Jason Bateman is an incredible actor/director, but an even greater human being who has helped many other artists to create amazing projects.

“It started with a conversation with you, Jason”- Shawn Levy Talks About How Stranger Things Was Saved by Jason Bateman

If two directors have completely owned the year 2022 for Netflix, they are Shawn
Levy and Jason Bateman. Shawn worked as an executive producer and director on
the most popular show of the year Stranger Things. And Jason completely blew the
minds of people with the final season of Ozark.

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Interestingly, these two successful storytellers are great friends in real life,
with Shawn even directing Jason in multiple projects. As a result, of their
amazing friendship, Shawn appeared on the Smartless podcast in August where he
talked about multiple things including how Jason helped save Stranger Things.


HOW DID JASON BATEMAN HELP SHAWN MAKE STRANGER THINGS?

Jason Bateman’s Smartless [https://www.smartless.com] podcast is a great
platform where the Ozark [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/ozark/] actor invites
his celebrity friends and discusses several topics with them. Earlier this year,
in August, Shawn Levy, appeared on the show and had a long conversation with
Jason. Among the many things they talked about Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/] was bound to come up and Shawn
had an interesting thing to share about the inception of the record-breaking
show.
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While talking about the Netflix Original
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/] Shawn mentioned how Stranger
Things was born when he was having a conversation with Jason. “Stranger Things
is the weird that it started with a conversation with you, Jason,” said The Adam
Project director. Moreover, Shawn shared how it was after the failure of the
film, This Is Where I Leave You, that he did not want to direct another
high-budget show.

ALSO READ: “An Adult Diaper Requisite Moment”: Ryan Reynolds Praises Jason
Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett’s Friendship in the Oddest Way Possible
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But it was Jason’s advice that help him gain courage and take on the blockbuster
show. According to Shawn, Jason helped him not to focus on the revenue that a
film collects but on the real motive, connecting with people. “The people who
are seeing it and who it resonates for, they’re gonna hold on to it,” Jason said
to Shawn.

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It has been almost six years since the inception of Stranger Things. And now the
whole world knows what success the sci-fi show has achieved. And now fans of the
series can thank Jason Bateman for it too.

Baheen Qadri

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If two directors have completely owned the year 2022 for Netflix, they are Shawn Levy and Jason Bateman. Shawn worked as an executive producer and director on the most popular show of the year Stranger Things. And Jason completely blew the minds of people with the final season of Ozark.
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Interestingly, these two successful storytellers are great friends in real life, with Shawn even directing Jason in multiple projects. As a result, of their amazing friendship, Shawn appeared on the Smartless podcast in August where he talked about multiple things including how Jason helped save Stranger Things.
<h2>How did Jason Bateman help Shawn make Stranger Things?</h2>
Jason Bateman&#8217;s <a href="https://www.smartless.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smartless</a> podcast is a great platform where the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/ozark/">Ozark</a> actor invites his celebrity friends and discusses several topics with them. Earlier this year, in August, Shawn Levy, appeared on the show and had a long conversation with Jason. Among the many things they talked about <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/">Stranger Things</a> was bound to come up and Shawn had an interesting thing to share about the inception of the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-stranger-things-4-breaks-back-to-back-2-netflix-records-surpassing-bridgerton-2-by-93-7-million-hours/">record-breaking show.</a>
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While talking about the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/">Netflix Original</a> Shawn mentioned how Stranger Things was born when he was having a conversation with Jason. &#8220;Stranger Things is the weird that it started with a conversation with you, Jason,&#8221; said The Adam Project director. Moreover, Shawn shared how it was after the failure of the film, This Is Where I Leave You, that he did not want to direct another high-budget show.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-an-adult-diaper-requisite-moment-ryan-reynolds-praises-jason-bateman-sean-hayes-will-arnetts-friendship-in-the-oddest-way-possible/">“An Adult Diaper Requisite Moment”: Ryan Reynolds Praises Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, &amp; Will Arnett’s Friendship in the Oddest Way Possible</a>
But it was Jason&#8217;s advice that help him gain courage and take on the blockbuster show. According to Shawn, Jason helped him not to focus on the revenue that a film collects but on the real motive, connecting with people. &#8220;The people who are seeing it and who it resonates for, they&#8217;re gonna hold on to it,&#8221; Jason said to Shawn.
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It has been almost six years since the inception of Stranger Things. And now the whole world knows what success the sci-fi show has achieved. And now fans of the series can thank Jason Bateman for it too.

“An Adult Diaper Requisite Moment”: Ryan Reynolds Praises Jason Bateman, Sean
Hayes, & Will Arnett’s Friendship in the Oddest Way Possible

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