At the premiere of Stranger Things season 5, Sadie Sink talked about how her time on the hit Netflix show prepared her for the huge Spider-Man: Brand New Day franchise. The actress, who is best known for playing Max Mayfield, talked about how the long-running show helped her get ready for the high-stakes Marvel production. This honest interview shows how popular she is becoming as the last episodes of Stranger Things air.
In Stranger Things season 5, Max Mayfield wakes up from a two-year coma and finds himself stuck in Vecna’s horrible Camazotz realm with Holly Wheeler. Sink says her character is in a “rough, feral state,” dealing with dream-within-dream horrors while being physically weak and unable to fully join the fight against Vecna. Fans are overjoyed that Max is back from the dead, bringing back memories that haunt him, monsters that are scary, and emotional reunions with Lucas.
Sink will star in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which comes out in 2026. Her role is still a mystery, but there are rumors that she will play a mutant like Jean Grey. She says that Marvel’s plot details are “even more secretive” than spoilers for Stranger Things, which makes people even more excited for her MCU debut with Zendaya. The Stranger Things experience prepared her for the demands of the franchise, from intense table reads to working with a group.
