David Harbour Always Knew &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Would Make History, but His Idea for History Was Rather Sad for the Show

David Harbour made his return to Hawkins, in the fourth installment of the show
after he was presumed dead last season. Portraying Jim Hopper, the sheriff in
the town, he had a heartwarming reunion with his adopted daughter, Eleven. Not
only that but our Jopper also got their own moment! However, you’d be surprised
to know that David was apprehensive about the success of Stranger Things during
its initial years!


DAVID THOUGHT STRANGER THINGS WOULD BECOME NETFLIX’S BIGGEST FAILURE 

Back when they were filming the first season in Atlanta, David was having second
thoughts about the show’s success. He was certain that they wouldn’t make it
past the first season. 

Jim Hopper posts a BTS photo from Stranger Things Season 3
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“I remember when we were shooting the first season. We were down in Atlanta, and
Netflix had given us a budget of about $20. Halfway through I remember my hair
person coming up to me, like about episode four we were shooting, and she was
like, ‘I don’t think it’s gonna work. 

By the time we finished, we wrapped, I thought we wouldn’t get a second season,
we’d be the first Netflix show kind of ever to never get a second season. We
thought no one would watch it, it was going to be a disaster,” he said
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But he worried for nothing because it became the streamer’s biggest English
language TV series. It acquired a viewership of 188.19 million views. Right
before the premiere of Volume 2, Netflix’s
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news] servers crashed! It also helped in
slowing down the subscribers’ loss rate!

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THE HAWKINS GANG WILL COME BACK FOR A FINAL SEASON 

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The writers will start working on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/] in August. According to David’s
calculations, they will start filming in 2023 and the penultimate season will
arrive by 2024. That’s a long way off, but the Duffer brothers already have
plans for a spin-off and a stage play! They will start working on the spin-off
after the fifth season.

ALSO READ: “Joseph’s lips look so juicy…” Fans’ Thirst Tweets Render Stranger
Things’ Joseph Quinn Speechless
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Srabani Biswas

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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties,  Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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David Harbour made his return to Hawkins, in the fourth installment of the show after he was presumed dead last season. Portraying Jim Hopper, the sheriff in the town, he had a heartwarming reunion with his adopted daughter, Eleven. Not only that but our Jopper also got their own moment! However, you&#8217;d be surprised to know that David was apprehensive about the success of Stranger Things during its initial years!
<h2>David thought Stranger Things would become Netflix&#8217;s biggest failure </h2>
Back when they were filming the first season in Atlanta, David was having second thoughts about the show&#8217;s success. He was certain that they wouldn&#8217;t make it past the first season. 
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3538 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jim-hopper-stranger-things.jpg" alt="Jim Hopper posts a BTS photo from Stranger Things Season 3" width="1200" height="762" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jim-hopper-stranger-things.jpg 1200w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jim-hopper-stranger-things-300x191.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jim-hopper-stranger-things-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jim-hopper-stranger-things-768x488.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />
&#8220;I remember when we were shooting the first season. We were down in Atlanta, and Netflix had given us a budget of about $20. Halfway through I remember my hair person coming up to me, like about episode four we were shooting, and she was like, &#8216;I don’t think it’s gonna work. 
By the time we finished, we wrapped, I thought we wouldn’t get a second season, we’d be the first Netflix show kind of ever to never get a second season. We thought no one would watch it, it was going to be a disaster,&#8221; he <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_165919005341114&amp;key=772a82adcff112d9c479568d0b0815df&amp;libId=l67xoutx0103iluh000MLl9vk4358luwj&amp;loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbr.com%2Fstranger-things-david-harbour-thought-season-1-disaster-netflix%2F%3Futm_content%3Dbuffer3ecdf%26utm_medium%3DSocial-Distribution%26utm_source%3DCBR-TW%26utm_campaign%3DCBR-TW&amp;v=1&amp;opt=true&amp;out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fm0019n3m%2Fthe-one-show-25072022&amp;title=Stranger%20Things%20Star%20David%20Harbour%20Was%20Sure%20Season%201%20Would%20Be%20a%20Disaster&amp;txt=The%20One%20Show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
But he worried for nothing because it became the streamer&#8217;s biggest English language TV series. It acquired a viewership of 188.19 million views. Right before the premiere of Volume 2, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news">Netflix&#8217;s</a> servers crashed! It also helped in slowing down the subscribers&#8217; loss rate!
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<h2>The Hawkins gang will come back for a final season </h2>
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The writers will start working on the fifth and final season of <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/">Stranger Things</a> in August. According to David&#8217;s calculations, they will start filming in 2023 and the penultimate season will arrive by 2024. That&#8217;s a long way off, but the Duffer brothers already have plans for a spin-off and a stage play! They will start working on the spin-off after the fifth season.
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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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