‘Stranger Things’ has been winning the hearts of the audience, even if the series was upside down. With fighting Demogorgons and escaping Vecna’s trap, the entire star cast managed to earn millions of dollars per season. Let’s take a look at the jaw-dropping pay cheques and how the stars ran up the million-dollar hill over the seasons.
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), with the power of telekinesis and love for Eggo waffles, debuted the season with $30,000 per episode, which remained the same for the following season as well. However, according to IMDB, the pay took a massive jump to $250,000 per episode in season 3, and by season 4, the 21-year-old was earning $300,000 per episode. In the upcoming and final season, Brown has cracked the code and is likely to earn half a million dollars per episode. Considering that season 5 will have eight episodes, the pay will sum up to $4 million. She did not negotiate with the producers in the regular way of thinking about just the series. Netflix and Millie Bobby Brown allegedly shook hands that would cover not only Stranger Things but also another hit film franchise, Enola Holmes. She reportedly earned $10 million for ‘Enola Holmes 2,’ making her the highest-paid actor under the age of 20. Additionally, she produced the film as well, further boosting the millions in the bank.
Winona Ryder and David Harbour
The veteran stars, Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers) and David Harbour (Chief Hopper), have signed a contract of $9.5 million for the fifth season. The highest-paid adults had a humongous jump from $350,000 per episode in the earlier seasons.
The Dungeons & Dragons Champions
The teenage gang, Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), and Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), debuted the series with $25,000 per episode. In the third season, the pay cheque had an additional zero at the end of the number, grabbing around $250,000 per episode. In the fifth and final season, the teenage gang, including Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), are likely to earn around $7 million.
The Hawkins Magic
The soon-to-be-adult and excellent babysitters of Hawkins, Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), and Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), started with $150,000 per episode during the debut. For the fifth season, they managed to bag a $6 million deal each.
