Story & Series Overview
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Top Cast
Winona Ryder
Joyce Byers
David Harbour
Jim Hopper
Millie Bobby Brown
Eleven / Jane Hopper
Finn Wolfhard
Mike Wheeler
Gaten Matarazzo
Dustin Henderson
Caleb McLaughlin
Lucas Sinclair
Noah Schnapp
Will Byers
Sadie Sink
Max Mayfield
Official Trailer
Series Info
| Original Name | Stranger Things |
| First Air Date | 2016-07-15 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-12-31 |
| Total Seasons | 5 |
| Total Episodes | 42 |
| Status | Ended |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure |
Creator & Production
- Creator: Ross Duffer
Seasons & Episodes Details
Season 1
Season 1 Overview
Strange things are afoot in Hawkins, Indiana, where a young boy's sudden disappearance unearths a young girl with otherworldly powers.
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E01: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
2016-07-15 48 minOn 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.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E02: Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
2016-07-15 55 minLucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E03: Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
2016-07-15 51 minAn 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.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E04: Chapter Four: The Body
2016-07-15 50 minRefusing 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.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E05: Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
2016-07-15 52 minHopper 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.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E06: Chapter Six: The Monster
2016-07-15 46 minA 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.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E07: Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
2016-07-15 42 minEleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Justin Doble -
E08: Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
2016-07-15 54 minDr. 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.
Director: Matt Duffer
Season 2
Season 2 Overview
It's been nearly a year since Will's strange disappearance. But life's hardly back to normal in Hawkins. Not even close.
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E01: Chapter One: MADMAX
2017-10-27 48 minAs the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E02: Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
2017-10-27 56 minAfter Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E03: Chapter Three: The Pollywog
2017-10-27 51 minDustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Justin Doble -
E04: Chapter Four: Will the Wise
2017-10-27 46 minAn ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Paul Dichter -
E05: Chapter Five: Dig Dug
2017-10-27 58 minNancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writer: Jessie Nickson-Lopez -
E06: Chapter Six: The Spy
2017-10-27 52 minWill's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writer: Kate Trefry -
E07: Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
2017-10-27 46 minPsychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
Director: Rebecca Thomas
Writer: Justin Doble -
E08: Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
2017-10-27 48 minAn unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E09: Chapter Nine: The Gate
2017-10-27 62 minEleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer
Season 3
Season 3 Overview
Budding romance. A brand-new mall. And rabid rats running toward danger. It's the summer of 1985 in Hawkins ... and one summer can change everything.
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E01: Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
2019-07-04 51 minSummer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E02: Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
2019-07-04 51 minNancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E03: Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard
2019-07-04 50 minWith El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: William Bridges -
E04: Chapter Four: The Sauna Test
2019-07-04 53 minA code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Kate Trefry -
E05: Chapter Five: The Flayed
2019-07-04 52 minStrange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Paul Dichter -
E06: Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
2019-07-04 60 minDr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Curtis Gwinn -
E07: Chapter Seven: The Bite
2019-07-04 56 minWith time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E08: Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
2019-07-04 78 minTerror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer
Season 4
Season 4 Overview
Darkness returns to Hawkins just in time for spring break, igniting fresh terror, disturbing memories — and an ominous new threat.
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E01: Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
2022-05-27 79 minEl is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E02: Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
2022-05-27 78 minA plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E03: Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
2022-05-27 64 minMurray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Caitlin Schneiderhan -
E04: Chapter Four: Dear Billy
2022-05-27 79 minMax is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Paul Dichter -
E05: Chapter Five: The Nina Project
2022-05-27 75 minOwens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
Director: Nimród Antal
Writer: Kate Trefry -
E06: Chapter Six: The Dive
2022-05-27 74 minBehind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
Director: Nimród Antal
Writer: Curtis Gwinn -
E07: Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
2022-05-27 100 minAs Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E08: Chapter Eight: Papa
2022-07-01 86 minNancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E09: Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
2022-07-01 143 minWith selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer
Season 5
Season 5 Overview
The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by rifts. Vecna has vanished and the government has placed the town under military quarantine, forcing Eleven back into hiding. To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone together, one last time.
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E01: Chapter One: The Crawl
2025-11-26 72 minNovember, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E02: Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...
2025-11-26 58 minAfter a vicious attack at the Wheeler home, Mike and Nancy confront the cost of secrecy, while El and Hopper embark on a rescue mission.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E03: Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap
2025-11-26 70 minWill gains unique insight into Vecna's next move, giving the crew an opportunity to set a trap. Holly explores her new surroundings.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Caitlin Schneiderhan -
E04: Chapter Four: Sorcerer
2025-11-26 87 minThe military tightens its grip on the town. Mike, Lucas and Robin orchestrate a daring escape. El comes face-to-face with the enemy.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Paul Dichter -
E05: Chapter Five: Shock Jock
2025-12-25 69 minThe gang hatches an electrifying plan to reconnect Will to the hive mind. Tensions flare during a search of the Upside Down's Hawkins Lab.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Curtis Gwinn -
E06: Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz
2025-12-25 76 minAs Holly and Max fight to escape Vecna's mind, El must find a way into Will's. Joyce wrestles with guilt. Jonathan and Nancy face a turning point.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Kate Trefry -
E07: Chapter Seven: The Bridge
2025-12-25 67 minOn the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Ross Duffer -
E08: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
2025-12-31 129 minAs Vecna prepares to destroy the world as we know it, the party must put everything on the line to defeat him once and for all.
Director: Matt Duffer
Writer: Ross Duffer
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