Sadie Sink says she dreads filming 'emotional' 'Stranger Things' finale: 'It's going to be awful'

• Sadie Sink said that it is going to be "scary and sad" to say goodbye to "Stranger Things."
• The hit series, which Sink has starred in for six years, will end with its fifth season next year.

"Stranger Things" star Sadie Sink said it is going to be "scary and sad" to film the final season of "Stranger Things."

Sink has been part of the beloved main cast of "Stranger Things," which will end with its fifth season next year, since its second season.

Sink was asked about the ending while appearing on the "Today" show Wednesday to promote her movie, "The Whale."

"We know that it's happening and that it's the last season, so it's going to be emotional, I'm sure," Sink said. "With the way that my character ended in season four, I have no idea what is going to happen but I'll be there."

In the season four finale, Sink's character, Max, is temporarily killed by villain Vecna. However, after being resurrected by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Max is now in a coma.

When asked about how the cast will react on set when filming their last scenes, Sink said: "It's going to be awful. It's going to be horrible. These kids, this entire cast and crew, it's family. People say that all the time, but I genuinely mean it."

She added: "And to think that we have to say goodbye to that security and knowing that we'll be seeing each other for another season? It's scary and sad, but I think it's exciting to kind of move on to the next chapter, I guess."

The final season of "Stranger Things" is set to premiere in 2024.

Not much is known about what the next season will look like, but during a post-season four debrief with Netflix Geeked, "Stranger Things" creators the Duffer Brothers said that they considered permanently killing Max but instead made her coma an important part of the next season.

"The fact that she's in a coma, I can't really get into the details, but it is important that she is," Matt Duffer said. "That is gonna have a major effect on five. So it's not a, oh well, you know, a cheat. It's incredibly relevant to five."

"Stranger Things" is available to stream on Netflix.