Unfortunately, Bob will likely not reappear amid the forthcoming Stranger Things 5.However, the Lord of the Rings alum surprised fans with a fun Instagram photo of himself posing with a Demodog ...

One of the biggest heartbreaks of Stranger Things came early on when Bob sacrificed himself and was killed by demo-dogs while saving Hawkins Lab.In 2019, Astin admitted that Bob didn’t need ...

The first season of Stranger Things saw Winona Ryder’s Joyce and David Harbour’s Hopper have chemistry with one another, yet it wasn’t an obvious love connection, while Season 2 introduced ...

Fans of the Netflix sci-fi thriller Stranger Things were ecstatic when Sean Astin of Goonies and Lord of the Rings fame joined the cast of the hit series. His character, Bob Newby, appeared in the ...

Bob Newby (played by Sean Astin) heroically fights against the Demodogs in The Mind Flayer episode of Stranger Things Season 2, ultimately sacrificing himself to save his loved ones (Image via ...

Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) and Bob Newby (Sean Astin) might seem like two unrelated Stranger Things characters, but they’re much more alike than you think. Bob helped save Hawkins long before ...

As Astin embarks on this new chapter on Broadway, one of his other iconic projects, Stranger Things, is coming to a close. Astin portrayed Bob Newby, a love interest of Winona Ryder’s Joyce ...

Related: Lord of the Rings stars support The Rings of Power cast over racist backlash Astin, who Stranger Things fans will fondly remember as Bob Newby, said that the story is "about what we mean ...

Played by Sean Astin, Bob was a fan-favorite character who appeared in Season 2 of “Stranger Things,” dating Will’s (Noah Schnapp) mom, Joyce (Winona Ryder).

At present, though, let's just continue to remember Bob and be glad that Sean Astin is alive and well. Stranger Things 5 is set to premiere sometime amid the 2025 TV schedule, so be sure to ...