Report: Cast Of ‘Stranger Things’ Ink Huge Raises

The young cast of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things” is getting huge raises commiserate with how popular the project has become, according to a news report.

Young actors Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp will each make  $250,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Teenage actors Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, and Charlie Heaton will now make $150,000.

The star of the show, Millie Bobby Brown, will negotiate her salary separately, THR reports. Meanwhile, adult stars Winona Ryder and David Harbour will get a bump of $350,000 per episode.

For some of the actors, the raises constitute 12 times what they were making in the previous two seasons.

“Stranger Things” has been one of Netflix’s most successful shows. The project’s two seasons have been partially produced in Atlanta. The third season, which will again be done locally, will begin shooting in April.

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