Stranger Things showrunners accused of verbal abuse by crew member

The two brothers at the center of Stranger Things in Matt and Ross Duffer are facing allegations from a crew member who chose to use International Women’s Day to speak out publicly against them. She claims that the Duffers were verbally abuse towards women behind the scenes and leveraged their power in order to demean others close to them.

The allegations surfaced in an Instagram post from Peyton Brown, who worked as a grip on the second season of the show. The content of her first post is as follows:

I guess there’s no better day than #nationalwomensday to say #timesup and announce that I will not be a part of the filming of Season 3 of Stranger Things. Why, you ask? Because I stand with my sisters. I personally witnessed two men in high positions of power on that set seek out and verbally abuse multiple women. I promised myself that if I were ever in a situation to say something that I would. I have 11.5 thousand followers who can hear me say this, TIME IS UP. Women in the film industry are POWERFUL. We will rise and we will scream from mountain tops in support of each other and I will not contribute my time, efforts, and talent to such abusive people. There is too much going on in this world to be regressive. There are too many amazing and highly respected men in respective positions of power that I have had the utmost pleasure of working beside. Those are the people I want to surround myself with. Those are the projects I want to be a part of. This industry is no longer led by a “few good men,” but instead by an OCEAN of ASTOUNDING WOMEN. Enough is enough. For my sisters- Time is up.

Brown later confirmed to a follower on the account that she was speaking specifically about the Duffer Brothers, who are responsible for creating the series that has gone on to be an international sensation. The third season is currently slated to premiere at some point in 2019; for now, neither Netflix nor the Duffer Brothers has issued a statement about some of the allegations.

If there is an update on this story down the road, we will be sure to let you know. There have been many different allegations of abusive behavior behind the scenes of TV series ever since the beginning of the Met Too movement, and it has led to a number of public dismissals. On the showrunning front Andrew Kreisberg was dismissed from his role on Supergirl / The Flash. Meanwhile, Netflix recently cut ties with Fuller House creator Jeff Franklin.

Update – Read what Netflix has to say in response

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