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Stranger Things

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Stranger Things

"It only gets stranger..."

8.6

Yr 2016

Status Ended

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Action & Adventure

Series Brief

Overview

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

Why fans love it

The 1980s setting serves as more than a visual backdrop for this mystery. The series anchors its government conspiracies and parallel worlds within the familiar tropes of small town coming-of-age stories. It treats the supernatural elements with the same gravity as the internal conflicts of the teen cast, moving steadily between high-stakes action and grounded, awkward social dynamics.

Millie Bobby Brown stands out in a role that balances formidable super powers against the isolation of youth. By weaving teen horror into the suburban landscape, the show bridges the gap between Cold War tensions and otherworldly threats. The result is a consistent tone that turns the mundane routine of a localized community inside out to reveal what hidden experiments are capable of doing to the residents.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Maya Hawke

as Robin Buckley

25 episodes

Winona Ryder

as Joyce Byers

42 episodes

as Jim Hopper

42 episodes

as Mike Wheeler

42 episodes

Millie Bobby Brown

as Eleven / Jane Hopper

42 episodes

Gaten Matarazzo

as Dustin Henderson

42 episodes

Caleb McLaughlin

as Lucas Sinclair

42 episodes

Noah Schnapp

as Will Byers

40 episodes

Sadie Sink

as Max Mayfield

34 episodes

Natalia Dyer

as Nancy Wheeler

42 episodes

as Jonathan Byers

42 episodes

Joe Keery

as Steve Harrington

42 episodes

Brett Gelman

as Murray

25 episodes

as Erica Sinclair

29 episodes

Cara Buono

as Karen Wheeler

38 episodes

Nell Fisher

as Holly Wheeler

8 episodes

as Dr. Kay

8 episodes

Paul Reiser

as Dr. Sam Owens

19 episodes

as Argyle

8 episodes

as Dr. Martin Brenner

20 episodes

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Dacre Montgomery

as Billy Hargrove

19 episodes

Jamie Campbell Bower

as Vecna

17 episodes

Sean Astin

as Bob Newby

11 episodes

Peyton Wich

as Troy

5 episodes

Linnea Berthelsen

as Kali

8 episodes

as Lead Agent

6 episodes

Mark Steger

as The Monster

6 episodes

Chester Rushing

as Tommy H.

7 episodes

Jake Busey

as Bruce

5 episodes

Cary Elwes

as Mayor Larry Kline

5 episodes

Andrey Ivchenko

as Grigori

7 episodes

Randy Havens

as Mr. Clarke

15 episodes

Francesca Reale

as Heather Holloway

6 episodes

Michael Park

as Tom Holloway

5 episodes

Myles Truitt

as Patrick McKinney

6 episodes

Catherine Curtin

as Claudia Henderson

12 episodes

Susan Shalhoub Larkin

as Florence

10 episodes

Chantell D. Christopher

as Doris

6 episodes

as Agent Wallace

5 episodes

Karen Ceesay

as Mrs. Sinclair

5 episodes

as Officer Callahan

16 episodes

Joe Chrest

as Ted Wheeler

23 episodes

Sherman Augustus

as Lt. Col. Jack Sullivan

11 episodes

Mason Dye

as Jason Carver

8 episodes

Nikola Đuričko

as Yuri

6 episodes

Martie Marie Blair

as Young Eleven

5 episodes

as Dmitri Antonov

8 episodes

Chelsea Talmadge

as Carol

6 episodes

as Two

5 episodes

Chloe Adona

as Nine

5 episodes

Jeremiah Friedlander

as Fourteen

5 episodes

Morgan Gao

as Three

5 episodes

as Sixteen

5 episodes

as Seventeen

5 episodes

David Alexander Kaplan

as Twelve

5 episodes

Jessica Arden Napier

as Five

5 episodes

as Eighteen

5 episodes

Lana Jean Turner

as Seven

5 episodes

Bentley Williams

as Fifteen

5 episodes

as Thirteen

5 episodes

Clayton Royal Johnson

as Andy

10 episodes

as Holly Wheeler

15 episodes

Jennifer L. Marshall

as Susan Hargrove

6 episodes

as Holly Wheeler

8 episodes

Rob Morgan

as Officer Powell

16 episodes

Alex Breaux

as Lieutenant Robert Akers

7 episodes

as Derek Turnbow

7 episodes

as Mary

7 episodes

as Terry Ives

8 episodes

as Debbie Miller

6 episodes

Gianlucca Gazzo

as Glenn

6 episodes

Carson Minniear

as Thomas

6 episodes

Amybeth McNulty

as Vickie

8 episodes

Joseph Quinn

as Eddie Munson

8 episodes

Hunter Romanillos

as Teammate

6 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Second Second Assistant Director

