"Gaten Matarazzo joins Kyle Meredith to talk through the final season of Stranger Things, and as he puts it, this farewell has been dragging out for years. The actor says the cast has been fielding goodbye questions since before Season 4 even dropped, and with the final episodes now being rolled out in three parts, the long goodbye feels even longer. Matarazzo reflects on what it means to leave behind a role he's played since childhood, while also navigating the uncertainty of life after Hawkins."
"Even now, I don't think I ever want to put it behind me," Matarazzo says of the show. "It's always going to be a defining chapter of what I do going forward." He talks about the security the series provides - emotionally and professionally - and how letting go also means embracing a more unpredictable, freelance future. "I've never done well with downtime," he admits. "I just want to keep working."
"That drive has led him to voice acting, including a major role in Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of Animal Farm, where he plays a newly invented character, Lucky the piglet. "Once I saw Andy was directing, that was it. Even if I didn't like the project, I'd still be over the moon to work with him," he says. "Thankfully, I really loved it.""
The final season of Stranger Things has produced a prolonged farewell for Gaten Matarazzo, with goodbye questions surfacing well before Season 4. He reflects on leaving a role he has played since childhood and the emotional and professional security the series has provided. Letting go requires embracing an unpredictable freelance future, and he expresses a strong desire to keep working rather than endure downtime. That drive has led to voice acting roles, including Andy Serkis' Animal Farm and Disney+'s Lego Star Wars, while theater remains his deepest passion and most comfortable performing space.
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