tranger Things 

is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer

Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan
Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment, the first
season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. Its second, third, and fourth seasons followed in
October 2017, July 2019, and May and July 2022, respectively. In February 2022, the series was renewed
for a fifth and final set in the 1980s, the series centers around the residents of the fictional small town of
Hawkins, Indiana, as they are plagued by a hostile alternate dimension known as the "Upside Down",
after a nearby human experimentation facility opens a gateway between the Upside Down and the
normal world. It stars an ensemble cast including Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie
Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew
Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Maya
Hawke, Priah Ferguson, and Brett Gelman.

The Duffer Brothers developed Stranger Things as a mix of investigative drama and supernatural
elements portrayed with horror and childlike sensibilities, while infusing references to the pop culture of
the 1980s. Several thematic and directorial elements were inspired by the works of Steven
Spielberg, John Carpenter, David Lynch, Stephen King, Wes Craven and H. P. Lovecraft. They also took
inspiration from experiments conducted during the Cold War and conspiracy theories involving secret
government experiments.

One of Netflix's flagship series, Stranger Things has attracted record viewership on the streaming

platform. The series has been critically acclaimed for its characterization, atmosphere, acting,
soundtrack, directing, writing, and homages to 1980s films. It has received numerous awards and
nominations.

Overview

Stranger Things is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the 1980s. The nearby
Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of
Energy, but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that
involve human test subjects. Inadvertently, they have created a portal to an alternate dimension, "the
Upside Down". The influence of the Upside Down starts to affect the unknowing residents of Hawkins in
calamitous ways.[4][5]

The first season begins in November 1983. Will Byers is abducted by a creature from the Upside Down.
His mother, Joyce; the town's police chief, Jim Hopper; and a group of volunteers search for him. A
young psychokinetic girl named Eleven escapes from the laboratory and is found by friends of Will.
Eleven befriends and assists them in their efforts to find Will.[6]