U.S. — As a result of lengthy production delays, the child actors of the popular Netflix show Stranger Things have aged out of their roles, and the show has been forced to pivot, moving its setting from the suburban neighborhood and school yards of Hawkins, Indiana, to a haunted nursing home.
The principal child actors, who were between the ages of 11 and 14 years when the show began, were determined to now be more age-appropriate to play residents of an elder care facility.
"My arthritis makes riding a bike more difficult," said Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers.
The spooky nursing home was said to be the most terrifying location in the series thus far, given that it's full of old people. "The air is just thicker in Hawkins Senior Care Center," said Matt Duffer, who runs the show wi

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