Millie Bobby Brown Really Is Working With David Harbour Again

Earlier this month, David Harbour sat down for a lengthy interview for Variety where he attempted to clear up headlines that Millie Bobby Brown reported him to Netflix for bullying her on the set of Stranger Things 4.

According to Harbour, “It was just a simple rupture-and-repair thing that, once we cleared everybody out of the way and talked to each other, we’re fine.” However, due to the multi-million dollar apparatus around Stranger Things, way too many people got involved and the whole thing was blown out of proportion. Harbour told Variety that not only does he still share a “special bond” with Brown, the two of them are working together on a new project.

Surprise! He was telling the truth.

During a live-taping for the next episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Brown confirmed Harbour’s claims that the two of them are good and have been actively collaborating. Via Variety:

As for the future of “Stranger Things,” Brown teased that plans for a future project with Harbour were “concrete.” Asked for more details, she offered a riddle: “Father-daughter is where we live, but Netflix will always be our home.”

Later in the conversation, Brown said she is “slowly developing things with Netflix, my home studio,” including the rom-com “Just Picture It” with Gabriel LaBelle. She also hinted that the TV series “Prism” may be on hold as she figures out her “time and [her] schedule,” before circling back to the project with Harbour.

“The David Harbour project is sooner than expected,” she said with a smile. “And it’s David’s idea, so kudos to him.”

Not gonna lie: I was fully prepared to never hear about that project again because here’s the statement that Brown provided for Harbour’s profile: “Obviously I changed so much from Season 1 to Season 5, and David was there through all of it. Over time, our relationship became much more collaborative creatively. When you work with someone for that many years, we could really push each other emotionally in scenes. Even though the series has ended, there’s still a lot of gratitude. Getting to share that experience with him for so many years is something I’ll always remember and value.”

On a surface level, that seemed very non-committal, but also cordial enough that there are no hard feelings. Turns out, Brown truly misses the entire Stranger Things cast, and she did not handle the show ending well. It wrecked her.

“It was very hard for me. I would not have expected that coming off of the show. I’m a very happy-go-lucky person.”

Over that month, Brown said she spent January reconnecting with her “Stranger Things” co-stars to “mend” any unresolved tensions and reaffirm that their personal relationships would continue even after the series ended.

“They probably thought I was crazy,” Brown said. “I was like, ‘We’re still friends, right? Like, you’re not gonna stop talking to me anymore?’ I was like, ‘I’m sorry if I ever upset you,’ and was just trying to mend anything. ‘It’s been 10 years, and I really want to be friends. You’re my sibling.’ And then I was on the beach, it was beautiful, and I just sat there crying. It was a very hard time for me.”

Of course, if we learned anything from Olivia Wilde’s experience on Don’t Worry Darling, the studios love drama that stirs up headlines. And let’s be real, it’s catnip for readers and writers. We love mess.