Millie Bobby Brown has reportedly submitted an extensive complaint against her Stranger Things co-star David Harbour ahead of the Netflix series’ fifth and final season. The allegations, which center on Harbour’s behavior during the production, surfaced before filming for Season 5 began, bringing fresh attention to their off-screen relationship. This development focuses on David Harbour harassment claims that have caused notable tension within the production.
Investigation and Nature of the Claims
According to sources cited by the Daily Mail, the 21-year-old actress filed harassment and bullying claims targeting Harbour, who plays her character Eleven’s adoptive father, Jim Hopper. The complaint included numerous detailed accusations, resulting in an investigation lasting several months. Despite the length and intensity of the probe, the allegations did not involve any sexual harassment claims. Throughout the filming of the final season, Brown reportedly maintained a personal representative on set until production wrapped in December 2024.
Context of Brown and Harbour’s Relationship
Brown and Harbour have openly spoken in the past about their complex emotional dynamic, which mirrored the ups and downs of their characters’ father-daughter relationship. At the 2018 PaleyFest event, Brown described the emotional turbulence between them.
“We went through so many different emotions… we get angry at each other, we are like father and daughter,”
she said, also noting,
“We got angry at each other,”
but added that their shared intensity gave authenticity to the show’s dramatic scenes,
“those scenes were so raw and real that the reward is the scenes.”
— Millie Bobby Brown, Actress
Harbour expressed a protective attitude toward Brown years earlier on the That Scene with Dan Patrick podcast, explaining the close connection they shared before any major fame.
“I have a real protective feeling for her. I have a real, like, worry,”
he stated, continuing,
“I worry about her and the fame and all that she has to struggle with. And I’ve just always felt this kind of deep fatherly affection for her.”
— David Harbour, Actor
Looking Ahead to Stranger Things Season 5 Release
The highly anticipated fifth season of Stranger Things will debut its first volume on November 26, 2024, via Netflix, followed by the second volume on December 25, and the series finale on December 31. As the final installment approaches, these David Harbour harassment claims add a complicated backdrop to the production and its cast dynamics, prompting questions about how the investigation’s outcome may affect the show’s legacy and the actors involved.
