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Noah Schnapp And The Duffer Brothers Talk Will's Big Moment in 'Stranger Things' Volume 2

Will Byers reveals his sexuality in a key Season 5 scene written with input from LGBTQ+ families; actor Noah Schnapp related the moment to his own coming out journey.

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Noah Schnapp and the creatives behind Stranger Things 5 spoke with Deadline about this pivotal scene for Will Byers in Volume 2

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers of season 5, volume 2 of "Stranger Things". Now broadcasting on Netflix. Since "Stranger Things" debuted on Netflix in 2016, it was obvious that Noah Schnapp's Will Byers was different from his friends. His own father called him mockingly faggot, as his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) tells at the beginning of season 1. And although he shared the affinity of his friends for playing Dungeons & Dragons, cycl…

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Pedestrian TV broke the news in on Friday, December 26, 2025.
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