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After five seasons, Netflix’s horror hit followed Stranger Things comes to an end. While fans won’t have to fully come to grips with the series’ ending until the final episodes air (which is currently expected to be sometime in 2025), the cast and crew had to say goodbye as filming for the final season wrapped (a milestone that Netflix confirmed in a post on X – née Twitter – on December 20th.

“THIS IS A WRAP ABOUT STRANGER THINGS. See you in 2025,” the streamer wrote in the post, along with a collage of images from the Stranger Things Sentence.

Netflix may have kept it short and sweet and generally relaxed when it posted about it Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown was finally done, but being a human being and not a huge corporation, Millie Bobby Brown had a much more emotional outlook.

The 20-year-old actress, who got her breakout role as Eleven in the series when she was just 11 years old, shared an emotional post on Instagram with a carousel containing seven pictures reminiscent of her time as Eleven on the series Character.

While she didn’t say much in the post’s caption (which simply read “with love, el ❤️”), she let the words flow in a video at the end of the carousel. In this place of honor, Brown shared a clip from her final day on set, in which she read an emotional speech comparing the conclusion of the series to graduation day.

“And shouldn’t the conclusion bring relief? As if you were happy to leave the teachers and classmates behind. Not me. “I’m not ready to leave you guys yet,” she said to an audience of cast and crew members gathered as she read the message on her phone (proving it was something she was seriously thinking about). (as if the emotions in her voice couldn’t do it on their own).

Brown kept her remarks (or at least the part she was willing to share with strangers on the internet) short, concluding, “I love each and every one of you and I will treasure the memories and bonds we have created together.” always carry in me.” a family. I love you, thank you.”

The maid The actress wasn’t the only cast member to write a farewell speech Stranger Things Are the series finished filming? On Friday, Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler on the series, shared a carousel of three favorite images from his time on set.

“We just finished season five of Stranger Things. I’m still in shock. We’ve been filming for a year and I’m going to miss all my friends and our characters terribly,” he wrote in the post’s caption. “When I think of the show, I imagine that first photo. A bunch of goofy young people doing something they think is cool but really have no idea what’s to come. I feel like we’re still those people, and I’m lucky.” I hope you love this season as much as I do. See you next year.

Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers on the series, shared a Stranger Things His own tribute in the form of a top 10 list commemorating some of the things he’s most grateful for about the members of the cast and crew.

“Growing up, I always felt like an outcast, unsure of my place. It was definitely an unusual experience navigating life in the spotlight while carrying that feeling through every awkward phase and embarrassing moment exposed to the world. But I “It’s an honor to share it with my incredible co-stars who get it in a way no one else can,” he wrote in a personal note at the end of the long post caption. “’Stranger Things’ was more than a job; it was a lifelong dream. Thanks to the Duffers, a dream came true. Thank you for taking the risk when I was just 10 years old and trusting me with something that is so important to both of you. Together, this cast and crew have created something very special, and I couldn’t be more excited for the world to see the final chapter. “Stranger Things” is a never-ending story for me – it stays in my heart forever.❤️”

Sadie Sink (aka Max Mayfield) also focused on gratitude in her post commemorating the series’ final day of filming.

“This is the conclusion of the Stranger Things series,” she captioned her own carousel of behind-the-scenes photos from the set. “This show, this character and everyone involved made me who I am. She gave me a wonderful childhood. She introduced me to my best friends. Saying goodbye is so painful, but I leave with memories and love that will last a lifetime.” I am eternally grateful ❤️”