Actor Joe Keery famously performed Steve Harrington on the Netflix collection Stranger Issues all through its five-season run.
Whereas talking to Leisure Tonight in February 2026, Keery received candid concerning the present airing its last episode in January 2026. The Djo frontman defined he has combined feelings about saying goodbye to such a big challenge, particularly after engaged on it for a decade.
In keeping with Keery, closing the chapter of taking part in Steve is “slightly overwhelming, however undoubtedly thrilling.”
“It was like school. Think about like two and a half faculties was the period of time that it took me to try this challenge. So, it was a very long time, about 10 years. And yeah, I assume I am simply actually excited,” stated the 33-year-old actor to the publication.
He went on to say he has “a renewed sense of creativity” and a want to “attempt a bunch of issues” now that Stranger Issues is over.
Joe Keery Opened up About How the Ending of ‘Stranger Issues’ Modified His Life
In a January 2026 interview on the Glad, Unhappy, Confused podcast, Keery shared how Stranger Issues‘ ending modified his life. He defined that whereas starring within the collection, which premiered in 2016, he spent a lot of his time in Atlanta, Georgia, the place it was filmed. He stated he “constructed a neighborhood of pals down there,” which “added a component of unhappiness” to Stranger Issues coming to an finish as he “was saying goodbye to all these folks” he had change into near. He clarified that he is nonetheless pals together with his Stranger Issues castmates.
Keery additionally stated he is conscious followers can have some problem seeing him play characters aside from Steve now that Stranger Issues is over.
“It is form of only a problem to form of pressure folks to perhaps take into consideration me another way, which is one other form of fascinating problem which I am now form of approaching,” stated the actor within the interview.
