‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 spoiled in Monopoly, causing Duffer bros ‘meltdown’
nypost.comthe Hollywood Reporter. Customers who purchased the game took photos and posted them online last month, where they made the rounds on Reddit.
The poster alleged that the game was purchased from Target and was likely put out early as a mistake since it can’t be purchased online yet. “If it was placed on the floor ahead of schedule….it was probably the fault of an employee improperly processing shipment,” they wrote. “…The Monopoly game is not a true leak, but rather a mistake on someone’s part.” The Duffer brothers were not consulted about the game, which isn’t unusual for toy tie-ins to TV shows.
The Baby Yoda toy was not available long after “The Mandalorian” launched because showrunner Jon Favreau had similar spoiler concerns.
Still, this continues a bad week of press for Netflix, after it laid off 150 workers following earlier reports of plummeting stocks and bleeding subscribers.Season 4 of “Stranger Things” begins after the death of Billy (Dacre Montgomery), and with the gang split up.
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