On Thursday, fans of “Stranger Things” were in for a surprise when Millie Bobby Brown appeared alongside her co-star David Harbour at the premiere of the show’s fifth season. This unexpected reunion came on the heels of Brown filing allegations of harassment and bullying against Harbour.

Earlier this month, it was reported by the Daily Mail that the 21-year-old British actress had submitted extensive claims against Harbour prior to the start of filming for the final season of the popular sci-fi series.

The news of these allegations emerged amidst the ongoing personal challenges for Harbour, who separated from his wife, Lily Allen, earlier this year.

Despite the serious nature of the accusations, there seemed to be no visible tension between the two actors at the event. Harbour, 50, and Brown appeared cordial and even shared a warm moment on the red carpet at Hollywood’s famed Chinese Theatre.

As they posed for photographers, both actors displayed a friendly demeanor, wrapping their arms around each other and smiling broadly, much to the delight of fans and attendees.

On Instagram, Netflix posted a video of the two arriving together at the premiere which showed them coming together for a hug in front of cheering fans outside the theater. 

Stranger Things fans got a shock on Thursday when series star Millie Bobby Brown, 21, reunited with costar David Harbour, 50, at the season five premiere — despite filing a harassment and bullying claim against him

On Instagram, Netflix posted a video of the two arriving together at the premiere which showed them coming together for a hug in front of cheering fans outside the theater

Millie put on a stunning display in a busty black lace off-the-shoulder gown featuring a plunging neckline of long black feathers.

She complemented the revealing sheer outfit with her dyed-red hair, which was styled up in a bun with delicate curled strands dangling to frame her impeccably made-up face.

The Enola Holmes star completed her look with tall heels and dangling diamond earrings.

David wore a black pinstripe suit, though he gave the outfit a tacky touch with a tie in the same striped pattern as his suit.

He paired the suit with black leather derbies and a white shirt, and he boasted a thick salt-and-pepper walrus mustache. 

As if to signal that Millie and David’s work conflict was just water under the bridge, the two stars were joined on the red carpet by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and CCO Bela Bajaria.

Millie’s husband Jake Bongiovi, whom she wed last year, didn’t appear to join her on the red carpet despite supporting her at the premiere of her Netflix film The Electric State in February. 

Millie stars on Stranger Things as the supernaturally gifted Eleven, who is adopted by the police chief of fictional Indiana town Hawkins, Jim Hopper (Harbour), after she escapes from a secretive government facility that conducted experiments on her as a child.

Millie put on a stunning display in a busty black lace off-the-shoulder gown featuring a plunging neckline of long black feathers

She complemented the revealing sheer outfit with her dyed-red hair, which was styled up in a bun with delicate curled strands dangling to frame her impeccably made-up face

 The Enola Holmes star completed her look with tall heels and dangling diamond earrings

 David wore a black pinstripe suit, though he gave the outfit a tacky touch with a tie in the same striped pattern as his suit

 He paired the suit with black leather derbies and a white shirt, and he boasted a thick salt-and-pepper walrus mustache

As if to signal that Millie and David’s work conflict was just water under the bridge, the two stars were joined on the red carpet by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and CCO Bela Bajaria

Last week, The Mail on Sunday revealed that Harbour faced an internal inquiry as a result of Brown’s complaints against him.

Crucially, the complaints did not include any allegations of sexual impropriety.

So far, the outcome of the investigation is unknown, though it hasn’t prevented the two actors from making their public reunion at the season premiere in Hollywood. 

A source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Millie Bobby Brown filed a harassment and bullying claim before they started shooting the last season. There were pages and pages of accusations. The investigation went on for months.’

Netflix declined to comment on the revelation. 

In response to the streamer’s silence, the source said: ‘Netflix will never comment on an internal investigation, but the fact they’ve not denied it speaks volumes. 

‘Stranger Things helped put Netflix on the map. Millions of fans around the world have been anticipating the finale,’ they added. ‘No one wants anything to take attention away from that.’ 

Despite the cheating allegations that have swirled around Harbour in recent weeks amid the release of his estranged wife’s new album West End Girl, which was released late last month, a source said she had stood by him in the wake of the bullying claim.

Millie’s husband Jake Bongiovi, whom she wed last year, didn’t appear to join her on the red carpet despite supporting her at the premiere of her Netflix film The Electric State in February

A source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Millie Bobby Brown filed a harassment and bullying claim [against Harbour] before they started shooting the last season. There were pages and pages of accusations. The investigation went on for months’

Despite the cheating allegations that have swirled around Harbour in recent weeks amid the release of his estranged wife’s new album, West End Girl, a source said she had stood by him in the wake of the bullying claim; pictured in June 2024 in NYC

As a result of Brown’s complaint, she was accompanied by a personal representative on set for the final season, which will release its first four episodes on Netflix on November 26

‘Lily supported him throughout it all. It was a brutal time,’ the source said. 

As a result of Brown’s complaint, she was accompanied by a personal representative on set for the final season, which will release its first four episodes on Netflix on November 26.

The streamer tends to release show seasons in their entirety in a single drop, unlike several other streaming services that have lately returned to a traditional one-episode-per-week format in order to spread out audience excitement and interest over a longer timeframe.

However, Netflix appears to have changed up its usual approach, as it will release a second batch of three episodes on Christmas day, followed by a final feature-length finale to be released in simultaneously in theaters and on the streaming service. 

‘It will be a theatrical event,’ a Netflix source told The Mail on Sunday. ‘Nothing is going to overshadow this, not even the leading man’s private life.’ 

The source added that it was ‘unfortunate’ that Harbour’s personal woes had hit the headlines just as Stranger Things fans were looking forward to a global celebration to mark the end of the groundbreaking series.