It’s been less than a year since their Stranger Things characters parted ways after five emotional seasons. Still, Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour are getting the band back together for a new spy series at Netflix from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne and A24. The project is getting a straight-to-series order with Brown and Harbour leading the espionage thriller.
The project is a powerful package for Netflix, given the overwhelming success of Stranger Things and Adolescence, two shows that once dominated Netflix’s Most Popular English Series list. The green light was a no-brainer for the streamer after learning about the talent involved, and I suspect the studio will push the project’s release really hard.
What’s Brown and Harbour’s espionage thriller about?
In the series, disgraced FBI agent turned security expert Matt Wolfe (Harbour) is drawn back into the world he left behind when his estranged daughter, Rebecca (Brown) — now an FBI agent determined to follow in his footsteps — vanishes on a mission, forcing him back into a field that has evolved beyond him.
“We are delighted to bring this spy drama to life with an extraordinary group of talent we’ve been fortunate to collaborate with before,” Netflix Head of Scripted Series, US and Canada, said. “Jack Thorne’s ability to find the deeply human story inside a thriller is unmatched, and watching Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour reunite — this time as estranged father and daughter on opposite sides of a crisis — is something audiences are going to love. A24 is the perfect partner to bring this story to our members around the world.”
Brown on the reunion being Harbour’s idea
Millie Bobby Brown talked about reuniting with Harbor on the Happy Sad Confused podcast this week, expressing her excitement to reconnect with her Stranger Things co-star. “Father-daughter is where we live, but Netflix will always be our home,” she said. “The David Harbour project is sooner than expected, and it’s David’s idea, so kudos to him.”
The official announcement of their new project arrives after some behind-the-scenes friction between Brown and Harbour. The duo never divulged too much about the rift, but they appear to have patched things up. For the past several months, they’ve supported each other at every turn, and sound eager to get back in front of the camera together.
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