Season 1
🎬 8 Episodes 📅 2016 ⏱ 129 min
When a boy vanishes without warning, his small town transforms into a battleground between the ordinary and the unknowable. Stranger Things captures the raw emotion of those desperate to find answers, pulling viewers into a haunting world where secret experiments have torn open a door to something far darker. A mysterious girl becomes the key to understanding what happened, leading survivors through action-packed mysteries and supernatural horrors. This gripping tale reminds us that sometimes the greatest dangers hide behind the most innocent faces.
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8
Episodes
2016
Year
129
min / ep
17.2
Watch Hours
1/5
Season No.
⭐ 8.5
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Ep. 1 · Chapter One: The Vanis…
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🎬 Episodes 8 episodes
1
⭐ 8.5
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer ✍️ Ross Duffer
2
⭐ 8.2
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer ✍️ Ross Duffer
3
⭐ 8.5
Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
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.
🎬 Shawn Levy ✍️ Ross Duffer
4
⭐ 8.5
Chapter Four: The Body
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.
🎬 Shawn Levy ✍️ Ross Duffer
5
⭐ 8.4
Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer ✍️ Ross Duffer
6
⭐ 8.4
Chapter Six: The Monster
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer ✍️ Ross Duffer
7
⭐ 8.5
Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer ✍️ Justin Doble
8
⭐ 8.5
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
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.
🎬 Matt Duffer