Stranger Issues creators Matt and Ross Duffer have responded to Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour harassment claims forward of season 5’s premiere. Forward of the discharge of Stranger Issues season 5, a report from the Every day Mail alleged Brown filed harassment and bullying claims towards Harbour earlier than filming of the ultimate episodes started.
Talking with The Hollywood Reporter throughout Stranger Issues season 5’s purple carpet premiere, Ross Duffer addressed claims that Harbour had been bullying Brown on set of the Netflix collection. The collection co-creator defined that he could not tackle “private on-set issues,” however did tout the power of the bonds between the core forged members of the present:
Clearly, you perceive I can’t get into private on-set issues, however I’ll say we’ve been doing this for 10 years with this forged, and at this level they’re household and we deeply care about them. So, you understand, nothing issues extra than simply having a set the place everybody feels protected and comfortable.
The report, which was launched by the UK outlet on Saturday, claims Brown filed the declare of harassment and bullying towards Harbour, resulting in a months-long investigation by Netflix. Whereas the precise nature of the alleged criticism wasn’t specified within the report, the unknown supply the Every day Mail credit stated it “didn’t embody claims of sexual impropriety.”
The report alleges Brown had a consultant on-set together with her whereas filming Stranger Issues season 5, which lasted for almost all of 2024. Whereas Netflix didn’t reply to the report, Brown and Harbour had been seen hugging on the purple carpet premiere of the ultimate season. Director and government producer Shawn Levy additionally referred to as the report “wildly inaccurate.“
On-screen, Brown’s Eleven and Harbour’s Jim Hopper are a surrogate daughter and father duo, having a seasons-long arc that connects them as household. Their dynamic is a central facet amongst Stranger Issues‘ characters, a far cry from the harassment allegations from the report. Whereas their validity stays unclear, Duffer’s assertion alerts there was an amicable decision.
Stranger Issues season 5 premieres on Netflix with its first 4 episodes on November 26 at 8 p.m. ET, adopted by its subsequent three episodes on December 25 and the collection finale on December 31. The ultimate stretch will see all of the present’s core characters come collectively to defeat Vecna and cease the Upside Down from destroying the world.
With the report now addressed by the Duffers, it stays to be seen if Netflix or representatives for Brown and Harbour reply. Whereas it is unclear if the viral report will influence the success of Stranger Issues season 5, the co-creator’s phrases look like a reassurance that something occurring internally was being resolved correctly.
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July 15, 2016
- Community
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Netflix
- Showrunner
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Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Administrators
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Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Andrew Stanton, Frank Darabont, Nimród Antal, Uta Briesewitz
- Writers
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Kate Trefry, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Jessica Mecklenburg, Alison Tatlock