As the Stranger Things cast gears up for the release of the fifth and final season of the Netflix smash hit, one key cast member has been notably absent from the press tour. Recently, David Harbour, who has played former police chief Jim Hopper on the series for five seasons, has not been seen promoting the series created by the Duffer Brothers. That might be because Harbour is currently embroiled in two controversies: one involving his ex-wife Lilly Allen, and another with his Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown.
The drama with Harbour started when Allen released her most recent studio album, West End Girl, which shared intimate details from their relationship. Harbour and Allen married in Las Vegas in 2020 and separated in 2025, with Allen officially filing for divorce in September. The next month, Allen released West End Girl which accused Harbour of multiple betrayals over the course of their marriage.
Elsewhere, The Daily Mail reported that ahead of filming the fifth season of Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown filed a complaint against Harbour accusing him of bullying and harassment while on set. Per the Daily Mail, the “pages and pages” in the complaint did not include any accusations of “sexual impropriety,” and Brown was accompanied by a personal legal representative on set at all times while shooting the show’s final season. Harbour, Brown, and Netflix did not respond to Vanity Fair’s request for comment on the matter.
Now, Harbour is nowhere to be seen on the Stranger Things press tour, which reunites the cast for the first time since the last season of Stranger Things aired in 2022. While Stranger Things casemates like Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, and Caleb McLaughlin all appeared in a Time magazine video looking back at the Netflix hit, Harbour was nowhere to be found. He also hasn’t posted the show’s recently released final season trailer, or any other promotional materials to the 8.2 million followers on his personal Instagram account.
The Stranger Things press tour will see the cast travel New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paolo, among other cities. It’s any guess whether Harbour will be along for the ride before the fifth and the final season premieres on Netflix November 26th.
Original story appeared in VF España.
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