{"id":228041,"date":"2026-01-11T10:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T10:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T10:08:10","slug":"stranger-things-to-stardom-millie-bobby-brown-and-sadie-sink-step-into-their-next-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228041\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 to stardom: Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink step into their next chapter |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 to stardom: Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink step into their next chapter\" title=\"credit: instagram\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; wrapped up its wild ride with season 5, and honestly, it feels like saying goodbye to old friends from Hawkins. But stars like <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/millie-bobby-brown\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Millie Bobby Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sadie-sink\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sadie Sink<\/a> are not slowing down one bit. These two went from fighting Demogorgons as kids to owning the screen in grown-up stories full of heart, laughs, and chills. If you\u2019re missing that Upside Down vibe, their next gigs are the perfect way to keep the magic going.<\/p>\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown\u2019s big adventures<\/p>\n<p>Millie swaps Eleven\u2019s powers for a buggy phone that spoils her future wedding in the rom-com \u2018Just Picture It\u2019. It\u2019s got that awkward, butterflies-in-your-stomach charm, and filming ramps up this fall. Then there\u2019s \u2018Prism\u2019, where she\u2019s pouring her soul into producing and starring as a woman chatting with ghosts during some worldwide spooky outbreak. Oh, and how can one forget the charming &#8216;Enola Holmes&#8217;? Think Eleven meets real-life hauntings\u2014can\u2019t wait to see her nail that eerie intensity again.  <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of &#8216;Stranger Things 5&#8217; Volume 2: Fan Theories vs Facts<\/p>\n<p>Sadie Sink\u2019s gripping turns<\/p>\n<p>Sadie Sink always brings the fire, and O\u2019Dessa looks like her next obsession\u2014a trippy sci-fi mystery dripping in \u201980s rock energy that screams Max Mayfield grown up. Second, she\u2019ll be making her West End debut opposite Noah Jupe in Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Robert Icke, with performances running from March through June. Then, in the summer of 2026, she officially joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring alongside Tom Holland, swings into theatres on July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping the &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; flame alive and burning<\/p>\n<p>The Duffers aren\u2019t letting Hawkins fade. Six spin-offs are in the works, like a fun animated series with new voices and Tales From \u201985 packed with \u201880s throwbacks. Plus, that season 5 documentary trailer just hit, giving us juicy behind-the-scenes peeks at the finale chaos. It\u2019s all about stretching that nostalgia into fresh tales without losing the heart.<\/p>\n<p>When and where to watch<\/p>\n<p>Netflix has Millie\u2019s rom-com, ghost thriller, the whole &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; saga, and those spin-offs locked down for binge heaven. Sadie\u2019s \u2018O\u2019Dessa lands\u2019 on Hulu March 20. Get ready for fun and adventerous series to watch for this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; wrapped up its wild ride with season 5, and honestly, it feels like saying goodbye to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,135982,10716,1094,111,139,69,72701,3197],"class_list":{"0":"post-228041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-just-picture-it","11":"tag-millie-bobby-brown","12":"tag-netflix","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-sadie-sink","17":"tag-stranger-things"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}