Millie Bobby Brown Has $14 Million and Stranger Things Fame—So Why Is She Living on a Farm?
Forget the Hollywood glare—Millie Bobby Brown has traded red carpets for the rolling fields of Georgia, planting permanent roots in the Peach State. At 21, the Stranger Things star who rocketed to fame as Eleven is building a quieter, purpose-driven life with husband Jake Bongiovi, 23.
Millie Bobby Brown is not doing the Hollywood hamster wheel. She picked Georgia, built a low-key life there, and honestly seems happier for it. Meanwhile, the Stranger Things machine is winding up for a very big, very oddly timed final season. So yeah, the contrast is kind of perfect.
Home base: a farm, a marriage, and Georgia over glitz
In British Vogue's December cover story, the 21-year-old says Georgia feels like home because she has basically grown up there while shooting Stranger Things. Born in Spain and raised in England, she credits her parents with keeping her away from the worst of the spotlight and making sure acting wasn't her entire identity. Her friends in Georgia are mostly civilian, by design.
Brown married Jake Bongiovi, 23, in May 2024, and the two have put down permanent roots on a sprawling farm. Think 40 animals, rescue dogs and cats, and one 200-pound sheep that took out a set of curtains like a wrecking ball. The couple also welcomed a baby girl via adoption this past August. An insider told People the obvious part: she's a great mom, and the two have worked hard to build a real family life in Georgia.
The money: big numbers, careful spending
Despite the rural vibe, her business is serious. Depending on which breakdown you read, Brown's net worth is pegged at either $18 million or $14 million. Both sit on top of acting, modeling, producing, and her beauty brand Florence by Mills. She started with guest spots on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Intruders, but it was Eleven at age 11 that shot her into orbit, along with multiple Emmy nominations, ensemble wins, and a Saturn Award.
Her Stranger Things paycheck climbed fast: reportedly around $10,000 per episode in season 1 to about $300,000 per episode by season 3. Film-wise, Enola Holmes paid roughly $6.1 million plus producer fees, and Enola Holmes 2 was a $10 million flat deal. And she's kept her consumer habits pretty grounded.
'I grew up with no money. I'm just very conscious about money.'
On the flip side, Jake is the enthusiastic spender in the relationship, which she tells with a smile: if she needs socks, he says Prada; she says Target. He'd rather shop on location than pack a suitcase; she loves Amazon basics. Even when she does splurge, she calls her parents first. One purchase she's unabashedly proud of: buying her parents their first home.
- Millie Bobby Brown: reports vary between $18M and $14M; Stranger Things, Enola Holmes films, Godzilla franchise, Florence by Mills
- Jake Bongiovi: about $1M; acting and family business ventures
- Jon Bon Jovi: around $410M; music and investments
Stranger Things 5: the split-drop finale plan
Co-creator Ross Duffer is out here defending Netflix's three-part release strategy for the final season. The plan is locked and, yes, very specific:
- The first four episodes hit the day before Thanksgiving, then three more on Christmas Day, and the series finale lands on New Year's Eve. All parts post at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The finale also gets a simultaneous theatrical release.
Duffer told SFX Magazine, via GamesRadar, that the season 4 split wasn't some grand strategy he was in on; that was a pandemic adjustment. Season 5, however, was built around this schedule from the start, so the story is designed to crest in the middle and then slam home at the end.
'Volume One really exists as its own mega-movie. Episode four was the most challenging we've ever made, though emotionally the finale was the hardest. I don't cry much outside of Pixar movies, and I cried a lot.'
Mark your calendar: Stranger Things season 5 premieres Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix - that's the day before Thanksgiving - with the finale dropping December 31 alongside its theatrical bow.
The throughline
Brown's life right now is animals, family, and work on her terms. The show that made her famous is going out with a sprawling, holiday-stacked rollout. One is quiet; one is fireworks. Fitting.
Are you into the split release, or would you rather binge it all in one go?