Stranger
Things is an
American science fiction horror web television series created by the Duffer Brothers and
released on Netflix. The siblings also serve as executive producers
with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The first season, broadcast in
2016, stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles. For the second season,
Schnapp and Keery were made series regulars, as were newly cast Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, and Paul Reiser, with Priah Ferguson appearing in a recurring role. Maya Hawke joined the cast for the third season, while
Ferguson was promoted to a series regular.
Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in November 1983, the first season focuses on the
investigation into the disappearance of a young boy amid supernatural events
occurring around the town, including the appearance of a girl with psychokinetic abilities who helps the missing boy's
friends in their search. The second season, titled Stranger Things 2,
is set one year later in October 1984 and deals with the characters' attempts
to return to normality and the aftermath of the events from the first season.
The third season, titled Stranger Things 3, is set in July 1985 and
focuses on the characters growing up amidst several threats during the Fourth
of July.
The Duffer Brothers developed the series as
a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements portrayed with
childlike sensibilities. They set the series in the 1980s and created an homage
to the pop culture of that decade. Several themes
and directorial aspects were inspired and aesthetically informed by the works
of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, and Stephen King, among others, including several films, anime,
and video games.
The first season of eight episodes
premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016. It received critical acclaim for its
characterization, pacing, atmosphere, acting, soundtrack, directing, writing,
and homages to 1980s films. The second
season consisting of nine episodes was released on October 27, 2017. A third
season consisting of eight episodes was released on July 4, 2019. In September
2019, the show was renewed for a fourth season. The Duffer Brothers have said
that Stranger Things is likely to end after its fourth or
fifth season. The series has received 31 Primetime Emmy Award nominations,
including for Outstanding Drama Series, and four Golden Globe Award nominations,
and it won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a
Drama Series in 2016.
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