after 10 years in broadcastingMany viewers wondered if Hawkins had made a pact with the Upside Down to determine the ages of his characters, and believe it or not, From the first season Strange things To the fifth only four years passed In imagination.
Yes Will disappeared on November 6, 1983The events of the new episodes take place in the same month, but in 1987. So Hawkins’ gang of friends (Eleven, Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin and Max) He was 12 years old in the first chapters, while in the last chapters They are already 16 years old. For their part, those who were initially 16 or 17 years old (Steve, Jonathan, Nancy and Robin) Now they will have Between 20 and 21 years old.
Although the Duffer brothers’ series took a long time between runs, that’s it The actors have grown much faster than their characters. For all we know, this is how the characters age in Season 5 as well His age in real life:
- Millie Bobby Brown (21 years old) – Eleven in 5T (16 years old)
- Finn Wolfhard (22 years old) – Mike N 5T (16 years old)
- Noah Schnapp (age 21) – Will at 5T (age 16)
- Caleb McLaughlin (24 years old) – Lucas V 5T (16 years old)
- Gaten Matarazzo (23 years old) – Dustin N5T (16 years old)
- Sadie Sink (23 years old) – max at 5T (16 years old)
- Joe Keery (33 years old) – Steve N 5T (21 years old)
- Charlie Heaton (31 years old) – Jonathan V 5T (20 years old)
- Natalia Dyer (30 years old) – Nancy in 5T (20 years old)
- Maya Hawke (26 years old) – Robin in 5T (20 years old)
“Stranger Things”: Characters who change their ages
Beyond the smallest in the series, there are many more The more adult as well as the younger characters changed their ages according to the plot, Which caught the attention of viewers. During the first seasons of the novel, estimates indicated this Joyce (Winona Ryder, 54 years old) and Hopper (David Harbour, 50 years old) They did not reach the age of 40, but the development of the story and Henry (Vecna)’s subsequent relationship with the former changed everything, as the dates let us know that they were both 41 years old at the beginning, and therefore, 45 years old this season.
What is most surprising is the condition of many girls, Erica (Bria Ferguson, 19 years old), Lucas’ sister was 10 years old in season 3, so she would have done that in this season He’s about 12 years old, but he looks older. Something more than strange, considering that he’s actually roughly the same age as the other actors mentioned above.
For her part, Holly (Neil Fisher, 14 years old)Mike’s sister, was around 3 or 4 years old in the first season of the series Strange thingsHere are some 7 or 8 years. but, This character also looks older. In the fifth season, she gains great importance when she is kidnapped by Vecna. A series of artistic licenses that do not at all tarnish the fine work of the Duffer brothers.