Stranger Things creators the Duffer brothers have teased the show’s “most violent death” yet in the upcoming final season.
The show is gearing up for the premiere of its fifth set of episodes this week, with speculation high over which characters will make it to the end, given it’s the show’s last run.
Speaking to The Times, Matt Duffer didn’t reveal who exactly will die, but did tease: “I would say season five is not as violent as season four, but it has the most violent death of any season.”
Opening up further about violence in Stranger Things, Ross admitted that they “try to restrain ourselves”, adding: “There was one shot in season three that we did have to cut. It was when Bruce [an obnoxious local journalist] was melting.
“His nose melts into his face, and Netflix said, ‘Absolutely not!’”
Matt continued: “It’s too bad because it was like a $40,000 shot! The only other shot Netflix asked to be cut was when Benny [Hammond, a diner owner] is killed in season one: you saw the bullet go through his head.”
The show has just released an action-packed final trailer ahead of the season premiere on Thursday, as the gang prepare for battle with villain Vecna.
Meanwhile, star Finn Wolfhard has addressed the possibility of more Stranger Things in the future.
“I don’t think I’ll ever truly feel like it’s the end,” he told Variety. “The show will live on in so many ways that I hope it still feels relevant to people years down the line. As far as the actual end of the story goes, I don’t know.”
“I mean, there’s a reason why we ended it, and it’s done. But who’s to say that the Duffer [Brothers, creators], in 10 years, when they get another idea, they do it? It’s up to them. I think it’s good that it’s the end, but part of me hopes it’s not.”
Earlier this month, fellow star Gaten Matarazzo admitted to NME the cast had “been saying goodbye for longer than we’ve actually been doing the show”, though the actual farewell “still hits you like a truck”.
Elsewhere, Stranger Things is set to get an animated spin-off series next year called Tales From ’85, which sees the characters head on a new adventure.