The creators of Stranger Things 4, the Duffer brothers, denounce leaks related to official Netflix merchandising.
As reported The Hollywood Reportera series of images of an official game of monopoly related to Stranger Things 4the jewel in the crown of Netflix. Apparently, the images of the game cards spoil the main thematic points of the story of the new season. The duffer brotherscreators of the streaming platform program, have accused the company that they were not told anything about this Monopoly inspired by the fourth season.
In any case, in Netflix they are not happy with what happened. However, those responsible for Stranger Things 4The Duffer brothers are even more pissed off about all this. The sources of The Hollywood Reporter maintain that the filmmakers were not consulted about this Monopoly. Matt and Ross Duffer they have been working for a long time to keep the story secret. Apparently, they “completely collapsed” when they realized the leak had taken place.
This is how the leak that has done so much damage was “cooked”
A Reddit thread has explained that the game can be purchased from “a nationally recognized retailer.” They defend themselves by stating that “a consumer bought it fairly, no one stole it, no one leaked a sample.” Be that as it may, the details of that purchase are not confirmed. Retailers are currently advertising Monopoly boards from the Netflix series, but not about Stranger Things 4but from past seasons. Unfortunately for the Duffer brothers, the damage has already been done.
A source close to Stranger Things 4 and consulted by The Hollywood Reporter has assured that, although the producers of Netflix have a lot of participation in the promotions and products related to the programs, the international scale and breadth of this franchise created by the Duffer brothers is incomparable with any of their other products. It has gotten out of hand. This Monopoly game that has generated controversy must have happened to them accidentally. Tremendous.