{"id":2105498,"date":"2025-10-21T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2105498"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:46:15","slug":"stranger-things-creators-reveal-character-who-wont-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-creators-reveal-character-who-wont-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Creators Reveal Character Who Won&#8217;t Be Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The final season of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/stranger-things\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Stranger Things\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/stranger-things\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">Stranger Things<\/a>\u201d kicks off next month on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Netflix\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/netflix\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">Netflix<\/a>, but the show\u2019s creators are warning fans not to expect the return of one beloved character from the previous season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/joseph-quinn\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Joseph Quinn\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/joseph-quinn\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">Joseph Quinn<\/a>, who played season four fan-favorite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/eddie-munson\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Eddie Munson\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/eddie-munson\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">Eddie Munson<\/a>, has said he\u2019d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/joseph-quinn-eddie-munson-return_n_64055dfee4b029d87016e69e\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"love to return\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"64055dfee4b029d87016e69e\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">love to return<\/a> for the final season despite his character\u2019s apparent death. But the Duffer Brothers, who created the show, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/tv\/news\/stranger-things-linda-hamilton-antagonist-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"told Empire Magazine\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/tv\/news\/stranger-things-linda-hamilton-antagonist-exclusive\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">told Empire Magazine<\/a> that\u2019s not happening. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI love that Joe Quinn is toying with people! But no, he\u2019s dead,\u201d Matt Duffer told the mag. \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 Stranger Things? No, sadly, RIP. He\u2019s fully under that ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Munson was the resident metalhead \u201cfreak\u201d of Hawkins, Indiana, and leader of the Hellfire Club for Dungeons &amp; Dragons players. Ostracized by the community and falsely accused of murder, he sacrificed himself in the Upside Down to save his friends while also delivering \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/eddie-munson-stranger-things-metal_n_62c254f3e4b0f6125728cbde\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"the most metal concert in the history of the world\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"62c254f3e4b0f6125728cbde\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\">the most metal concert in the history of the world<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>But fans know that deaths aren\u2019t always what they appear to be, and many were hoping Munson would somehow be back. He was even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/joseph-quinn-stranger-things-tonight-show_n_62dfc04ae4b0a6852c3c2d1f\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"asked about it by immigration\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68f743b0e4b02abf9d442a41\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"62dfc04ae4b0a6852c3c2d1f\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\">asked about it by immigration<\/a> as he entered the U.S. in 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Assuming the Duffers are being honest, however, that now seems unlikely<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The first batch of episodes will hit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a> on Nov. 26, followed by additional episodes on Dec. 25 and the series finale on Dec. 31. <\/p>\n<\/div>\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.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final season of \u201cStranger Things\u201d kicks off next month on Netflix, but the show\u2019s creators are warning fans not to expect the return of one beloved character from the previous season. Joseph Quinn, who played season four fan-favorite Eddie Munson, has said he\u2019d love to return for the final season despite his character\u2019s apparent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2105499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[395119,398254,364516,23191,305890],"class_list":["post-2105498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-duffer-brothers","tag-eddie-munson","tag-joseph-quinn","tag-netflix","tag-stranger-things"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stranger-Things-Creators-Reveal-Character-Who-Wont-Be-Back.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105498","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=2105498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2105500,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105498\/revisions\/2105500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2105499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2105498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2105498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2105498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}