Sadie Sink Says Stranger Things Season 5 Will Stick the Landing Where Others Stumble

Stranger Things 5 is finally rolling up to the starting line, and Sadie Sink just gave one of those rare, actual-hint answers about where this all lands. Nothing spoilery, but enough to make you raise an eyebrow and maybe re-check your Max theories.

What Sadie actually said

In a chat shared by Variety via X, Sink said the Duffers took their time to land the plane properly, not just for one or two favorites, but for everyone. Her wording was reassuringly specific:

"I think that is so important when dealing with something as special as the show was for all of us, when it is a decade of our lives. It was important to give it the proper closure it deserved, and I think we all definitely got that."

She also kept a firm lid on the other thing everyone keeps asking her about: those Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumors. No confirmation, no denial, just that pleasant smile actors do when they have 17 NDAs stapled to their soul.

The Max question: how serious is this?

In another X clip, Sink was asked which secret is harder to sit on: Max in this final season or her whole Spider-Man situation. Her answer was quick and pointed: talking about Max is the tougher one. Translation: something big is coming for our favorite skateboarder, and she knows it.

• Nov 15, 2025: In a video shared by Variety (and posted by the ScreenTime account on X), Sink says the Duffers gave every character the ending they deserved.
• Nov 14, 2025: In a separate X clip, she says keeping quiet about what happens to Max this season might be the hardest secret of all.

Read between the lines and it sounds like the show is going for high-stakes, not cheap shock. As someone still recovering from finales that confused chaos with catharsis, I will happily take 'thought-through closure' every time.

So does Max make it out?

Short answer: we do not know. Sink is being careful, and nothing here is confirmation either way. What we can say: Max has taken more emotional body blows than most of the party across the series — messy family life, isolation, trauma — and Sink keeps emphasizing that the Duffers treated every arc with intention. If you are looking for odds, that points to something meaningful rather than random. Survival? Maybe. Pain first? Almost guaranteed.

When do we find out?

The first volume of Stranger Things drops November 26 in the U.S. We will see then whether Max is in danger, out of danger, or both within a single episode. Place your bets now, but maybe keep the tissues nearby.