Stranger Things season 4 cost an astonishing ‘$30 MILLION per-episode’ to make
Netflix spent big on the fourth season of Stranger Things.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the upcoming season of the critically-acclaimed science fiction show cost $30 million per episode to make.
It will consist of nine episodes making the approximate budget $270 million for the full season.
Huge budget: The Wall Street Journal reported that the upcoming season of Stranger Things cost $30 million per episode to make
The first half of season 4, dubbed part 1, will include the first five episodes of the season set for release on May 27.
The latter four episodes are set to come out on July 1.
The outlet went on to explain that Netflix has a history of spending big money, but that era may be slowly coming to an end with senior executives promising more fiscal discipline.
Eleven is back: The show will consist of nine episodes making the approximate budget $270 million for the full season
Writing big checks: Part of the big spending on the series came from the cast’s salaries which were recently revealed by the streaming giant (pictured 2020)
Part of the big spending on the series came from the cast’s salaries which were recently revealed by the streaming giant.
David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder are all tied for the highest salary on the show making $350,000 an episode.
Many other members of the main cast including Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp are commanding salaries of $250,000 an episode.
Thousands: Members of the cast are making six-figure salaries per episode. David Harbour (left) and Millie Bobby Brown (center) will make $350,000 per episode while Finn Wolfhard (right) will make $250,000 per episode
Stranger Things is a science-fiction series set in 1980s Indiana where a group of friends see supernatural forces and government experimentation in their small hometown.
The show has received much critical acclaim including four Golden Globe nominations and three Grammy Awards nods.
Stranger Things originally premiered on July 15, 2016 and will add one more season, season 5, before coming to a close.
So much coming: Stranger Things originally premiered on July 15, 2016 and will add more season, season 5, before coming to a close
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