things Co-Creators Reveal Which Character Is Stand-In For Themselves: This Allowed Us To Escape...

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massive promo tour for Stranger Things is underway with premieres in cities around the world. For co-creators and brothers Ross and Matt Duffer, a decade-long project is ending. Ahead of the premiere of Season 5 Vol 1 on November 26 (November 27 in India) on Netflix, the filmmakers talked about the character they're similar to in Stranger Things. Here's what they had to say.

Duffer Brothers on character they'd like to say goodbye to in Strangers Things

In an interview with GQ Thailand, the creators were asked who they would like to say goodbye to from the Stranger Things characters. Ross replied, "It's hard. It's like picking a favourite. We love all of them. If I had to choose one, it had to be Mike, because I think when we wrote the show, Mike was the stand-in for a version of what Matt and I felt we were like when we were that age. So I don't know what we would say to him, but I would just thank him because he allowed us to relive our childhoods in a way. I miss my childhood so much, and this allowed us to escape and go back there and play for a full decade. So we just feel pretty grateful."

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Matt added, "Yeah, it's got to be Mike. The first lines, the first character we wrote, the first character we came up with, was Mike. As Ross said, he's sort of a stand-in for us, so I would have to say goodbye to him. ALSO READ: Stranger Things Season 5: All You Need To Know About Series Finale Confirmed By Duffer BrothersMike Wheeler, played by Finn Wolfhard, is the de facto leader amongst The Party in the Netflix series. Mike is the one who finds Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and springs into action when his best friend Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) goes missing in Hawkins and into the Upside Down. The first four episodes of Stranger Things will premiere at 5 pm PT on November 26, which is 6:30 am on November 27 in India.