Casting call describes three new Stranger Things characters

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

The hit Neflix series / pop culture phenomenon Stranger Things is coming back for a nine episode second season in 2017, and there are going to be some new additions to the cast in this continuation of the story, which began 

in 1983 Indiana when a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.  

A love letter to the ’80s supernatural classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton.

Series creators The Duffer Brothers have said that there will be four new characters joining the returning cast in the next season, and a casting breakdown has just revealed the descriptions of three of them: new series regulars Max and Roman, and potential series regular Billy.

The descriptions, as recounted by The Hollywood Reporter, are as follows:

Max is a tough and confident 13-year-old female whose appearance, behavior and pursuits are more typical of boys than of girls in the era. She has a complicated history and a difficult relationship with her stepbrother, Billy, that's made her protective of her past and generally suspicious of those around her. She's also good on a skateboard, which she uses to get around pretty much everywhere.

Billy is a super muscular, overconfident 17-year-old. He's so captivating and edgy that there are rumors flying around that he killed someone at a school he attended in the past. Billy steals peoples' girlfriends, is a drinking-game pro and drives a black Camaro. But his violent and unpredictable nature shows itself to those closest to him, especially to ones who are younger than he is.

Roman, meanwhile, is described as a male or a female of any ethnicity between the ages of 30 and 38. After growing up homeless with a drug-addicted mother, he or she suffered a great loss at an early age and has been seeking revenge ever since. Roman is ultimately an outsider who doesn't understand how to connect with people.

Set in the fall of 1984, Stranger Things season two will begin filming in October, with production expected to last until April. 

The casting breakdown also revealed the logline for the season: 

When terrifying supernatural forces once again begin to affect Hawkins, they realize Will's disappearance was only the beginning. And so the adventure continues…"

I can't wait to see what happens next.