Winona Ryder reveals filming the final season of Stranger Things feels 'bittersweet'... after the show gave her a comeback 8 years ago

Winona Ryder recently discussed the upcoming final season of her hit Netflix sci-fi original series Stranger Things.

The 52-year-old Beetlejuice star spoke with E! News this week and gave an update,  sharing, 'We're still filming. It’s still happening till the end of the year.'

About the hugely successful show coming to an end, she added, 'It's going to be bittersweet.'

The first season of the show, which also stars Millie Bobby Brown, premiered in 2016 but the cast began shooting in 2015.

Winona reflected, 'It is the 10th year of that, which is wild. I never imagined it would, you know... it's sort of like Beetlejuice. I don't think any of us anticipated that show becoming what it did.'

Winona Ryder recently discussed the upcoming final season of her hit Netflix sci-fi original series Stranger Things; pictured August 17

The 52-year-old Beetlejuice star spoke with E! News this week and gave an update, sharing, 'We're still filming. It’s still happening till the end of the year'; pictured in season one

About the hugely successful show coming to an end, she added, 'It's going to be bittersweet'

Filming for Stranger Things season five got underway in early January in Atlanta, Georgia.

The final installation was previously scheduled to begin in 2023, but was halted due to the Writers Guild of America strike, which began on May 2.

Then, production was further delayed by the actors' strike.

In addition to Winona, the original cast includes Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton. 

Maya Hawke also joined the show in later iterations, playing Robin Buckley.

Hawke, daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, shared on Podcrushed in June: 'We’re making, basically, eight movies. The episodes are very long.'

She added about creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, 'Our showrunners, Matt and Ross, take a lot of responsibility.

'They have an amazing team of writers, but they’re very involved. It takes a long time to write each season, and it takes a long time to shoot them.'

L-R Noah Schnapp, Priah Ferguson, Millie Bobby Brown, Carmen Cuba, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Caleb McLaughlin, Joe Keery, and Dacre Montgomery in November 2019

Ryder will next appear in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, reprising her role as Lydia Deetz

Ryder will next appear in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, reprising her role as Lydia Deetz.

Jenna Ortega will play her daughter, Astrid, in the sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 original starring Michael Keaton in the title role.

The movie will be released in theaters on September 6, 2024.