Jamie Campbell Bower Teases Stranger Things Season 5, Says “It’s Completely Insane”
Jamie Campbell Bower, who played the role of Henry Creel/Vecna, recently teased the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. He talked about what viewers can expect from the upcoming season.
In a conversation with iHeart’s I’ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario, Bower said, “If you thought last season was nuts, this season is just out of control, wild, like, it’s bonkers. It really, really is.”
He also added, “It’s bigger. It’s just completely insane. It’s completely insane.”
He also explained that in the previous season, it was easy to keep track of the events, but in the upcoming season, it was difficult for him to find out what was going to happen. He further added that the Stranger Things play in London helped him learn more about his character in the series, which led him to act well.
He said, It’s been really interesting as well to have the play on in London, which I went to go and see, which goes back to Henry before we met him in season four,” and continued, “And to have a lot of the questions or a lot of the thoughts that I had about that character kind of answered by watching the play and also discover more, was really interesting for me.”
The actor also revealed that they have filmed numerous portions of the fifth season since the start of production in January, and there are still many more to shoot. He further noted there are more details in the final season, which made him excited as an artist.
The science fiction horror series Stranger Things was created by the Duffer Brothers and first premiered in July 2016. Since its release, the series has gained record viewership and has been praised for its storyline, characterization, acting, direction, writing, and soundtrack.
The fifth season’s production was planned to start in 2023, but due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, it was delayed. The filming started in January 2024, and it will not return to the screen until 2025. The Duffer Brothers confirmed the start of production in Atlanta, Georgia, by sharing a photo on the official social media account of the series.
The plot details regarding the upcoming season are under wraps. However, it was revealed that the fifth season consists of eight episodes, with the first episode titled “Chapter One: The Crawl.
The returning cast includes Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, and Charlie Heaton.