Sadie Sink was almost lost the role of Max in Stranger Things

Sadie first stepped onto our screens as Max way back in Stranger Things season 2.

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Max quickly got caught up in the Upside Down, and became besties with Eleven and started dating Lucas.

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Thanks to Sadie Sink, Max is now one of the most popular characters on the show.

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But it could have all been very different if Sadie hadn't "begged" producers to let her take on the role...

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Initially, Sadie was passed over for the role of Max because she was deemed "too old" to play her.

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Sadie revealed that the casting directors thought looked "too old" to portray Max in Stranger Things 2

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Max would have been around 13 years old when she moved to Hawkins. Sadie herself was 14 when season 2 aired.

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"I just begged and pleaded with them to give me more material so I could show them something fresh," Sadie revealed.

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