‘Stranger Things’ Gets $195 Assouline Photo Book Featuring Behind-the-Scenes Images From All Five Seasons
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- Assouline is releasing a 392-page 'Stranger Things' hardcover priced at $195, featuring film stills, behind-the-scenes photography and concept art from all five seasons, available September 8 at assouline.com and its boutiques worldwide.
- Matt and Ross Duffer curated and authored the book, with filmmaker Frank Darabont — who directed two episodes of the show's fifth and final season — contributing the introduction.
- The 11-by-14-inch collector's edition comes housed in a translucent red acrylic slipcase stamped with the show's initials and joins Assouline's Legends Collection, which spotlights major film, music, fashion and sports properties.
- Preview images include an early black-and-white portrait of Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, shots of Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery as Max and Billy, and production stills showing the Duffer brothers inside an Upside Down set.
- The Assouline volume follows 'Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series,' a Target-exclusive making-of book released in June, plus a 320-page Season 5 junior novelization with eight color pages and 'Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 5.'
- The book lands alongside a broader post-finale merchandise push that includes Jazwares figures, play sets and plush toys as well as two 'Stranger Things'-themed Casio watches.
Why it matters: At $195 for 392 pages, Assouline is positioning 'Stranger Things' alongside cinema and fashion icons in its Legends Collection — a signal that prestige TV IPs now clear the bar for luxury coffee-table treatment. For Netflix, every premium SKU sold extends the revenue tail of a completed series beyond the finale window without requiring new production spend.
