‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown addresses David Harbour reports
After a brief stint in the Upside Down with some technical issues, Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 is officially out.
With the premiere of the first four episodes on Thanksgiving Eve, the cast is naturally reminiscing on what the beginning of the end of “Stranger Things” means to them. Millie Bobby Brown, who was only 11 when the show started filming Season 1, shared on social media Wednesday that “this show has given me so much.”
Most importantly, Brown wrote, the show has given her “the most meaningful story to tell, el’s.” The actress shared two photos of herself from the earlier seasons of the show and the most recent, pictured alongside “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer, twins also known as the Duffer Brothers.
“Thank you to the duffers for taking a chance on everything you shouldn’t have wanted, a british girl, with a huge family, a lot of energy, a strong point of view, but a heart that would work tirelessly for the character you built,” she wrote.
“enjoy volume 1 folks,” she concluded. “see you on the right side up.”
The final “Stranger Things” season and press tour were nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against onscreen dad, David Harbour, before filming began.
During the Nov. 6 premiere in Los Angeles, however, the duo showed nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.
The Duffer Brothers also addressed the claims during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that night, with Matt saying, “Obviously, you understand I can’t get into personal on-set matters.” Days after the premiere, the Duffers sat down with Brown and asked why it was important for them to show a united front amid the accusations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
“We’ve been doing that for the last 10 years,” Brown told the outlet. “I mean, we have always been united in that. We love this show with everything, and we value our friendship more than anything.”
Brown also told the outlet it was “nice” and “really exciting” to act alongside Harbour for the final season of “Stranger Things.”
“It was quite nostalgic because it reminded me so much of season two and three, where we’re both kind of butting heads and she’s growing up, she’s trying to find her own voice and he’s trying to parent, and that dynamic definitely comes back into play once again, and I’m really excited for people to see that,” the actress said.
“Stranger Things” also stars the core cast Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Noah Schnapp (Will Beyers), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Natalie Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), David Harbour (Jim Hopper) and Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers).
Woflhard, Schnapp, McLaughlin and Matarazzo have yet to post on social media about the series’ end as of Wednesday night.
According to Variety, Netflix briefly crashed for about three minutes at 5 p.m. Wednesday just as the fifth season of “Stranger Things” premiered, affecting tens of thousands of people.