Stranger Things

Synopsis

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

First Air Date: 2016-07-15

Last Air Date: 2025-11-26

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 42

Created By: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
David Harbour as Jim Hopper
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
Noah Schnapp as Will Byers

Seasons

Season 1 (2016) - (8 Episodes)

Stranger Things 2 (2017) - (9 Episodes)

Stranger Things 3 (2019) - (8 Episodes)

Stranger Things 4 (2022) - (9 Episodes)

Stranger Things 5 (2025) - (8 Episodes)

Season 1 (2016)

Strange things are afoot in Hawkins, Indiana, where a young boy's sudden disappearance unearths a young girl with otherworldly powers.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (2016-07-15)

On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.
Ep. 2: Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (2016-07-15)

Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
Ep. 3: Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (2016-07-15)

An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.
Ep. 4: Chapter Four: The Body (2016-07-15)

Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.
Ep. 5: Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat (2016-07-15)

Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
Ep. 6: Chapter Six: The Monster (2016-07-15)

A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.
Ep. 7: Chapter Seven: The Bathtub (2016-07-15)

Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.
Ep. 8: Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (2016-07-15)

Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.