Stranger Things creators say the casts' aging throughout the series is "not as dramatic as people think" and the only issue is the deeper voices: "We’re still dealing with that"

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It has been 10 years since Stranger Things season 1 started filming, and with so much time passing, fans are worried about younger cast members looking too old in season 5, but fear not as creators Matt and Ross Duffer say there's really nothing to worry about.

"It’s not as dramatic as people think," says Matt Duffer to Variety. When the first season dropped in 2016, the cast were pretty much the same age as their characters were in 1983. But the whole series has only spanned over four years throughout the whole show, meaning that now in 2025, right when Stranger Things season 5 is about to hit screens, many cast members are far older than their characters.