Hearing about the massive raise that the Stranger Things got ahead of Season 3-the kids, including Matarazzo, saw their per-episode salaries jump from the $30,000 range to the $200,000-$250,000 range, according to DEADLINE-makes this idea particularly icky. "Ī show starring a very wealthy young TV star messing around with someone just looking to make a living doesn't sound like a particularly appealing idea on it's head. Described as an "epic hidden-camera prank show," the show seems to essentially be a mean version of Undercover Boss.Ī press release put out by Netflix says that the show "takes two complete strangers who each think they're starting their first day at a new job," before eventually revealing that the paths of these two strangers will collide, at which point "these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares. That idea comes in the form of a show hosted by Gaten Matarazzo, better known as the sci-fi show's Dustin, called Prank Encounters. Unfortunately, in what was likely an effort to continue to capitalize on lead-up-to- Stranger-Things-mania, Netflix announced a new project that might have been conceived with good intentions in mind, but clearly sounds like a misfire. Not only has the show possibly become the streaming giant's biggest hit, but its stars have gone on to some great things: Winona Ryder has seen a career resurgence, David Harbour has been nominated for a pair of Emmys and recently landed a coveted MCU role, and the kids have been all over the place. In the just about three years since the debut of Netflix's Stranger Things, the show has been nothing short of a cultural behemoth. Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo (who plays Dustin Henderson on the hit series) is bringing back the hidden-camera genre with new Netflix show Prank Encounters, which will launch later this year.
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