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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
S05E01
S05E02
S05E03
S05E04
S05E05
S05E06
S05E07
S05E08
Chapter One: The Crawl
November 1987 — military quarantine grips Hawkins as Hopper crawls into the Upside Down. · 72 min · Nov 26, 2025
Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler
Holly disappears through a gate; Karen and Ted are attacked. · 58 min · Nov 26, 2025
Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap
The Party sets a trap using bully Derek Turnbow as bait for the Demogorgon. · 70 min · Nov 26, 2025
Chapter Four: Sorcerer
Volume 1 finale — Vecna strikes the military base and claims more victims. · 87 min · Nov 26, 2025
Chapter Five: Shock Jock
Murray broadcasts from WSQK as the group prepares for all-out war. · 68 min · Dec 25, 2025
Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz
Holly and Max navigate Henry's psychic realm to escape. · 75 min · Dec 25, 2025
Chapter Seven: The Bridge
The Party builds a bridge between worlds for the final assault. · 66 min · Dec 25, 2025
Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
Series finale — the heroes unite for one last battle to save Hawkins and Will. · 128 min · Dec 31, 2025
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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