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David Harbour left the Searchlight Pictures film Behemoth! after feeling overwhelmed by the global press and promotional demands of Stranger Things’ final season, which Netflix viewed over 105 million times.

  • On Tuesday, January 6, Searchlight Pictures confirmed David Harbour has dropped out of Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth!, exiting the starring role opposite Pedro Pascal and Olivia Wilde.
  • Insiders said Harbour was overwhelmed by Stranger Things’ final-season rollout and the intense press tour, prompting him to step back to rest.
  • Casting sources and trades confirm the role has been recast, two sources said, but David Harbour’s replacement has not been named; the story was first reported by Deuxmoi on Tuesday.
  • The film, described as a music drama, centers on a cellist and is called 'a love letter to the music of the movies,' with Tony Gilroy writing, directing, and producing alongside Sanne Wohlenberg and John Gilroy under Searchlight executives' oversight.
  • With Season 5 drawing over 105 million views, his exit came weeks after he skipped the Paley Center’s Stranger Things: The Final Season Celebration on December 18 and followed reports of an Encinitas, California bar incident.
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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