{"id":2231523,"date":"2026-01-12T12:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2231523"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:39:11","slug":"never-done-anything-like-this-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/never-done-anything-like-this-before\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Never done anything like this before&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pressure was on for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stranger Things;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> team heading into the big series finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5<\/em>, the new documentary from director Martina Radwan that released Monday on Netflix, delves behind the scenes of the show&#8217;s final season and the crunch to finish the last episode&#8217;s script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The captured footage shows creators <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matt-duffer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matt<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ross-duffer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ross Duffer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ross Duffer<\/a> discussing how they started production on season 5 without a finished finale script. It even got to the point where they had to start shooting the last episode before the script was complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not like we don&#8217;t know what the ending is. It&#8217;s all plotted out,&#8221; Matt can be seen telling members of the team on set while filming the sequence where Karen (Cara Buono) defends her daughter, Holly (Nell Fisher), from a demogorgon attack. &#8220;I have to write it, and we&#8217;re just low on time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p> Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) versus the Mind Flayer in &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; series finale<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series finale, titled &#8220;The Rightside Up,&#8221; ran 2 hours and 8 minutes in length, revealing the final showdown against Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and the fates of the main characters. The episode dropped on New Year&#8217;s Eve on Netflix and in select theaters across North America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another scene from the doc took viewers to Day 117 of production, which landed at the halfway point of filming. The script for episode 8 still wasn&#8217;t finished by this time. A different scene showed key set production assistant Montana Maniscalco informing the camera, &#8220;We are shooting episode 8, which isn&#8217;t completely written yet \u2014 spoiler alert! So we don&#8217;t even fully know what&#8217;s going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never read 8 through, and we&#8217;re just shooting it,&#8221; Matt said in the doc. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never done anything like this before. This is so weird jumping to eight&#8230; Don&#8217;t love it. Don&#8217;t love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a more formal interview setup, Matt explained the situation. &#8220;We were getting hammered constantly by production and by Netflix for episode 8,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was the most difficult writing circumstances we&#8217;ve ever found ourselves in, not just because there was the pressure of we had to make sure the script was good, but there&#8217;s never been so much noise at the same time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"COURTESY OF NETFLIX\u00a0 Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in 'Stranger Things' series finale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kbnq_ioD7Ic0x_ImAevF2g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/c8891be31c664d7d877945492c8ef768\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>COURTESY OF NETFLIX <\/p>\n<p> Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; series finale<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By the time the doc reached the first table read of the finale script, star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/finn-wolfhard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Finn Wolfhard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Finn Wolfhard<\/a> told the camera, &#8220;We had a year of being on the edge of our seats. It was torture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The table read was held on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, on Stage 16 of the show&#8217;s Atlanta studio space. The Duffers remarked in the doc that they finished the script the Wednesday prior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was the longest time we&#8217;ve ever spent with the writers on a single episode,&#8221; Matt said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watching this journey play out in the documentary marks an extra nail in the coffin of &#8220;Conformity Gate,&#8221; the viral fan theory that claimed to have evidence of a secret bonus episode. The conversation was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things-debunks-bonus-episode-fan-theory-in-matter-of-fact-statement-11880978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:inevitably squashed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">inevitably squashed<\/a>, but now we have documented proof that the Duffers were racing to finish writing the episode order they did have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5<\/em> is now available to stream on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things-started-shooting-series-finale-before-script-finished-11882083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/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>The pressure was on for the Stranger Things team heading into the big series finale. 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