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Stranger Things 5: De-Aging Deception?
27 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Digital de-aging technology was used to recreate young Will Byers.
- Noah Schnapp explained the process was more complicated than it appeared.
- The show's creators built a new set for the final season.
The highly anticipated fifth season of "Stranger Things" has sparked debate due to its extensive use of digital de-aging to depict a younger version of Will Byers.
This visual effect, particularly evident in a flashback scene, involved digitally altering Noah Schnapp's face onto a younger actor's body. This process reportedly took months to complete, contradicting earlier impressions of simpler, practical effects like makeup and wigs suggested by executive producer Shawn Levy.
Despite the controversial de-aging techniques, the show's creators have also focused on practical elements, constructing a new, advanced set to accurately represent Hawkins, Indiana, for the show's concluding season.
