Matt and Ross Duffer have revealed the secret behind their success Stranger Things.
At the premiere in Los Angeles on Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season on November 6, the twin brothers reflected on how the show has affected people.
“I think a lot of the success of the show is that people can relate to these characters and they can relate to these actors. They’re good people,” Ross shared People. “And I think that comes through in their performance.”
The fans “see themselves [the characters] and they see the challenges that they go through and seeing them overcome that gives them hope,” he added. “So I think that’s a big part of the success.”
Matt believes the secret ingredient is the cast, who “have become one big family.”
“For the younger cast, the kids who aren’t kids anymore, 10 years have passed, that’s half their lives,” he says, referring to Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo.
“They’re all very, very close. And I think the real bond they have comes across in the show,” he added.
Ross continued to tease the final season Stranger Things is “intense from start to finish.” The season hits Netflix on November 26 with the first four episodes, followed by three episodes arriving on Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve.
