BEGINNING OF THE END

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT STRANGER THINGS BEFORE THE FINAL SEASON DROPS

- Olivia Harrowell

What started with a Dungeons & Dragons game night is set to end with an explosive series finale as Netflix phenomenon Stranger Things' upcoming conclusion promises a heck of a lot of tears, according to star David Harbour, who said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that the cast was “uncontrollably crying” at the final table read. After close to a decade of the misfit group's adventures around Hawkins and beyond, they're about to embark on one final quest.

A BRIEF RECAP

Season 4 of Stranger Things ended with the fictional town of Hawkins in chaos and the Upside Down finally breaking through, with the biggest gateway forming at the local library. Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) was revealed as the mastermind behind every villain so far, manipulating events from the start.