Summary
- Jamie Campbell Bower hinted that Stranger Things season 5 will be wild and completely insane, surprising fans with unexpected moments.
- While details are scarce, it's speculated that characters like Will Byers may have exciting storylines in the final season.
- Expect Vecna to play a prominent role in the big battle against The Party in the final two-and-a-half-hour series finale of Stranger Things season 5.
After the incredible season 4 ending, fans of Netflix's Stranger Things wish that they could watch season 5 right away. Unfortunately, there's still quite a bit of a wait, since the last season will premiere on the streaming platform in 2025. Ever since the fourth season finale, the talented cast members and showrunners/creators the Duffer Brothers have talked about season 5 here and there, and fans are glad to hear everything that they have to say.
Jamie Campbell Bower, who played the alarming and memorable villain Vecna, gave a recent interview where he spoke about Stranger Things season 5. What did he say that fans can expect from the new episodes, and what could Vecna's role in the final season of the hit Netflix show be like?
Stranger Things Season 5: Fans Predict Which Character Will Survive (And Which Will Die)
When Stranger Things comes back to Netflix for season 5 in 2025, which will be the final one, fans think that these characters will live and die.
Jamie Campbell Bower's Comments Suggest A Surprising Stranger Things Season 5
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in June 2024, Jamie Campbell Bower was interviewed on the iHeart Radio podcast I’ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario and talked about Stranger Things season 5. Jamie Campbell Bower said that Stranger Things season 5 is "wild" and explained:
“If you thought last season was nuts, this season is just out of control, wild, like, it’s bonkers. It really, really is. It’s bigger. It’s just completely insane. It’s completely insane.”
Based on what Jamie Campbell Bower said, it seems fans will be surprised by Stranger Things season 5 because it will feature some unexpected moments and exciting scenes. When the actor says that season 5 is "bonkers" and "bigger," he could mean that every main character will be the focal point and will have a satisfying final arc. Fans hope Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) will have an exciting storyline, but there's also the hope that his friends and family will, too, since this is the end.
Jamie Campbell Bower didn't go into detail, which makes sense since the cast, writers, and the Duffer Brothers are staying quiet about what's going to happen in Stranger Things season 5. But it seems that fans will be shocked by at least a few moments in the last episodes, which is a good thing since it would be a shame if the final season felt too predictable.
With almost no information about season 5 out there, fans are free to imagine what Eleven and her friends will get up too, just like viewers have theories about the Upside Down. Since Jamie Campbell Bower said season 5 is "bigger" and "wild," it's possible a character other than Eleven could take charge in the battle against Vecna. It's hard to predict who it could be, but if Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) or Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) made a plan and inspired everyone to get to work, that would be fun to see. Fans know Eleven will use her powers for good, but others will likely step up for the big fight.
What Roles Has Jamie Campbell Bower Played?
- Caius in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga; Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- Young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
- Young Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2018)
- King Arthur in Camelot (2011)
While fans wonder if Kali Prasad (Linnea Berthelsen) will be in Stranger Things season 5, they also want to know just how much screen time will be devoted to saving Hawkins. Although that's still a mystery, it seems that Stranger Things season 4 could switch up the format and do things differently. It would be cool to see flashbacks and flashforwards and a non-linear timeline. After all, as Jamie Campbell Bower said, people will find it "wild," and it seems like the storytelling will be powerful and unexpected.
What Could Happen To Vecna In Stranger Things Season 5?
When thinking about Vecna's Stranger Things season 5 storyline, it seems clear that Eleven and her friends will fight Vecna in the final episodes. It's possible that a huge battle will be teased in the season 5 premiere and will then take place in the series finale.
Since the Stranger Things series finale is going to be fairly long, it seems that fans can definitely expect Vecna to be front and center. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Duffer Brothers were interviewed on Josh Horowitz's podcast Happy Sad Confused in July 2022 and said that while season 5 will have shorter episodes, the series finale is going to be meatier. Matt Duffer explained, “We’re more likely to do what we did here, which is to just have a two-and-a-half-hour episode."
It's possible Vecna could spend some time building up an army of villains who are going to fight The Party and fans will see more about how Vecna picks his victims. While Stranger Things season 5 did a great job of sharing Vecna's backstory as Henry Creel and 001, Stranger Things season 5 will likely focus on this big fight, and there's no doubt it's going to be memorable.