Overview
- Brown and Harbour hugged, posed together and laughed on the Los Angeles red carpet, with Netflix sharing their interaction on official channels.
- Brown downplayed discord in premiere interviews, saying they are “so lucky to have each other” and describing Harbour as being like a father figure to her.
- Co-creator Ross Duffer stressed the cast’s decade-long family dynamic and a priority on a safe set, and executive producer Shawn Levy called circulating stories “wildly inaccurate.”
- Reports tracing to the Daily Mail say Brown filed a bullying and harassment complaint before Season 5, triggering a months-long confidential review and the presence of a personal representative for her on set; no sexual impropriety was alleged.
- Season 5 remains on track with three drops on November 26, December 25 and December 31, and Netflix also released the opening minutes to refocus attention on the finale rollout.