With production already under way onStranger Things Season 2, the cast has just gotten a bit bigger. ComedianBrett Gelmanhas signed on to portray Murray Bauman, who is described as a “disgraced journalist-turned-conspiracy theorist” who comes to Hawkins, Indiana while investigating a cold case. It was not confirmed how many episodes he will appear in.
Varietybroke thecasting newsearlier today, which comes just days after the comedian made headlines for severing his ties with the cable network Adult Swim. The actor had previously appeared in a number of specials for the network, with his most recent beingBrett Gelman’s Dinner in America, which aired in July, but he cut ties with the network because of its treatment of women, and due to insensitive comments made by Adult Swim executive vice presidentMike Lazzo, who said in a statement that the network doesn’t have many female-created shows because, “women don’t tend to like conflict.”
Brett Gelmanjoins a slew ofnew cast memberssuch asSean Astin,Paul Reiser,Linnea Berthelsen,Sadie Sink, andDacre Montgomery.Sean Astinis playing the manager of the local Hawkins Radio Shack, whilePaul Reiserwill play a government official who comes to town to investigate what happened during the first season.Linnea Berthelsenis playing Roman, a damaged young woman who doesn’t actually live in Hawkins, but is connected to the mysterious events of Season 1.Sadie SinkandDacre Montgomeryportray step-siblings Billy and Max.
Season 1 starsWinona Ryder(Joyce Byers) andDavid Harbour(Jim Hopper) are returning along with all of the young child stars. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven),Finn Wolfhard(Mike Wheeler),Gaten Matarazzo(Dustin Henderson),Caleb McLaughlin(Lucas Sinclair),Natalia Dyer(Nancy Wheeler),Joe Keery(Steve Harrington),Charlie Heaton(Jonathan Byers) andNoah Schnapp(Will Byers) are returning for Season 2, which is set one year after the first season, in 1984. BothJoe KeeryandNoah Schnapphave been promoted to series regulars after serving as featured players during the first season of Stranger Things.
Netflix confirmed thatStranger Things Season 2will span nine episodes, one more than the eight-episode first season, with the Season 2 premiere airing sometime in 2017. The Duffer Brothers also confirmed that the second season will be set in the year 1984, one year after the events of the first season. The episode titles for this season ofStranger Thingsare MadMax, which likely refers toSadie Sink’s character Max, The Boy Who Came Back To Life, The Pumpkin Patch, The Palace, The Storm, The Pollywog, The Secret Cabin, The Brain and The Lost Brother.Brett Gelmanis also part of the massive cast for Showtime’sTwin Peaksand he also recently starred in Starz' sBlunt Talkand Amazon Studios' new seriesFleabag.
