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When young Will Byers vanishes, his friends, family, and a girl with psychokinetic powers uncover a secret lab, a parallel dimension, and a monster that will haunt Hawkins for nearly a decade.
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80s-set sci-fi horror about kids vs. government labs and monsters from the Upside Down — Netflix's biggest global hit, now complete after five seasons.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- Government psychic experiments in Hawkins, Indiana open a portal to the Upside Down — a dark mirror dimension ruled by ever-evolving monsters.
- Tone
- 80s nostalgia, coming-of-age adventure, horror, and blockbuster-scale action.
- Setting
- Hawkins, Indiana — 1983 (S1) through November 1987 (S5).
- Timeline
- Five seasons across 42 episodes; Season 4 and 5 use extended runtimes (up to 150 minutes).
Production
- Filming locations
- Jackson County, Georgia (Hawkins); Atlanta; New Mexico (S4–5); Lithuania (S4 prison sequences)
- Showrunners
- Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (The Duffer Brothers)
- Composers
- Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (S U R V I V E)
- Production companies
- 21 Laps Entertainment, Monkey Massacre Productions, Upside Down Pictures
- Delays
- COVID-19 (Season 4), 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes (Season 5)
Expanded Universe
- Stage play
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2023) — West End prequel
- Animated spin-off
- Tales from '85 (2026)
- Main antagonists
- Demogorgon (S1), Mind Flayer (S2–3), Vecna / Henry Creel (S4–5)
Episodes
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S01E08
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
After Will Byers vanishes near a secret government lab, his friends and family search Hawkins for an... · 49 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Eleven escapes the lab; Hopper investigates the Byers case while Nancy and Barb attend a party. · 56 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
An increasingly desperate Joyce tries to reach Will through Christmas lights. · 52 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Four: The Body
Joyce refuses to believe Will is dead despite a recovered body. · 51 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
Hopper and Joyce break into the lab; Nancy and Jonathan set a trap. · 53 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Six: The Monster
Jonathan and Nancy confront the Demogorgon; the boys argue over Eleven. · 47 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
Eleven makes contact with Will in the Upside Down; Hopper and Joyce are captured. · 42 min · Jul 15, 2016
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
Season finale — the group enters the Upside Down to rescue Will. · 55 min · Jul 15, 2016
Cast & Characters
Millie Bobby Brown
Eleven / Jane Hopper
Finn Wolfhard
Mike Wheeler
Gaten Matarazzo
Dustin Henderson
Caleb McLaughlin
Lucas Sinclair
Noah Schnapp
Will Byers
Winona Ryder
Joyce Byers
David Harbour
Jim Hopper
Natalia Dyer
Nancy Wheeler
Charlie Heaton
Jonathan Byers
Joe Keery
Steve Harrington
Sadie Sink
Max Mayfield
Maya Hawke
Robin Buckley
Eleven
Character
Will Byers
Character
Jim Hopper
Character
Vecna
Character
Max Mayfield
Character
Crew
Matt Duffer
Creator / Showrunner / Writer / Director
Ross Duffer
Creator / Showrunner / Writer / Director
Shawn Levy
Executive Producer / Director
Dan Cohen
Executive Producer
Kyle Dixon
Composer
Michael Stein
Composer
Chris Tragar
Production Designer
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