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Following backlash online, Netflix has released a statement on Prank Encounters. 1 / 8

The 8-episode series will prank people seeking employment. 2 / 8

However, the series is also said to have a supernatural and horror feel to it. 3 / 8

Stranger Things actor Gaten Matarazzo is set to host and executive produce the series. 4 / 8

Netflix has assured that all parties were paid for their time and had fun on the show. 5 / 8

The participants also understood their new "job" was meant to be a one-day gig. 6 / 8

So far, Matarazzo has yet to address the backlash. 7 / 8

Up next for Matarazzo & Netflix is the third season of Stranger Things in July. 8 / 8