It's Been 3 Years Since The Last Season Of "Stranger Things," So Here's What The Cast Has Been Working On

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After almost three years, Stranger Things is finally back for a new season.

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While we've been patiently waiting, the cast has been booked and busy with a BUNCH of projects:

1.Millie Bobby Brown starred in two Godzilla movies and released a beauty line.

Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown in a scene from Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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She also basically started her own franchise by producing and starring in Enola Holmes.

Millie with her hands on her hips

And a sequel is on its way!

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2.Finn Wolfhard has been in a bunch of movies, including It: Chapter Two and The Goldfinch.

Finn as Boris sitting at a table in The Goldfinch
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Most recently, he starred in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Four young people holding flashlights
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3.David Harbour notably joined the MCU as Red Guardian in Black Widow.

David with Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in a scene from the movie
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He also starred in Extraction and No Sudden Move, had several voice acting roles, and hosted Saturday Night Live.

David hosting SNL
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4.Winona Ryder found time to film a whole miniseries, The Plot Against America.

Winona in a scene from The Plot Against America
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And she was in a 2021 Super Bowl commercial!

5.Gaten Matarazzo has been hosting Prank Encounters on Netflix since 2019.

Gaten at a computer in a scene from Prank Encounters
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6.Caleb McLaughlin played one of the main characters in Concrete Cowboy and had several voice acting roles.

Caleb and Idris Elba on horseback in a scene from the movie

He was also included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2021.

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7.Noah Schnapp starred in two films: Waiting for Anya and Hubie Halloween.

Noah looking tearful at a table in a scene from Waiting for Anya

8.Joe Keery also starred in two movies: Spree and Free Guy.

Joe as Keys in a scene from Free Guy
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In addition, Joe released his debut album, Twenty Twenty, under the pseudonym Djo.

Joe in a striped shirt and sweater on the red carpet
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9.Sadie Sink starred in Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, appearing in two of the three films.

Sadie with Emily Rudd in a scene from Fear Street
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She was also the star of Taylor Swift's short film All Too Well.

Sadie at a dining table with Dylan O'Brien in a scene from All Too Well
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10.Maya Hawke has been in several high-profile projects, including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Good Lord Bird.

Maya in a scene from The Good Lord Bird
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She also played, rather iconically, the first person to die in Fear Street: 1994 — despite being the most famous person in the cast and featuring heavily in the film's marketing.

Maya looking terrified on the floor in a scene from Feat Street
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11.Natalia Dyer was the protagonist in Yes, God, Yes and appeared in the 2021 horror film Things Heard and Seen alongside Amanda Seyfried.

Natalia staring intensely at a computer screen in a scene from Yes, God, Yes
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12.Charlie Heaton played Cannonball in the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, as well as one of the leads in AMC's Soulmates.

Charlie in a scene from The New Mutants
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13.Cara Buono played the villain Gamemnae on Supergirl. Most recently, she was in The Girl From Plainville as the mom of Elle Fanning's character.

Cara in a scene from The Girl From Plainville with Elle Fanning
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14.Priah Ferguson played the lead in Netflix's Boo!, which will be out later this year.

Priah with other children eating ice cream cones
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15.Brett Gelman appeared in a lot of TV shows and movies, including Without Remorse, starring Michael B. Jordan.

Brett wearing explosives in a scene from Without Remorse
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16.And finally, Matthew Modine has starred in a few movies, including Breaking News in Yuba County and Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal.

Matthew sitting in a chair and on the phone in a scene from Operation Varsity Blues
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