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Stranger Things

When Will Byers suddenly goes missing, the whole town of Hawkins, Indiana, turns upside down. Many people are on the search for Will, including his mother Joyce, his brother Jonathan, his friends Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, Police Chief Jim Hopper, and other notable people. But one thing leads to another, creating a supernatural trail. And things get even weirder when a little girl with a shaved head comes into the story. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit, first airing in 2016, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Stranger Things

When Will Byers suddenly goes missing, the whole town of Hawkins, Indiana, turns upside down. Many people are on the search for Will, including his mother Joyce, his brother Jonathan, his friends Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, Police Chief Jim Hopper, and other notable people. But one thing leads to another, creating a supernatural trail. And things get even weirder when a little girl with a shaved head comes into the story.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit, first airing in 2016, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2016
  • Released 15 Jul 2016
  • Runtime 51 minutes
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.6/10 from 1,691,532 votes
  • Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States
  • Seasons 5 seasons

Cast

Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder

Direction and writing

Written by: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

Awards and recognition

Won 12 Primetime Emmys. 122 wins & 335 nominations total

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