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Don\u2019t expect Eddie Munson to be rising from the dead in Stranger Things<\/em> season five.<\/p>\n During a recent interview with Empire<\/a><\/em>, the Duffer brothers confirmed that, despite rumors, Joseph Quinn won\u2019t be returning for the hit Netflix show\u2019s final season.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n In season four, his character Eddie, a metalhead and high school outsider, (spoiler alert!) is killed by creatures in the Upside Down after he sacrifices himself to distract the Demobats, allowing the rest of the group to fight Vecna.<\/p>\n \u201cI love that Joe Quinn is toying with people! But no, he\u2019s dead,\u201d Matt Duffer said. \u201cJoe is so busy anyway, that everyone should know he\u2019s not coming back. He\u2019s shot like five movies since! When the hell has he got time to come and shoot\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>? No, sadly, RIP. He\u2019s fully under that ground.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s true, Quinn has been quite busy since Stranger Things<\/em> season four came out in 2022. He\u2019s since starred in Hoard<\/em>, A Quiet Place: Day One<\/em>, Gladiator II<\/em>, Warfare<\/em> and The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em>.<\/p>\n But fans don\u2019t need to worry because plenty of other fan-favorites are returning, including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Priah Ferguson, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, David Harbour, Winona Ryder and Brett Gelman.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in their interview with Empire<\/em>, Matt Duffer also teased Linda Hamilton\u2019s new role<\/a> in season five, which sees her play Dr. Kay, a government agent who\u2019s hunting down Brown\u2019s Eleven.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s hyper-intelligent and intimidating,\u201d he shared. \u201cShe\u2019s a scientist but if she needs to, she can get into a fight and shoot a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n The new season of\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0is set to be released in three parts: Volume 1 on Nov. 26 <\/a>(consisting of four episodes), Volume 2 on Christmas (three episodes) and The Finale on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n Find\u00a0everything we know about\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u2018 final season here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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