The crew of Stranger Things reportedly earned massive paychecks for the show’s most exciting fifth and final season.
According to Cosmopolitan, top actors received between $350,000 and $1.2 million per episode.
Veteran stars Winona Ryder, who plays Joyce Byers, and David Harbor, who plays Jim Hopper, reportedly topped the pay scale.
Sources revealed that they each earned around $1,187,500 per year. episode, totaling about $9.5 million for the season. However, this marked a significant increase over their previous salaries.
The younger Hawkins team, including Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp, were reportedly on a different scale, making around $875,000 per year. episode.
Their total for the eight-episode season would be just over $7 million.
Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven, the most beloved character in the series, has reportedly been given a “special deal” with an estimated budget of $250,000 to $350,000 per episode due to her long-term Netflix contract.
Moreover, the increase in shifted salaries reflects the huge popularity of the series and also the scale of Season 5.
Industry insiders also said Netflix wanted to reward the cast for sticking with the series through all its ups and downs.
Fans quickly took notice of the numbers and sparked debate online, with some of them feeling the actors deserved it, while others questioned whether such large salaries could affect the show’s production.
Experts said Netflix spent heavily on the final season, gave the cast big paychecks and used a huge production.
Stranger Things season 5 will end with a big, exciting finale, while also recognizing the actors’ years of work.
