Science fiction icon totes gun in new trailer for Netflix hit Stranger Things ahead of final season
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Sci-Fi icon Linda Hamilton totes a weapon in the new Stranger Things trailer
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Linda played all-action mum Sarah Connor in the original Terminator in 1984 and two of its sequels
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Now, she will appear as Dr Kay in the fifth and final series of Netflix sci-fi fantasy horror Stranger Things.
Episodes will be released on November 27 and Boxing Day ahead of a New Year's Day finale.
The sci-fi horror drama takes place in the 1980s and debuted in summer 2016.
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Set in fictitious small town Hawkins, Indiana - this location becomes central to the show's overall mystery.
Oscar nominee Winona Ryder leads the ensemble cast, playing the role of Joyce Byers.
In addition, actor David Harbour - who is ex to
Millie Bobby Brown emerged as the breakout star, with her role as Eleven - a teenage girl with psychokinetic and telekinetic powers.
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