Stranger Things Season 2: Nashville Vet Will Chase Joins Cast as [Spoiler] 

Will Chase will soon be belting out a chorus of “WTF?!”

‘ anticipated second season in a pivotal recurring role, TVLine has learned exclusively. He will play Neil Mayfield, the father of a family of recent transplants to Hawkins Indiana from California. Our guess? He’s the dad of the two new kids in town, played by

Stranger Things Season 2: Watch the First Trailer

Much of Season 2 has been shrouded in secrecy, although a few details have trickled out. Here’s what we know:

‘ Sean Astin have signed on for recurring roles, with the former playing a high-ranking member within the Department of Energy on a ‘clean-up’ assignment and the latter portraying a kindhearted former nerd who went to high school with Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Harbour). Danish actress Linnea Berthelsen, meanwhile, will play an emotionally damaged, magnetic young woman who suffered a great loss as a child. Although she does not live in Hawkins, she is mysteriously connected to the town’s supernatural events.

, Chase is juggling recurring roles on HBO’s forthcoming

The new season is slated to drop on Oct. 31 (aka Halloween aka a long time away).

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Aw, thought he would come back to Broadway for a bit. Oh well, at least I still get to see him!

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