How Paul Reiser Joined The Casts Of Stranger Things And The Boys

Reiser acknowledged that neither "Stranger Things" nor "The Boys" is a show he'd normally watch or expect to be cast in, but he also revealed that his son was a fan of both when he was initially offered the roles, so he turned to him when he needed to learn about the series.

"My teenage son ... watched ['Stranger Things'] all the first weekend and was telling me about it," Reiser shared. "Then, ... I got a call from my agent saying, 'Have you heard of this brand-new show, "Stranger Things"?' I was like, 'Yeah, of course I have. I have my finger on the pulse of America. Yes, I do.' He goes, '["Stranger Things" creators] the Duffer Brothers want to meet you.' I went, 'That's crazy.'"

Similarly, on getting the call about the role in "The Boys," he remembered, "That was one where I had not heard of it until they offered me this role. I asked my son — my son is my cultural canary in the coal mine — I said, 'I just got a call. You seen this show "The Boys"?' Of course he had. I said, 'What do you think?' He said, 'It's great — and you'll hate it.' [laughs] I watched it and I said, 'Yeah. You're not wrong. What is happening? This show is so over the top.'"