{"id":2095595,"date":"2025-10-16T15:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2095595"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:32:16","slug":"im-already-crying-about-stranger-things-ending-after-hearing-noah-schnapps-story-about-saying-goodbye-to-winona-ryder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/im-already-crying-about-stranger-things-ending-after-hearing-noah-schnapps-story-about-saying-goodbye-to-winona-ryder\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Already Crying About Stranger Things Ending After Hearing Noah Schnapp&#8217;s Story About Saying Goodbye To Winona Ryder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s been over three years since Vecna opened the gates to the Upside Down on <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, and while the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/im-not-excited-stranger-things-130400146.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:long gap has caused waning interest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">long gap has caused waning interest<\/a> for some, that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/omg-stranger-things-massive-season-142745763.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:massive Season 5 trailer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">massive Season 5 trailer<\/a> has ratcheted up excitement for others. It\u2019s going to be bittersweet either way, because as much as I need to see what\u2019s next after that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/stranger-things-season-4-volume-2-ending-explained-the-beginning-of-the-end\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wild Season 4 ending;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wild Season 4 ending<\/a>, I don\u2019t want to say goodbye to these characters. It turns out the actors had the same issue, and after hearing about Noah Schnapp\u2019s last day with Winona Ryder, I\u2019m already crying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> first premiered on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/2025-netflix-movie-tv-show-release-dates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix schedule<\/a> back in 2016, when Noah Schnapp was just 11 years old. That means he (and a lot of the cast) spent the entirety of their teen years playing these characters, so it\u2019s no surprise that he bonded with his TV mom, Winona Ryder. Schnapp recalled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things-finally-wrapped-season-174523973.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrapping Season 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">wrapping Season 5<\/a> and how emotional that goodbye was, telling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/features\/stranger-things-5-duffer-bros-ending-spinoffs-1236551615\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I was at Winona\u2019s last day. I was like, \u2018This is a work goodbye; we\u2019ll see each other soon.\u2019 And then I was in her trailer, and I was like, \u2018No! You can\u2019t leave!\u2019 I was holding on to her, just sobbing. I did not expect it to hit me so hard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I can kind of relate to this, because how am I fighting back tears over the ending of a show whose final season hasn\u2019t even premiered yet? Noah Schnapp plays Will Byers on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-shows-binge-watch-netflix-151955879.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:binge-worthy Netflix series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">binge-worthy Netflix series<\/a>, who spent the majority of Season 1 in the Upside Down with his mom Joyce (Winona Ryder) trying to rescue him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clearly, playing mother and son for so long bonded the two actors, and I hope Noah Schnapp is right that they will stay in touch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Joyce smiling at dinner table in Stranger Things 4\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eV0Yf.Do9y0JkXnCA7YHSA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/c6a045a2de98577c7ec2f96a6e0489bd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duffer brothers were apparently able to coordinate the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things-season-5-know-163121809.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stranger Things Season 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> Season 5<\/a> shooting schedule so that all of the leading actors\u2019 final scene fell on the last day of filming. That led to some very real emotions on set as they were able to watch each other\u2019s final moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things-joe-keery-opens-193514958.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:described the final day of shooting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">described the final day of shooting<\/a> as \u201cemotional and great,\u201d and called those actors his \u201cfamily for life.\u201d Co-creator Ross Duffer echoed that sentiment, saying both the cast and the crew have become family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Finn Wolfhard, aka Mike Wheeler, had a really poetic way of describing it, saying that after spending his entire childhood on the <em>Stranger Things<\/em> set, closing this chapter was like a \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things-finn-wolfhard-just-160313249.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toy Story 3 moment of leaving your toys behind;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Toy Story 3 <\/em>moment of leaving your toys behind<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I think we\u2019re going to feel a whole spectrum of emotions when <em>Stranger Things<\/em> Season 5 hits the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2025-tv-premiere-date-schedule-upcoming-new-returning-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 TV schedule<\/a>. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/duffer-brothers-clarify-latest-stranger-142459099.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:first volume consists of four episodes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">first volume consists of four episodes<\/a> and will be released on Wednesday, November 26, with Volume 2 (three episodes) coming on Thursday, December 25, and the series finale dropping on Wednesday, December 31. Be sure your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/netflix-subscription-plans-price-included-174717448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix subscription<\/a> is up to date, because I\u2019m betting you won\u2019t want to miss this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Netflix It\u2019s been over three years since Vecna opened the gates to the Upside Down on Stranger Things, and while the long gap has caused waning interest for some, that massive Season 5 trailer has ratcheted up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2095596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[23191,395796,379396,305890,364445],"class_list":["post-2095595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-schedule","tag-noah-schnapp","tag-stranger-things","tag-winona-ryder"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Im-Already-Crying-About-Stranger-Things-Ending-After-Hearing-Noah.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095597,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095595\/revisions\/2095597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}