US Edition‘Stranger Things’ Star Admits Cast Were “Pretty Worried” About Finale Backlash After ‘Game Of Thrones’
Finn Wolfhard says the final Stranger Things season avoids rushed plot criticisms of Game of Thrones and will release in three parts starting Nov. 26 on Netflix.
- Earlier this year, Finn Wolfhard said he feared Stranger Things season five might face backlash like Game of Thrones but felt reassured after reading the scripts, calling the story special.
- Game of Thrones' controversial finale prompted heavy backlash in 2019, including an online petition with over 1.8 million signatures and criticism of rushed choices and studio influence.
- Production notes show the Duffer brothers spent a full year filming and captured over 650 hours of footage, with Ross Duffer calling it the biggest season in action, effects, and story.
- Cast members acknowledged `I think everyone was pretty worried, honestly`, citing fears about Game of Thrones while fans of Stranger Things remain anxious but hopeful for a worthy finale, Wolfhard said.
- Netflix will release season five in three installments beginning Nov. 26, with the final run following Mike and the gang as they attempt to defeat Vecna in Hawkins, Indiana.
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'Stranger Things' Star Says Cast Was 'Worried' Final Season Would Get 'Torn to Shreds' Like 'Game of Thrones'
As Stranger Things fans prepare to return to the Upside Down for the final time, the cast of the Netflix smash hit hopes to give the show a proper ending. Finn Wolfhard, who has played Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things since its debut in 2016, admitted to TIME that he was “pretty worried” the upcoming […]
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The Independent (US)Stranger Things star admits cast was ‘worried’ about final season
Fifth and final season to air this year in December
Finn Wolfhard Says “Everyone Was Pretty Worried” ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Will Get “Torn To Shreds” Like ‘Game of Thrones’
As the end approaches for the gang in Hawkins, Indiana, Finn Wolfhard hopes to give Stranger Things a worthy send-off. The actor admitted that he was “pretty worried” the upcoming fifth and final season of the Netflix sci-fi drama would get “torn to shreds,” similar to how Game of Thrones‘ highly-anticipated 2019 finale left audiences […]
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