Stranger Things (2016)

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It only gets stranger...

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

• Released: 2016-07-15
• Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 5, 42 episodes
• Network: Netflix
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.5/10 from 21,974 votes

Created by Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer.

Top cast

• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
• David Harbour as Jim Hopper
• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper
• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
• Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
• Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
• Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Stranger Things

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Sky Go, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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