“Ever since I read the pilot, I loved the relationship with Hopper and Joyce,” Harbour told Variety in November 2017. The duo’s onscreen chemistry has added an element of romance to the sci-fi show over the years, even as they have to fight off Demogorgons, evil scientists and Mind Flayers.
Stranger Things characters Joyce Byers ( Winona Ryder) and Jim Hopper ( David Harbour) aren’t actually dating, but fans have long pleaded with writers to put them together.