The countdown for Eleven’s final chapter is officially underway, and expectations are soaring for Season 5 of *Stranger Things*. The series is set to return on Wednesday, November 26, marking the beginning of the end for the beloved show. After nearly a decade, series star Millie Bobby Brown and her demogorgon-destroying friends will finally close the door on the Upside Down.
This monumental moment is significant for everyone involved, and it recently prompted Brown to reflect nostalgically on how it all began. In an interview with *Empire*, she recalled her first audition for Eleven, the character that would come to define much of her life.
“It must have been June or July [2015] when I screen-tested,” Brown said. “They flew me from London to L.A., and my seat number on the flight was 11. Then the floor of the hotel I was staying in was 11. It felt like a sign.”
During that first audition, Millie Bobby Brown was welcomed by producer Shawn Levy along with series creators Matt and Ross Duffer. “They gave me a cardboard box of clothes and were like, ‘Do whatever you feel like with this box of clothes but try to imagine that you don’t know what clothes are. You’ve never been exposed to them,’” she explained.
Brown was understandably puzzled by the unusual exercise and unsure where it would lead. “I was like, ‘What the hell is this weird acting exercise?!’ I didn’t know that was the character. I didn’t know anything about Eleven. I didn’t even know she had powers,” she admitted.
The Duffer Brothers didn’t take long to decide if Brown was the right fit for the lead role. By the next day, they made the life-changing call. “They said, ‘Millie, would you like to be our Eleven?’ and I just fell on the floor,” she recalled. “Then two or three months later, we moved to Atlanta and my hair was gone.”
Now, fans only have to wait and see what unfolds as *Stranger Things* draws to a close. Volume 1 of Season 5 will be released on November 26, followed by Volume 2 on December 25, with the finale premiering in theaters on December 31.
The journey of Eleven and her friends is nearing its thrilling conclusion — and the excitement couldn’t be higher.
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