David Harbour Says It's A 'Relief' That He's Almost Done With Stranger Things
David Harbour has admitted that a part of him is happy that Stranger Things is coming to an end.
The Emmy nominee has played chief of police Jim Hopper in all four seasons of the hit Netflix sci-fi series, and will make one final outing in the role later this year for its fifth and final run.
As part of a conversation with Scarlett Johansson for Interview magazine, David was asked whether it was 'a relief' that the last season of Stranger Things is almost here at last.
'When I started I loved it so much,' he responded. 'Buddies of mine who'd done TV shows for many years said, 'By season three or four you'll be running'. And I was like, 'Never! I love all these guys so much'. And then you get to a certain point where you're like, 'How much more story is there?'.
'You're having to play a lot of the same beat, and there's a feeling where you're like, 'I want to take a risk. I want to do something that people haven't seen me do before'. So yeah, after 10 years, it's like, 'Okay'.'
Scarlett then said she felt similarly about her decade-long stint as a key figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Black Widow star recalled: 'Some of the films that I did for Marvel engaged my character more than others. [In some] films, the cast was so enormous and there was so much plot to serve that you start to feel like you're a device to move it along.
'And if you're committed to five and a half months of that, it's like, 'Okay. I can't paint my nails, I can't get a haircut'. These sound like silly problems, but your identity is wrapped up in this job for a long time, and if you're not doing engaging work as an actor, you feel a little cagey sometimes.'
'It's the same thing with this show,' David agreed. 'There'd be certain seasons where you feel like, 'I'm going to go in this different direction'. But as you say, a piece of your psyche is occupied with this group of people and this storyline.'
The final season of Stranger Things has been hit by several roadblocks (most notably the Hollywood strikes of 2023), which means it's now been three years since fans' last trip to Hawkins, Indiana.
However, Netflix finally confirmed last week that the first 'volume' of Stranger Things' final season will debut at the end of November, with two more drops following on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
David previously said the script for season five was 'terrific', insisting that creators The Duffer Brothers 'continue to outdo themselves'.
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