Stranger Thingsstar Gaten Matarazzo teases the ending for his character, Dustin Henderson, and whether there could be a potential spinoff. Matarazzo has played Dustin since the character debuted in season 1, with Dustin quickly becoming a fan-favorite member of the series. WithStranger Thingsseason 5’s storybeing the end of the hit Netflix show, Dustin’s fate and whether he could have a future beyond the series finale remains uncertain.
While speaking withRadioTimes.com,Matarazzo revealed thatStranger Thingsseason 5 will be a proper bookend to Dustin’s story, but is open to the possibility of a spinoff. He hinted at how Dustin’s journey will reach a satisfying conclusion while also discussing potential avenues he would like to see further explored in a spinoff featuring Dustin. The star also emphasized the necessary conditions needed for such a continuation to happen. Check out his comments below:
It definitely will be a bookend. I think it will wrap up really nicely. And I don’t think Matt Ross will want to approach anything like that for a long time. So if you were to ask me a year from now if I wanted to come back, I’d probably be like, “I’m gonna do some other stuff for a bit initially,” but who knows what it’s going to be like.
I would love to see, potentially, if there’s a continuation of Dustin after [season] 5, if any of us make it up to that point, I would love to see what would happen, what Dustin would be like as a 30-year-old. And I would love to see at tackling that, it could be a lot of fun.
I’d be interested in seeing what their concept would be, but yeah, I’m absolutely open to anything. If it’s good and it’s exciting and other people are excited about doing it, absolutely. I would like to branch off and do some other stuff initially, I think for the next few years at least.
What This Means For Stranger Things' Future
Dustin Will Have A Satisfying Ending That Doesn’t Need A Followup
Despite his openness to potentially continuing Dustin’s story, Matarazzo’s comments indicate that season 5 will be the end oftheStranger Thingscharacter’sjourney. Given the many delays the final season has faced, along with Matarazzo and the rest of the cast having played their respective characters for nearly a decade now,the focus is understandably on bringing a satisfying conclusion to the series, and not on potential spinoffs. This bodes well for season 5 being focused on delivering a worthy ending for its characters instead of focusing on setting up new stories.
Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years old whenStranger Thingsseason 1 was filmed and is now 22 years old.
Matarazzo is careful about using phrases like"if any of us make it up to that point"to avoid spoilers, butthe fact that he is satisfied with the bookend of Dustin’s story bodes well for the character’s chance of surviving. It would be more difficult to entertain the possibility of a 30-year-old Dustin if the character died in season 5.Dustin’s mother not returningfor season 5 may be another sign of his survival, as it is difficult to imagine her not being in the final season if her son died.
Our Take On Gaten Matarazzo’s Comments
Stranger Things Season 5 Will Be Worth The Wait
I am glad to hear that Matarazzo feels that season 5 wraps up his story well and that there are no current plans for a spinoff. The game-changing twists inStranger Thingsseason 4’s endingset up a thrilling final chapter for Dustin and the other surviving characters, andit is more important to deliver a rewarding ending than it is to see the series continue indefinitely. Dustin has been one ofStranger Things' funniest and most heartfelt characters, and it is time to see how his story culminates, and for Matarazzo to explore more new career opportunities.
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Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
