Stranger Things actor Paul Reiser hopes his character will return for the fifth and final season

Paul Reiser, an 11-time Emmy nominee, is still unsure whether his character Dr. Sam Owens will return for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which will premiere on Netflix between late 2023 and early 2024.’I literally don’t know’.The last time audiences saw him, he was handcuffed inside an underground desert base by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan (Sherman Augustus), who wants to kill Jane ‘Eleven’ Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown).

11-time Emmy nominee Paul Reiser (R) still doesn’t know whether his character Dr. Sam Owens will return for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which premieres between late 2023 and early 2024 on Netflix

Dr. Owens helped Eleven regain her psychokinetic powers and, if he survived, military personnel like Sullivan will continue to pressure him into revealing she’s returned to the log cabin in fictional Hawkins, IN.

‘The Stranger Things writers’ room tweeted out, “Hey, everybody, send us your thoughts for next season. What would you like to see?”‘ Paul said.

‘And I wrote in: “Can Dr. Owens live? Would that be possible?” … I’d appreciate it if Dr. Owens comes in, in like a superhero cape, and saves the day.’

Reiser appears in all eight episodes of season five.

Sam was captured by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan (Sherman Augustus), who wants to kill Jane ‘Eleven’ Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown)” The last time audiences saw the Department of Energy executive he was handcuffed inside an underground desert base” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

Dead or alive? The last time audiences saw the Department of Energy executive he was handcuffed inside an underground desert base by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan (L, Sherman Augustus), who wants to kill Jane ‘Eleven’ Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown)

Dr. Owens helped Eleven (L) regain her psychokinetic powers and, if he survived, military personnel like Sullivan will continue to pressure him into revealing she’s returned to the log cabin in fictional Hawkins, IN” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

Protector: Dr. Owens helped Eleven (L) regain her psychokinetic powers and, if he survived, military personnel like Sullivan will continue to pressure him into revealing she’s returned to the log cabin in fictional Hawkins, IN

The Aliens alum originally joined the ensemble cast of the critically-acclaimed, binge-watching favorite in 2017 for the second season as Dr. Martin Brenner’s (Matthew Modine) replacement at Hawkins Laboratory.

‘When I first met [creators Matt & Ross Duffer five] years ago, I said, “Am I a good guy or a bad guy?”‘ Paul recalled.

‘They go, “We don’t know.” And I went, “You don’t know or you just don’t want to tell me?” They go, “No, we don’t know.” And so they don’t tell me.’

Last month, Reiser was hard at work reprising his role as Detective Jeffrey Friedman on the LA set of Mark Molloy’s four-quel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley starring Eddie Murphy.

‘The Stranger Things writers’ room tweeted out, “Hey, everybody, send us your thoughts for next season. What would you like to see?” And I wrote in: “Can Dr. Owens live? Would that be possible?”‘

Little Will Byers! Paul&amp;amp;nbsp;originally joined the ensemble cast of the critically-acclaimed, binge-watching favorite in 2017 for the second season as Dr. Martin Brenner’s (Matthew Modine) replacement at Hawkins Laboratory” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

Paul originally joined the ensemble cast of the critically-acclaimed, binge-watching favorite in 2017 for the second season as Dr. Martin Brenner’s (Matthew Modine) replacement at Hawkins Laboratory

‘When I first met [creators Matt &amp;amp;amp;amp; Ross Duffer five] years ago, I said, &amp;amp;amp;quot;Am I a good guy or a bad guy?&amp;amp;amp;quot; They go, &amp;amp;amp;quot;We don’t know.&amp;amp;amp;quot; And I went, &amp;amp;amp;quot;You don’t know or you just don’t want to tell me?&amp;amp;amp;quot; They go, &amp;amp;amp;quot;No, we don’t know.&amp;amp;amp;quot; And so they don’t tell me'” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

‘When I first met [creators Matt & Ross Duffer five] years ago, I said, “Am I a good guy or a bad guy?” They go, “We don’t know.” And I went, “You don’t know or you just don’t want to tell me?” They go, “No, we don’t know.” And so they don’t tell me’

Audiences can next catch The Boys actor as Step Right Up creator Gordon in Steven Levitan’s (Modern Family) eight-episode comedy series Reboot, which premieres Tuesday on Hulu.

Paul will also bring his 28-date stand-up comedy tour to the North Iowa Community Auditorium in Mason City next Saturday.

On the personal front, Reiser has two adult sons – Ezra, 27; and Leon, 22 – from his 34-year marriage to clinical psychologist Dr. Paula Ravets.

Last month, the Aliens alum (pictured August 30)&amp;amp;nbsp;was hard at work reprising his role as Detective Jeffrey Friedman on the LA set of Mark Molloy’s four-quel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley starring Eddie Murphy” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

Action! Last month, the Aliens alum (pictured August 30) was hard at work reprising his role as Detective Jeffrey Friedman on the LA set of Mark Molloy’s four-quel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley starring Eddie Murphy

catch Paul&amp;amp;nbsp;as Step Right Up creator Gordon in Steven Levitan’s (Modern Family) eight-episode comedy series Reboot” class=”blkBorder img-share” /&amp;amp;gt;

Audiences can next catch Paul as Step Right Up creator Gordon in Steven Levitan’s (Modern Family) eight-episode comedy series Reboot