10 strange facts about Stranger Things! 1. 906 boys and 307 girls auditioned for the roles of the kids cast Rachel Murray / Getty Images 2. The show was originally called “Mauntauk” which was supposed to be the setting of the script. 3.Millie Bobby Brown once showed up on set covered with glitter, which delayed production for half an hour. 4. Gaten Matarazzo was cast immediately after watching his first audition tape 5. Sadie Sink didn’t originally know how to Skateboard 6. Stranger things was rejected by 15 television networks before being picked up by Netflix 7. Eleven was supposed to be killed off after season 1 as the show was originally planned as a limited series 8. Dacre Montgomery was shirtless in his audition tape 9. The real name of the Upside down in the script of season 1 was ‘Nether’ 10. Season 2 of the show hit an average of 8.8 Million viewers in the first 3 days! Share with your Friends! See more Previous article 10 Surprising Facts about ‘The Vampire Diaries’ you need to know! Next article The Ultimate Harry Potter Quiz! I bet you can’t score more than 50%