Millie Bobby Brown has bid an emotional farewell to the cast and crew of Stranger Things as filming wrapped on the show's fifth and final season.
The long-awaited final instalment of the hit supernatural series will land on Netflix sometime in 2025.
Brown, who has played Eleven since the show's first season in 2016, took to Instagram on Friday (December 20) to commemorate the show's end with a series of behind-the-scenes photos, as well as a video of her tearful speech.
"Graduation is supposed to bring relief, like you're glad to leave behind the teachers and classmates – not me," she said to her co-workers.
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"I am nowhere near ready to leave you guys. I love each and every one of you, and I'll forever carry the memories and bonds we've created together as a family. I love you. Thank you."
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Fans quickly took to the comments section to share their love for the show and Brown's iconic character, with one writing: "We're not ready to say goodbye."
"The most beautifully written character that couldn't have been played without you Millie," another added, while a third said: "I'm not crying you're crying."
A fourth fan echoed the sentiment, writing: "El, you will remain forever in my heart, thanks to Stranger Things and to you especially for making me feel at home I will miss all this so much."
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Sadie Sink, who plays Max Mayfield, also took to Instagram on Saturday (December 21) to share snapshots of her time on set, which she described as "the most amazing childhood".
"That's a series wrap on Stranger Things. This show, character, and every person involved made me who I am. It gave me the most amazing childhood. It brought me to my best friends," the caption read.
"Saying goodbye is so painful, but I leave with memories and love to last a lifetime. I'm eternally grateful."
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Production on season five began in January 2024, after it was pushed back due to the Hollywood writers' strike in 2023.
Earlier this month, Robin Buckley actor Maya Hawke teased a supersized final season, which will be comprised of eight "long" episodes.
"We're making, basically, eight movies. The episodes are very long," she said on the Podcrushed podcast.
"[The writers] are very intense and serious about the quality of the continued writing, and so it takes a long time to write each season and a long time to shoot them."
Stranger Things seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix. The fifth and final season is on the way. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is now booking until February 2025 at the Phoenix Theatre in London. Tickets are available now.
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