Dacre Montgomery Reveals the One Thing He’s Most Excited About in Stranger Things Season 5
As Stranger Things hurtles toward its Season 5 finale, Dacre Montgomery says his real excitement isn’t the ending but what the show’s creators have up their sleeves.
With Stranger Things 5 sprinting toward the finish line, Dacre Montgomery is not obsessing over the finale like the rest of us. He is more fired up about what the Duffer brothers will cook up once Hawkins is finally in the rearview.
Dacre is already looking past the Upside Down
At a special screening for his new movie Dead Man's Wire, the Power Rangers alum was asked what he is most excited about as the show wraps. His answer jumped straight to the Duffers' next act:
"The thing I'm most excited for is now that [co-creators Ross and Matt Duffer] are done with the show, they have so many other amazing ideas that I'm excited about — like, if people love Stranger Things, imagine what else they can do. So I love that."
That tracks for Montgomery, who has been out of the show's day-to-day grind since Billy Hargrove met his fate in Season 3. He recurred in Season 2, returned for Season 3, and popped up for a single cameo in Season 4.
What Dacre is up to now
Montgomery stars as Richard 'Dick' Hall in Dead Man's Wire alongside Bill Skarsgård. The film is set to hit theaters on January 9, 2026.
Where the Duffers go next
While they are busy promoting Stranger Things 5, Ross and Matt Duffer already have multiple projects lined up across genres. If you are curious what had Dacre so hyped, here is the slate:
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (animated): Bridges the gap between Seasons 2 and 3. Familiar characters from the original show appear, but new voice actors are taking over the roles.
- The Boroughs (sci-fi fantasy): The cast is stacked — Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Alfred Molina, Jena Malone, and more. Currently slated for 2026.
- Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (horror): Features Camila Morrone, Ted Levine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Adam DiMarco, and others. Also targeting 2026.
Final Stranger Things dates to know
Netflix is closing out the series with a holiday sprint: Volume 2 lands on Christmas, and the series finale arrives on New Year's Eve. For a limited time, Netflix is also putting the two-hour finale — titled "The Rightside Up" — on the big screen in 500-plus theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
So yes, the end is here. But if Dacre is right, the Duffers are just getting warmed up.