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Stranger Things

"It only gets stranger..."

8.6
5 seasons
42 episodes
Ended
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Mystery
Action & Adventure

Plot Summary

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

First Aired:July 15, 2016
Last Aired:December 31, 2025
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
Netflix
Created By:
Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

Cast & Characters

Where to watch free (US)

No free providers found in US.

Seasons (5)

Season 1
8.4

Season 1

8 episodes

Aired: 2016

Strange things are afoot in Hawkins, Indiana, where a young boy's sudden disappearance unearths a young girl with otherworldly powers.

Stranger Things 2
8.2

Stranger Things 2

9 episodes

Aired: 2017

It's been nearly a year since Will's strange disappearance. But life's hardly back to normal in Hawkins. Not even close.

Stranger Things 3
8.1

Stranger Things 3

8 episodes

Aired: 2019

Budding romance. A brand-new mall. And rabid rats running toward danger. It's the summer of 1985 in Hawkins ... and one summer can change everything.

Stranger Things 4
8.5

Stranger Things 4

9 episodes

Aired: 2022

Darkness returns to Hawkins just in time for spring break, igniting fresh terror, disturbing memories — and an ominous new threat.

Stranger Things 5
7.5

Stranger Things 5

8 episodes

Aired: 2025

The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by rifts. Vecna has vanished and the government has placed the town under military quarantine, forcing Eleven back into hiding. To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone together, one last time.

Production

21 Laps Entertainment

Monkey Massacre Productions

Upside Down Pictures