- - Noah Schnapp Reveals He Read the Final “Stranger Things” Script in the Shower: 'I Was Freaking Out' (Exclusive)

Liza EsquibiasNovember 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM

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Noah Schnapp tells PEOPLE how he reacted the first time he read the script for season 5 of Stranger Things

Schnapp joined the series 10 years ago when he was 11 years old

The final season premieres on Netflix with Volume 1 on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET

Noah Schnapp is teasing the conclusion of Stranger Things.

Ahead of the premiere of the fifth and final season of the beloved Netflix series, the actor, 21, told PEOPLE at the world premiere in Hollywood, Calif. earlier this month what fans can expect. Calling his initial reaction to reading the last script “unbelievable,” Schnapp says it was better than he could have imagined.

“I remember I had people texting me before the scripts came out like, ‘Noah, watch out. You're going to like this season,’” he recalls. “And I was like, ‘Oh, whatever, whatever.’ And then we got to the day before the table read and I was reading it in the shower and I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ Like, calling my mom, ‘Oh my God, you have to read it,’ and freaking out. I was skimming it as I was getting ready in the shower.”

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Schnapp — who has been a part of the Stranger Things cast since its debut a decade ago as Will Byers, along with Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson — also praises the iconic show for its foundational message.

“It's a show at its core about friendship and connection and belonging and embracing your differences, and it just makes you feel a part of something,” Schnapp explains. “It makes you feel empowered to be proud to be different and proud to be who you are. And I love that about it and I think that's why others do as well.”

That special bond doesn’t just apply to the group on-screen, but in their personal lives as well.

“I mean, of course Millie is my best friend for life,” Schnapp gushes. “But they all truly are just family to me, and it shows on screen. I mean, thank God we're so close.”

Looking back at his start at 11 years old, Schnapp says he would tell himself one thing: “I would say just stay true to yourself.”

“Don't let anyone dim that light that you have and be present and take it all in because you're going to blink and you're going to be standing on the last season carpet and saying goodbye,” he adds.

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Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown

The final chapter of Stranger Things is set to release in three parts. It will feature a time jump to the fall of 1987, creators the Duffer Brothers previously revealed.

The star-studded cast also includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Sadie Sink and Maya Hawke.

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Stranger Things season 5 premieres on Netflix with Volume 1 on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Volume 2 on Dec. 25 and the finale on Dec. 31. Seasons 1 through 4 are now streaming on Netflix.

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