A.J. Bruno David Champion

Key Hair Stylist

Evelyn Roach

Editor

Nat Fuller Katheryn Naranjo

Costume Design

Amy Parris Kim Wilcox Kimberly Adams

Key Makeup Artist

Teresa Vest

First Assistant Director

Josh McLaglen Richard Denault

Stunt Coordinator

Maciej Kubica Jahnel Curfman

Set Designer

Justin Trudeau

Makeup Department Head

Myke Michaels

Director

Rebecca Thomas Nimród Antal Uta Briesewitz Matt Duffer

"A" Camera Operator

Nick Müller

Director of Photography

Tod Campbell Lachlan Milne Caleb Heymann

Second Assistant Director

Justin Bischoff

Unit Publicist

Denise Gregarek

Production Design

Chris Trujillo

Set Costumer

Lori Seidler

Post Production Supervisor

Joshua Kohl Hegmann

Hair Department Head

Sarah Hindsgaul

Art Direction

John Snow

Signal Match

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4 shared cast members

Shared Joe Keery, Charlie Heaton, Dacre Montgomery +1 more

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

3 shared cast members

Shared Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo

Creature Commandos

2 shared cast members

Shared David Harbour, Chester Rushing

A Friend of the Family

2 shared cast members

Shared Hendrix Yancey, Joe Chrest

Mayfair Witches

2 shared cast members

Shared Tobias Jelinek, Carson Minniear

The American Revolution

2 shared cast members

Shared Joe Keery, Maya Hawke

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

1 shared cast member

Shared Gaten Matarazzo

1 shared cast member

Shared Amybeth McNulty

1 shared cast member

Shared David Harbour

My Dad the Bounty Hunter

1 shared cast member

Shared Priah Ferguson

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

3 shared crew members

Shared Nick Müller, Chris Trujillo, Sean Brennan

Roles: "A" Camera Operator, Production Design, Supervising Art Director

Stranger Things: Tales from '85

3 shared crew members

Shared Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy

Roles: Executive Producer

All the Light We Cannot See

3 shared crew members

Shared Josh McLaglen, Dean Zimmerman, Shawn Levy

Roles: Director, Editor, Executive Producer +2 more

Agatha All Along

2 shared crew members

Shared Nick Müller, Caleb Heymann

Roles: "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

2 shared crew members

Shared Nick Müller, Hiro Koda

Roles: Steadicam Operator, Stunt Coordinator

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

2 shared crew members

Shared Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

Roles: Executive Producer

1 shared crew member

Shared Uta Briesewitz

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared William G. Davis

Roles: Art Direction

1 shared crew member

Shared Tod Campbell

Roles: Director of Photography

We Were the Lucky Ones

1 shared crew member

Shared Tim Ives

Roles: Director of Photography

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

Stranger Things: Tales from '85

11 shared keywords

Topics government conspiracy, supernatural, 1980s +8 more

4 shared keywords

Topics teen drama, small town, coming of age +1 more

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

4 shared keywords

Topics super power, parallel world, monster +1 more

4 shared keywords

Topics supernatural, super power, monster +1 more

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

4 shared keywords

Topics supernatural, small town, supernatural horror +1 more

3 shared keywords

Topics 1980s, coming of age, friendship

3 shared keywords

Topics supernatural, super power, coming of age

3 shared keywords

Topics supernatural, super power, monster

IT: Welcome to Derry

3 shared keywords

Topics small town, supernatural horror, horror

3 shared keywords

Topics supernatural, supernatural horror, horror

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

monster small town indiana, usa experiment halloween friendship supernatural coming of age parallel world super power government conspiracy teen drama 1980s supernatural horror teen horror horror depressing

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CA • US • UK

Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: July 15, 2016
Status: Ended
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 21,118