After the overwhelming popularity of Stranger Things, it is no surprise to hear that the cast of the Emmy-nominated show have scored major pay raises following substantial renegotiation taking place ahead of the third season’s production taking place. Sources say that the new deals the child actors received are 12 times their previous deals, and $350,000 an episode for each of the show’s adult actors. Insiders say the deals closed last week as production on season three is scheduled to begin April 23. Netflix declined comment.
According to sources, the main actors are divided into different pay tiers. Winona Ryder (Joyce) and David Harbour (Jim Hopper) make up the “A tier” and are making up to $350,000 an episode. The “B tier” consists of the young stars including Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) and Noah Schnapp (Will) are each collecting $250,000 per episode.
The only mystery surrounding the pay grade is where Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) landed among those tiers, as her camp has been tight-lipped throughout the dealmaking process. First reported by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, Brown and her team separated herself from the rest of the cast during the renegotiation, and is at least making the $250,000 that the other younger actors are earning. However, it is rumored that Brown is instead making $300,000 in between the adults and the other kids.
The third season of Stranger Things is expected to take place a few years after the second season as the young actors have been growing and the Duffer brothers want to adjust to the rapid growth of the shows child actors.
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