STRANGER THINGS Season 2 Upped Their Security Levels to GAME OF THRONES Standards
No one knew anything about Stranger Things before it premiered on Netflix and became an instant classic. Now everyone is a Stranger Things fan and we're all patiently wait for season two to drop later this year.
While making season one there were absolutely no security protocols set in place to keep anything a secret. Since no one really knew what was going on with the series at the time, no one is digging through the trash for information. That's all changed with season two, though.
Now everyone is trying to get information on what the Duffer Bros. are doing with the second season, and major security measures had to be implemented to keep story elements a secret. Since they had no previous experience of doing that with the first season, they had to reach out to someone with extensive knowledge, so they approached the producers of HBO's Game of Thrones. While talking to EW, executive producer Shawn Levy said:
"We literally consulted with the producers on Game of Thrones to learn security protocols. We had no security protocols last season and we have extensive security protocols this season. I can’t speak about what they are because then people could crack them. We protect every story point, every page of every script."
Co-creator Ross Duffer told them that he just used to throw sides away and "now they have to be burnt." Even the cast is shrouded in secrecy. Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven, added:
“Now we have a code name [for the show]. And now I have a code name! It’s this weird thing. On the call sheets our names are across it and if we lose it, we’re dead."
From what everyone says, no one knew or expected Stranger Things to blow up the way it did. The creative team is now in a whole new world, and they have to take secretive measures that they never thought they'd had to take. Hopefully whatever system they have in place to keep major plot points hidden away works. I'd hate to see something major leak and ruin a big surprise.