Stranger Things Creator Seeks To Strike A Balance In Season 2

The young stars of Stranger Things are featured on the cover the next issue of Entertainment Weekly.

In addition to Millie Bobby Brown, who is sporting curly hair as Eleven, the cover also features Galan Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp.

Speaking of finding fame at such a young age, Brown says, “I went to Manila last year; there were people camping outside the hotel, crying, and literally hyperventilating. I was like, ‘Why do you like me so much? I’m just boring old Millie.’”

Matarazzo chimes in, “I always joke around with [show creators the Duffer Bro.], ‘Why couldn’t you make the first season just okay?’ It’s like how they never expected Barb to be a hit — they never expected the show to be as successful.”

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Matarazzo may be joking, but the Duffer Bros. do have a difficult task ahead of them in trying to top the success of the first season of Stranger Things.

“It’s really permeated the culture,” says David Harbour, Sheriff Hopper. “People love the characters so much, and they have such an emotional response.”

“That is the new challenge of season 2: quieting the cultural noise that surrounds our show,” says executive producer Shawn Levy.

“It’s a balance of the comfort you’re familiar with but then trying to take it in new directions,” says Ross Duffer. “That’s what we’re trying to strike with season 2.”

In Stranger Things, when a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.

Stranger Things was created by the Duffer Brothers. Stranger Things is written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer and executive-produced by Shawn Levy.

Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery.

Strange Things Season 2 adds Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reisser, Linnea Berthelsen, and Brett Gelman to the cast.

Stranger Things Season 2 consists of nine episode that will premiere on Netflix on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2017.

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