David Harbour is 'thrilled' to return to 'Stranger Things'

American actor David Harbour is ready to return to HawkinsWhile attending the BoxLunch Holiday Gala an event honouring Feeding America in Los Angeles earlier this week the actor 48 told People that he is thrilled to start working on Stranger Things again now that the Screen Actors GuildAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists SAGAFTRAs strike has endedHarbour who portrays Jim Hopper in the beloved Netflix show says that he will be back in the Stranger Things saddle starting on MondayI mean I dont know if well be shooting next week but yeah as soon as possible he told People adding that he heard from showrunners immediately after news of the strikes conclusion hit social mediaThey literally called me I think it was 10 minutes after the SAG thing on Twitter he explained The first AD assistant director is like So get the flight for you on Monday right Well be acting in AtlantaThe Gran Turismo actor also expressed excitement about starting work on the series longawaited fifth and final seasonIm thrilled with that Im ready to work he said I mean there are other people that maybe arent but I am thrilledHarbour also shared details about his life during the historic strikeI mean you have to ask my wife Lily Allen because Ive been sitting on the couch depressed as hell Its been bad he told PeopleHe continued I mean its like what happened to me in the same way in Covid where you think to yourself like Oh now I kind of have all this time and then you just check your Google alerts every five minutes and are just neurotically insecure So I did nothingI mean I may be read half a book watched a bunch of TV and then now Im super excited to be back he added At the BoxLunch charity gala Harbour a brand ambassador spoke with People about his relationship with Allen 38The actor opened up about how his relationship with the musician was affected by the actors strike saying Ultimately its very good because you get to know someoneBut let me tell you my wife likes when I go to work because its nice for her to have her life and me to have my life and for us not to just annoy each other by being around all the time the Violent Night star who wed Allen in 2020 saidWe have these two kids and its so great Harbour added referring to his stepchildren Allens daughters Ethel 11 and Marnie 10 with her exhusband Sam Cooper We get to raise them and stuff and as our marriage continues we grow closer and closerWith the exception of actress Millie Bobby Brown Harbour and his Stranger Things castmates have not divulged much about the series since the WGA strike which began months before SAGAFTRAs suspended production on the smash series final season in MayAccording to People In October the 19yearold actress who was just 12 years old when the show released in 2016 told Glamour that she is ready to leave Hawkins for goodWhen youre ready youre like All right lets do this Lets tackle this last senior year Lets get out of here she told the outletStranger Things takes up a lot of time to film and its preventing me from creating stories that Im passionate about she continued So Im ready to say Thank you and goodbye reported PeopleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever