Gaten Matarazzo on the End of Stranger Things
Gaten Matarazzo opened up to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about the end of Stranger Things and the future of his career.
Stranger Things is set to film its fifth and final season this year, with its rumored release being in 2024 or 2025. Gaten Matarazzo has starred in the hit show alongside other young actors like Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, and Caleb McLaughlin.
season 5. chapter one. the crawl. happy stranger things day pic.twitter.com/xCdNLjD7Yt
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) November 7, 2022
Matarazzo recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about joining the cast of Sweeny Todd and his career. When asked about Stranger Things, Matarazzo reflected on how deeply many have resonated with it. He explained, “it’s something that’s so important to all of us and has just been essential to the growth that I’ve had.” Matarazzo also noted the length of the series, calling it the “defining aspect of the past 10 years of [his] life, practically the past decade.”
Matarazzo agreed with Fallon in his assertion that the series wrap would be “bittersweet.” The actor shared his excitement to “see how these characters are going to finally develop one last time, and how they’re going to finish their journeys.”
However, he also shared what he called a “deep fear” about the series ending. Matarazzo reflected on the ideal work environment that the show provided, as well as “pretty great job security.” The star then commented that he would need to return to freelance. The full interview is available to watch below.
Matarazzo has found success prior to and during his work on Stranger Things. The actor began his career on Broadway, in productions such as Les Misérables and Priscilla. Since the series began, Matarazzo has done voice work for The Angry Birds Movie 2 and starred in the 2022 comedy Honor Society.
Gaten Matarazzo is back on Broadway in Sweeney Todd? Cool! Didn’t know about him being in Dear Evan Hansen either. I’d love to see him do Godspell again now that he’s older. #FallonTonight
— Drew (@JustRollinOn86) March 21, 2023
The rest of the Stranger Things cast has also echoed the bittersweet feelings that come with wrapping the series. While promoting his latest film, When You Finish Saving The World, Finn Wolfhard expressed a similar sentiment to Uproxx. The star shared he was “Not ready” to end the series but is “really excited to start working on it.”
Fans are anxiously awaiting the hit series’ final season, sharing their theories online. In the meantime, Stranger Things seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix.
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