Apparently meeting Stranger Things’ Barb (Shannon Purser) in real life brings about the same sort of admiration as seeing her fan-favorite role in the Netflix show.
Purser has joined the NBC pilot Drama High, according to Deadline, after the pilot’s creator, Friday Night Lights’ Jason Katims, met her and decided to write a role specifically for the young actress.
Purser made a splash as Barb, the bespectacled and doomed friend of Nancy in Netflix’s surprise sci-fi hit Stranger Things.
Stranger Things’ second season — which almost certainly won’t feature Barb, because she’s dead (yes, she’s dead for real) — will be released later this year on Halloween.