Vecna is about to face another formidable opponent stranger things 5, with the news that Linda Hamilton is joining the cast for the fifth (and final) season. The announcement came as part of Tudum, Netflix’s annual fan event, and was made by Hamilton’s terminator co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Though we didn’t get any details about her character, Hamilton revealed she’s a fan of the show, and joked that she “don’t know how to be a fangirl and an actress at the same time.”
No doubt her action heritage (and incredible biceps) will come in handy in the fight for the fate of the world. All of this assumes, of course, that Hamilton is playing a good guy – there are plenty of villain options she could play (and knock out of the park) in the fight against Vecna. Season 4 ended with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her crew staring at a nearly destroyed Hawkins and Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) still trying to merge the Upside Down with the normal world. The final fight hasn’t fully started yet, meaning Hamilton’s character – whoever it is – could join a side.
Fans will likely have to wait a while to find out. Although season 4 premiered in two parts in 2022, there is no official release date for it yet stranger things
In the meantime, fans can take a look at Hamilton’s ’80s filmography to better understand just how badass she is. If they’re done with that before the new season comes out – which unfortunately may be a while – then there are plenty of other ’80s stars to join stranger things, whose back catalogs they could catch up on. Besides, we’re all just killing time stranger things 5 (or the animated universe spin-off) finally made its debut.