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There's still a while to wait until Stranger Things season three is released on Netflix.

So far, small specks of information have been announced, such as a new mall location and casting news, teasing upcoming characters.

And although there hasn't been much revealed about the actual plot, it could've been very different to how the series was originally planned.

In new book Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down, the Duffer brothers confessed a few characters were meant to be killed off way back in season one.

The biggest character is Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), who was never meant to make it past the first season.

Ross Duffer said: "Eleven was going to sacrifice herself to save the day.

"That was always the end game. But once we realised that the show was potentially going to go on longer than one season, we needed to leave it more up in the air, because deep down we knew the show just wouldn't really work without Eleven.

"And at that point, we knew how special Millie was. If there was going to be more Stranger Things, Eleven had to come back."

Another fan-favourite that was meant to die was Steve Harrington, though actor Joe Keery made a huge impression on the creators.

(Image: Netflix)

(Image: Netflix)

(Image: Netflix)

Ross said: "This Steve character, he was just supposed to be this giant douchebag."

Joe's charm turned Steve into a loveable character and he was an essential part of season two, with Ross saying: "We fell in love with Joe."

Lastly, Bob Newby (Sean Astin) was always supposed to meet his maker – though way sooner than he actually did.

Bob died in the run-up to the finale after he attempted to save the kids in the laboratory, getting attacked by a pack of demodogs.

(Image: Netflix)

(Image: Courtesy of Netflix, Inc. Extracted from Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down)

Ross said: "Sean Astin proved so likeable that Bob's death got pushed from episode four to episode eight because we kept wanting to keep him alive.

"It was important to us and also to Sean to give him a bit of a hero's death. We wanted him to accomplish something meaningful."

There's plenty more to learn about the Netflix smash hit book, including shocking news that viewers were never supposed to see the Upside Down.

Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down is released tomorrow, October 30.