Stranger Things star says they were "the last thing shot of the show" suggesting season 5 survival

During a recent interview, the actor talked about being "one of the last people to film." What might that mean for their character?
STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Eduardo Franco as Argyle in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Eduardo Franco as Argyle in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 | Netflix

The long-awaited release date for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things is fast approaching, so we've started to get more interviews and select details about the filming process from the cast. Most recently, Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, visited Q with Tom Power and revealed something pretty important: He was in the last scene filmed for the show.

At first glance, reading that quote might make you think that he just confirmed Mike will live until the very end, but that's not necessarily true. When Power pressed him further, asking if he was in "the last shot of the last scene," Wolfhard quickly backtracked a bit to say he was one of the last ones to wrap filming. "Well, no, it was that we just like wrapped, like I just was like one of the last people to film basically."

Either way, his confirmation that he filmed whatever the final scene was (shows film out of order all the time so it doesn't necessarily mean he's referring to the last shot of the series finale) still suggests that Mike is making it to the end, or at least close to it. If he was on set long enough to be the last thing they rolled cameras on, then Wolfhard is most likely in every episode.

Previously, Stranger Things newcomer Linda Hamilton of Terminator fame said that they filmed a lot of the "big scenes" first, meaning the epic stunt scenes, stuff with a lot of VFX, and big emotionally charged character moments. If that's the case, then Wolfhard might have been doing a lower-stakes scene to finish out the show, or Hamilton could have been on a different schedule altogether. It's hard to say for certain with the cloak of secrecy surrounding this series as creators Matt and Ross Duffer try to keep everything a surprise.

Wolfhard also discussed his emotional goodbye from the series that he's grown up on over the years. He started the show when he was 13 and will be 23 when the final season airs.

"I was in denial the whole year. I was just like, 'whatever' like 'this is just another year, another season. Then the last day it was like I was just kind of totally numb… all of a sudden it was just like everything came into perspective like super fast, and I just was like, it was so otherworldly and weird."

Netflix has confirmed that on Wednesday, July 16, they will drop the first official trailer for Stranger Things season 5, which will air in three parts. The first few episodes will premiere on November 26, followed by additional episodes on December 25 and December 31.

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