Millie Bobby Brown Opened Up About The Downsides Of Stranger Things

Fans might not be prepared to say goodbye to Netflix’s Stranger Things, but lead star Millie Bobby Brown sure is.

Brown, who plays Eleven in the hit sci-fi drama, talked to Glamour before the SAG-AFTRA strike began, saying that she’s ready to bid farewell to the career-launching series and looks forward to pursuing new projects.

“When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,’” Brown told the outlet. “Stranger Things takes up a lot of time to film and it’s preventing me from creating stories that I’m passionate about. So I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye.’”

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is set to arrive in 2024. An exact release date is yet to be confirmed amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Millie Won’t Miss Stranger Things

While she’s ready to move on, Brown also acknowledged that the Netflix drama provided her “the tools and the resources to be a better actor.” She added, “When it ends, I’m going to be able to still see these people.”

The Enola Holmes star previously discussed the conclusion of Stranger Things with Women’s Wear Daily. During the August 2023 interview, she credited the series for being “such a huge factor in part of my life,” again likening the show’s end to high school graduation.

“It’s like senior year. You’re ready to go and blossom and flourish and you’re grateful for the time you’ve had,” Brown said. “But it’s time to create your own message and live your own life.”

And She Won’t Miss The Backlash, Either

In the Glamour interview, Brown opened up about the backlash she experienced during some of the early Stranger Things press tours. She recalled being accused by adults of talking over her co-stars and “trying to steal the thunder” when she was 13 years old.

“We’re kids — we talk over each other,” Brown said. “I was just penalized for over-talking and oversharing and being too loud. It’s hard to hear that at 13. You’re like, ‘I don’t want to ever talk again.’”

“You cannot speak on children that are underage,” she added, noting that her own experiences have inspired her to look out for child actors in the future. “To diminish and practically stunt someone’s growth mentally, strip them down, tell them, ‘Hey, listen, you don’t look that great. Why are you wearing that? How dare you think you can wear that? How dare you say that?’”