For the majority of the “Stranger Things” cast, they grew up on the set of the Netflix hit series, which means they grew up in front of the world. In the last 6 years, a lot has changed in their lives, not just physically growing, but career-wise, these stars are just beginning to shine. Though “Stranger Things” has skyrocketed many careers, everyone in the cast has an origin story that began before we fell in love with this 80s-inspired sci-fi.

We knew Winona Ryder before she was Will’s mom, but did you know Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink and Gaten Matarazzo debuted on Broadway before switching to screen? Or that Millie Bobby Brown and were close to quitting acting before they got their big break?

Their lives have changed since being cast in this show, in so many ways. Of course, the most obvious being their newfound level of fame, but also in other projects they pursue. Finn Wolfhard and Maya Hawke’s music careers are taking off, Noah Schnapp has Ivy League college prospects, and of course so many future film projects in the pipeline.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:15 Millie Bobby Brown

00:51 Sadie Sink

01:24 Finn Wolfhard

01:55 Caleb McLaughlin

02:31 Noah Schnapp

02:56 Gaten Matarazzo

03:30 Winona Ryder

04:01 Joe Keery

04:32 Natalia Dyer

05:05 Charlie Heaton

05:31 Maya Hawke

06:02 David Harbour

06:35 Joseph Quinn

07:09 Brett Gelman

07:31 Eduardo Franco

07:58 Priah Ferguson

08:32 Dacre Montgomery

09:00 Jamie Campbell Bower

09:33 Cara Buono

09:56 Matthew Modine

10:21 Outro

Written by: Elizabeth Oloidi

Narrated by: Lanessa Tremblety

Edited by: Carolina Jimenez