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Stranger Things
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
S04E01
S04E02
S04E03
S04E04
S04E05
S04E06
S04E07
S04E08
S04E09
Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
Spring 1986 — a new evil terrorizes Hawkins as Eleven has lost her powers. · 78 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
Vecna claims another victim; the Party searches for Eddie. · 77 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
Eleven faces bullies in California; Hopper escapes a Russian prison. · 63 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Four: Dear Billy
Max confronts Vecna with Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' saving her life. · 79 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Five: The Nina Project
Eleven regains memories at the Nina Project in Nevada. · 75 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Six: The Dive
Steve, Nancy, and Robin enter the Upside Down via Creel House. · 73 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
Eleven remembers the 1979 lab massacre and Vecna's true identity. · 98 min · May 27, 2022
Chapter Eight: Papa
Volume 1 finale — Vecna opens four gates as Eleven faces Brenner. · 87 min · Jul 1, 2022
Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
Season finale — the Party battles Vecna across Hawkins, Nevada, and the Upside Down. · 142 min · Jul 1, 2022
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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