‘Stranger Things 5’ has wrapped. Judging from the cast and crew tributes, we are so not ready

It’s incredibly hard to believe that it’s been over eight years since we were first introduced to the mysterious and intriguingly retro Netflix show “Stranger Things,” and even harder to believe that it’s soon all coming to an end.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over eight years since viewers were first introduced to the mysterious and intriguingly retro show “Stranger Things,” and even harder to believe that it’s soon all coming to an end. Some of the cast and crew of the megahit Netflix series announced on Friday that this week marked the wrap on production of Season 5 of the show, set to debut sometime next year. Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers on “Stranger Things” and was the first to experience the nefarious “Upside Down” in Hawkins, Indiana back in Season 1, wrote a tribute on Instagram. “As I close this chapter of my life, I can’t help but be forever grateful for the incredible people that I’ve met and valuable life/career lessons I learned through this decade journey,” Schnapp wrote, going on to list his “top 10” alongside a carousel of nostalgic photos from the early days of the series. Among Schnapp’s list were nods to “Stranger Things” creators the Duffer Brothers, who he said taught him “the creative process takes time and it’s okay to be meticulous about creating perfect moments.” On his own Instagram, co-creator Ross Duffer wrote about how they’ve “been telling this story for nearly a decade now. Many of our cast members joined us when they were kids, just ten or eleven years old. It wasn’t just a show for them—it was a defining part of their childhood. They’ve grown up before our eyes, becoming more than actors—they’ve become family.”