{"id":2148084,"date":"2025-11-11T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2148084"},"modified":"2025-11-11T04:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:04:32","slug":"stranger-things-creators-reveal-which-two-main-characters-they-almost-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-creators-reveal-which-two-main-characters-they-almost-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Creators Reveal Which Two Main Characters They Almost Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not every character in <em>Stranger Things<\/em> survives. Just ask Barb. (Or Bob. Or Billy. Or Eddie.) However, as the hit Netflix series gets ready for its final season, the show&#8217;s creators have revealed which two main characters they almost killed off\u2014as well as the reason why they ultimately spared them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things-almost-killed-off-2-main-characters-11844407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly,<\/em><\/a> Matt and Ross Duffer explained that David Harbour&#8217;s Hopper and Joe Keery&#8217;s Steve Harrington nearly died at the ends of seasons three and one, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think death grazed him,&#8221; Matt said of Hopper, who many fans believed had died in the gigantic mall explosion that ended the show&#8217;s third season. A teaser for the next season revealed that he was alive but in a Soviet Prison, and part of the plot of season four involved rescuing him from the cold Russian wasteland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There was a version where he perished at the end of 3. It&#8217;s been a while since we had those discussions, but I feel like he came the closest to dying,&#8221; Matt continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It would&#8217;ve been very easy to kill him,&#8221; Ross added, &#8220;but Hopper still had growing to do. We hadn&#8217;t finished his story. It&#8217;s important to us to be able to finish the stories we want to finish and not just be offing people for shock value.&#8221;<\/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\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steve, meanwhile, was originally going to die at the end of season one, but Matt said it was because of how much they liked the actor that they spared the character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We just fell in love with Joe Keery, but had we not liked Joe Keery, Steve would&#8217;ve been gone,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Duffer Brothers Say the &#8216;Repercussions&#8217; Stop Them From Killing More Characters<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While important side characters have died over the course of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>&#8216; four seasons so far, the main cast has thus far survived. The Duffer brothers say they&#8217;ve considered killing more characters\u2014including major ones\u2014but they opt not to because they&#8217;re thinking about what would happen <em>after<\/em> a shocking death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;What often holds us back is you have to talk about the repercussions,&#8221; Matt says. &#8220;This is a total hypothetical: You kill Mike. It just makes the show rather depressing and bleak, and it becomes entirely about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;We try to be careful, if there is a death, that it has real repercussions. So we just wanna be careful about when and how frequently we do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Given that this is the final season of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, there&#8217;s less room for those repercussions to reverberate, so perhaps even characters who have managed to stay safe so far will be at risk as the finale nears.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">The first four episodes of <em>Stranger Things <\/em>season five hit Netflix on November 26. The next three will be available to stream on Christmas, with the finale debuting on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/stranger-things-creators-reveal-which-two-main-characters-they-almost-killed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Men's Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> on Nov 11, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. Add Men&#8217;s Journal as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mensjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/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>Not every character in Stranger Things survives. Just ask Barb. (Or Bob. Or Billy. Or Eddie.) However, as the hit Netflix series gets ready for its final season, the show&#8217;s creators have revealed which two main characters they almost killed off\u2014as well as the reason why they ultimately spared them. 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