Vol. 1 of Season 5 of Stranger Things is out now on Netflix, and it is the first of three installments. In the first part of Season 5, viewers can easily pick up on the fact that the season has an expanded role for the character of Holly Wheeler, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)’s younger sister.
The role was recast, and the character is aged up, now being played by actress Nell Fisher.
Because the character is older now, just what is the exact age of Holly Wheeler in the fifth season of Stranger Things?
Holly Wheeler’s age in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5
The character of Holly is 7 years old in Season 5. Fisher, in real life, is currently 14 years old.
Who played Holly Wheeler in ‘Stranger Things’ before Nell Fisher
Before Fisher was in the role for Season 5, twins Anniston and Tinsley Price played Holly.
Why was Holly Wheeler recast in ‘Stranger Things’
Holly was recast for Stranger Things Season 5 to have a major presence of children in the season, given the initial younger cast is much older now.
Matt Duffer told SFX (via Games Radar), “Once you see the full season, you’ll have a better understanding of why it was so important to add her to the cast. One of the reasons was, we just wanted to recapture some of the feeling of season one, and some of that you can’t recapture unless you have kids, because our kids are not kids any more. They’re not close to being kids anymore. So it was really fun to add Holly and her classmates into the show, because it allowed us to recapture some of that feeling.”
Stranger Things Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix.