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The Stranger Things Cast Can Probably Buy Their Own Island Now Thanks to Huge Raises

20/03/2018 - 02:22 AM

If you need a lesson in knowing your worth, let the cast of Stranger Things [1] show you how it's done. After two wildly successful seasons, the show's lead child and adult stars sat down to renegotiate their salaries going into season three [2], and their raises are reportedly enough to buy Eggos from now until . . . well, basically forever.

Finn Wolfhard [3], Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp and Caleb McLaughlin are all receiving the most dramatic raises, according to Deadline [4], mostly due to the fact they were all virtual unknowns heading into season one. While they started with an estimated $30,000 per episode for the first two seasons, their new fee is rumoured to be somewhere between $200,000 to $250,000. Brown, who is basically the poster child for Stranger Things [5] at this point thanks to her role as Eleven, is expected to make even more than her male costars.

Before you start to worry about Joyce Byers or Jim Hopper, don't — Winona Ryder [6] and David Harbour are also getting significant pay bumps. Since both of them had established careers when they were hired for season one, their pay per episode is reportedly near $350,000 an episode. Do you know how many hidden cabins in the woods that could buy?! Fellow Stranger Things series regulars, like Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer [7], will approach the $100,000-$150,000 range with their salary increases.

Looks like fighting the Demogorgon was worth it after all. Very worth it.


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