With mysterious monsters, a girl with superpowers, and a whole bunch of '80s references, there's so much to love about Netflix's "Stranger Things." And while it's easy to get distracted by all the magic that happens on-screen, we can't forget about the interesting work that goes on behind-the-scenes as well.
As we patiently wait for thelatest news on the show's third season, we're rounding up some secrets straight from the set that you might not already know.
Before getting picked up by Netflix, the Duffer brothers' idea was rejected multiple times.
The estimate is that their pitch was rejected 15 to 20 times, mostly because networks wanted it to be either a kids show or a show about Jim Hopper (David Harbour).
The show was originally supposed to be based in Montauk.
It was even called "Montauk"— a nod to a conspiracy theory about a lab that inspired the story — before the show's co-creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, decided to switch the setting to a small, fictional town. They later came up with the name "Stranger Things," in part because it sounded like the Stephen King novel, "Needful Things."
A list of the show's alternate titles is somewhere out there. ButMatt Duffer told the "Daily Beast"he hopes it's never leaked because "it is so embarrassing."
They auditioned 906 boys and 307 girls ahead of the first season.
Rather than have them read the actual scripts, the kids were asked to read scenes from the movie "Stand By Me," according to Entertainment Weekly. Finn Wolfhard, the actor who plays Mike, was sick at the time, so he sent in a recording of himself reciting the lines from his bed.
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