24. Heading into season three, Deadline reported that the cast received major pay increases, with the younger cast going from about $30,000 per episode to more than $200,000 per episode, and possibly even $250,000. Winona and David, meanwhile, were reportedly taking home about $300,000 to $350,000 per episode, while Natalia and Charlie were making $100,000 to $150,000 per episode.
25. While Priah Ferguson was intended to only appear in one episode in season two as Erica, Lucas’ sassy little sister, the Duffer brothers kept finding ways to add the scene-stealer. She was made a series regular the following season.
26. Given that the younger cast was still growing as the series was filming, the wardrobe department faced a unique challenge when it came to continuity.
“It’s crazy,” costume designer Kim Wilcox told E! News. “We had one kid we could not keep in shoes, like every three weeks he grew a half-size.” Her solution was to find heritage brands that make the same product in multiple sizes. “We’d buy five of them so that when somebody grew we’d have something.”
