Eleven’s ultimate fate on Stranger Things might always remain a mystery, but we now know the series wasn’t the end for David Harbour playing Millie Bobby Brown’s dad on Netflix. The streamer has ordered a new spy series starring the two. And once again, they will play father and daughter, something that seemed very unlikely not that long ago.
Netflix has ordered what it calls a “thrilling new drama” from Jack Thorne (Adolescence co-creator, Lord of the Flies, Wonder) and A24. Harbour is not the only Netflix veteran Brown is reuniting with on the project. Thorne has written both Enola Holmes films starring Brown as the titular detective. He also penned the upcoming third installment in the franchise.
The show is loosely based on A Spy In the Blood, the debut novel from Paul Warner. It will move the story from across the pond and the world of MI6 to the U.S. and the FBI. Here’s how Netflix describes the show:
In the series, disgraced FBI agent turned security expert Matt Wolfe (Harbour) is drawn back into the world he left behind when his estranged daughter, Rebecca (Brown) — now an FBI agent determined to follow in his footsteps — vanishes on a mission, forcing him to return to a field that has evolved beyond him.
“We are delighted to bring this spy drama to life with an extraordinary group of talent we’ve been fortunate to collaborate with before,” said Jinny Howe, Netflix head of scripted series, US and Canada, in a press release. “Jack Thorne’s ability to find the deeply human story inside a thriller is unmatched, and watching Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour reunite — this time as estranged father and daughter on opposite sides of a crisis — is something audiences are going to love. A24 is the perfect partner to bring this story to our members around the world.”
Unsaid is that it wasn’t that long ago that this type of reunion between Harbour and Brown seemed entirely unlikely. Reports first surfaced last November that she filed a complaint with Netflix against her older co-star, who she said “bullied and harassed” her ahead of filming Stranger Things 5. Neither ever denied the problems. Since then the two have acknowledged the issues, which Netflix investigated, while also swearing they maintain a close bond. That would appear to be true since they are maintaining a close working relationship.
Minus the part where their spy show’s dad and daughter as estranged. But that’s still better than not knowing what happened to Eleven.