Almost all the main protagonists will remain for the fifth season of Stranger Things(Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, etc.), but new set photos seem to confirm that a character has been replaced.
The fifth season will be the last of Stranger Things, which will presumably see the town of Hawkins, Indiana, fight once and for all against the evil Vecna. The villain, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, who has been behind most of Eleven’s problems since the first episode, is currently nursing the wounds he suffered in the tragic finale of season 4. Despite this, the threat from him is anything but finished.
A Stranger Things 5 actor replaced for the final season
New photos from the set of the fifth season of Stranger Things have confirmed that Nell Fisher has joined the cast, which strongly supports the rumors of her as Holly Wheeler’s replacement actress, role previously played by twins Aniston and Tinsley Price. Holly has appeared in all four seasons of Stranger Things and is expected to have a substantial role in the fifth episode.
The images see Fisher’s character interacting with a cassette tape of the mail at the Creel house and also talk to a very human-looking Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna/Number One in the series. It is important to reiterate that the content of these images from the set of Stranger Things does not confirm that Nell Fisher is Holly Wheeler, but given previous rumorsthis could be the truth.
For fans wanting to know where we’ve seen Fisher before, she recently starred in the horror film Evil Dead Rise as Kassie.
Why was Holly replaced with Nell Fisher in season 5?
If Nell Fisher played Holly Wheeler, some fans might wonder why they ever cast her. There could be two likely reasons: age and a larger role for the character.
Season 5 will likely introduce some sort of time jumpwhich will also help the main cast, who are much older than their respective characters.
If Holly Wheeler disappears next season, it means she will play a key role in the plot. In turn, the Duffer brothers probably felt they needed a more experienced actress to carry the role.
Stranger Things 5: everything we know about the new season
Additionally, Holly Wheeler was previously played by twin actresses, which may have made it more difficult for either of them to progress into the role as they got older. A key reason many believe Holly will have a prominent role is due to the previously revealed Season 5 episode titles.
