--- title: Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why Stars Have Twitter Bromance description: In a meeting of tv gold, Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard and 13 Reasons Why's Dylan Minnette are having an epic bromance on Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/4779595/stranger-things-13-reasons-friends/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-15T21:00:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:39.898Z og:title: Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why Stars Have Twitter Bromance og:description: Consider this Netflix gold og:url: https://time.com/4779595/stranger-things-13-reasons-friends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34f002cd88e05893/6988cd5097cdffeee36b0b32/stranger-things-13-reasons-why-twitter-friendship.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Sweet Relief Musicians Fund Presents "Strange 80s" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why Stars Have Twitter Bromance twitter:description: Consider this Netflix gold twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34f002cd88e05893/6988cd5097cdffeee36b0b32/stranger-things-13-reasons-why-twitter-friendship.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Stars of _Stranger Things_ and _13 Reasons Why_ Are Having a Bromance Moment on Twitter > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 14: Actor/musician Finn Wolfhard attends the "Strange 80's" benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre on May 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Scott Dudelson—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 15, 2017 9:00 PM UTC In a meeting straight out of [Netflix](http://time.com/4694187/netflix-original-shows-streaming-2017/) fans’ wildest dreams, [_Stranger Things_](http://time.com/4662118/stranger-things-season-2-details/)‘ Finn Wolfhard (who plays Mike Wheeler) and [_13 Reasons Why_](http://time.com/4769997/netflix-13-reasons-why-second-season/)‘s Dylan Minnette (who plays Clay Jensen) have developed a burgeoning bromance that includes charming Twitter interactions and a mutual appreciation for music. The pair met up IRL recently at the _Strange ’80s_ benefit concert, where they both performed with their respective musical acts — Wolfhard fronts the band Calpurnia, while Minnette is a part of the band, Wallows — and expressed much mutual respect for each other, which later showed up in their tweets to one another. In one tweet, Wolfhard shared a photo of the two of them along with the caption, “What a handsome young man,” to which Minnette replied, “I want to be like @FinnSkata when I grow up.” > [](https://twitter.com/FinnSkata/status/864049738613530625) > [](https://twitter.com/dylanminnette/status/864179320285151232) A later tweet has the pair planning on doing a show together with their two bands. > [](https://twitter.com/FinnSkata/status/864155436408160256) A mashup between the stars of _Stranger Things_and _13 Reasons Why_? 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