Stranger Things 5: Makers Drop First Look Character Posters Connecting Season 1, Upside Down, And Huge Nostalgia

Netflix’s iconic sci-fi series, Stranger Things created by the Duffer Brothers, will wrap up with its much-anticipated fifth and final season, and it’s arriving in three different parts later in 2025.

The makers released the character posters from the upcoming final season. The individual posters show actors Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo in their present day characters of Will, Mike, Lucas and Dustin respectively standing with their reflections from season 1. The caption for every poster reads an iconic dialogue of these characters who have lived through our minds all these years. It is nostalgic to see their younger versions seemingly caught up in the Upside Down, suggesting how their life and the fate of Hawkins changed after Will disappeared in the show's very first pilot episode, when it all started.

Noah Schnapp as Will

The caption read, "It was a seven. The roll. It was a seven."

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Finn Wolfhard as Mike

The caption said, "You're not the monster. You saved me."

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Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas

The post read, "Fireball him!"

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Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin

She's our friend, and she's crazy!"

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All about Season 4 and 5

For those who need a quick recap, Season 4 wrapped up with a brutal battle that left Max (Sadie Sink) in a coma, the evil Vecna wounded but still lurking, and Hawkins literally cracking open as the Upside Down seeped into our world. We also had to say a teary goodbye to Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), who shredded his guitar and sacrificed himself to save the day, arguably one of the most metal moments in Netflix history.Sadie Sink has hinted at more emotional turbulence in Season 5. In a recent interview, she cryptically teased that her scenes involve a lot of “running,” possibly a callback to the iconic Running Up That Hill sequence. The Duffer Brothers also revealed that she filmed a scene so heartbreaking, it left everyone stunned on set.Like Season 4, the new season promises supersized episodes, intense action, and visuals that might just make you forget it’s a TV show. So grab your walkie-talkies and prepare yourself because Stranger Things is about to go out with one final, epic 'Upside-Down' bang.