This is how much the cast of Stranger Things are being paid
That is a lot!
Last updated 9th Jul 2019
Stranger Things 3 has been breaking records since its release last week, with Netflix revealing it broke its streaming record, with a massive 40.7 million household accounts watching the show since its 4th July 4 global launch. That's more than any other film or series in its first four days! It also revealed that a huge 18.2 million have already finished the entire season!
And so it's no surprise really that the cast of the hit TV show are being paid rather a lot for their recent series. When it comes to the adult actors in the series, Winona Ryder, (Will Byers’ mum Joyce), and David Harbour who is Jim Hopper, the police chief, are reportedly making $350,000 from each episode.
Of course it's the child actors in Stranger Things who have been the talking point since the series started a few years ago. Now, according to the latest reports, most of the main child actors, such as Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp, (Mike, Dustin, Lucas and Will) get a whopping $250,000 per episode! That's around £200,540 per episode.
However it's Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven, and is classed as playing the main role in Stranger Things, who gets even MORE than her co-stars! TMZ have reported Millie as getting $350,000 per episode, totalling an enormous $2.8 million (£2.25 million) for the eight new episodes which were released on the 4th July.
Meanwhile, some of the other regular characters such as Nancy (Natalie Dyer), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and Steve (Joe Keery) are believed to be getting $150,000 an episode.
In other Stranger Things news, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson revealed that despite not being a fans of 'trendy things', he would watch the popular series with Niall Horan if he wanted him to.
Replying to Niall Horan's tweet about the new series, Louis said, 'Just give me a shout if you’re on your own and too scared to watch it. For you mate I’ll grin and bear it'.
Now take a look at facts you probably didn't know about Stranger Things:
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To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.
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The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.
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Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.
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Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.
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The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.
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Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.
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Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.
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Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.
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To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.
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Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.
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Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.
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It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.
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The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.
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The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.
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Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.
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The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.
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Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.
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The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.
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Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.
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For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.
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To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.
Stranger Things is available now on Netflix.
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