Scripted series · Netflix
Stranger Things
It only gets stranger...
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Winona Ryder
Joyce Byers
42 eps
David Harbour
Jim Hopper
42 eps
Millie Bobby Brown
Eleven / Jane Hopper
42 eps
Finn Wolfhard
Mike Wheeler
42 eps
Gaten Matarazzo
Dustin Henderson
42 eps
Caleb McLaughlin
Lucas Sinclair
42 eps
Noah Schnapp
Will Byers
40 eps
Sadie Sink
Max Mayfield
34 eps
Natalia Dyer
Nancy Wheeler
42 eps
Charlie Heaton
Jonathan Byers
42 eps
Joe Keery
Steve Harrington
42 eps
Maya Hawke
Robin Buckley
25 eps
Brett Gelman
Murray
25 eps
Priah Ferguson
Erica Sinclair
29 eps
Cara Buono
Karen Wheeler
38 eps
Nell Fisher
Holly Wheeler
8 eps
Linda Hamilton
Dr. Kay
8 eps
Paul Reiser
Dr. Sam Owens
19 eps
Eduardo Franco
Argyle
8 eps
Matthew Modine
Dr. Martin Brenner
20 eps
Dacre Montgomery
Billy Hargrove
19 eps
Jamie Campbell Bower
Vecna
17 eps
Sean Astin
Bob Newby
11 eps
Peyton Wich
Troy
5 eps
Linnea Berthelsen
Kali
8 eps
Tobias Jelinek
Lead Agent
6 eps
Mark Steger
The Monster
6 eps
Chester Rushing
Tommy H.
7 eps
Jake Busey
Bruce
5 eps
Cary Elwes
Mayor Larry Kline
5 eps
Andrey Ivchenko
Grigori
7 eps
Randy Havens
Mr. Clarke
15 eps
Francesca Reale
Heather Holloway
6 eps
Michael Park
Tom Holloway
5 eps
Myles Truitt
Patrick McKinney
6 eps
Catherine Curtin
Claudia Henderson
12 eps
Susan Shalhoub Larkin
Florence
10 eps
Chantell D. Christopher
Hospital Receptionist
6 eps
John Reynolds
Officer Callahan
16 eps
Joe Chrest
Ted Wheeler
23 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Stranger Things actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Stranger Things reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 42 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20168 episodes
8.5IMDbStrange things are afoot in Hawkins, Indiana, where a young boy's sudden disappearance unearths a young girl with otherworldly powers.
Best episode · S01E08 Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
Season 2 · Complete
Stranger Things 2
20179 episodes
8.2IMDbIt's been nearly a year since Will's strange disappearance. But life's hardly back to normal in Hawkins. Not even close.
Best episode · S02E08 Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
Season 3 · Complete
Stranger Things 3
20198 episodes
8.2IMDbBudding 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.
Best episode · S03E08 Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
Season 4 · Complete
Stranger Things 4
20229 episodes
8.5IMDbDarkness returns to Hawkins just in time for spring break, igniting fresh terror, disturbing memories — and an ominous new threat.
Best episode · S04E07 Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
Season 5 · Complete
Stranger Things 5
20258 episodes
7.5IMDbThe 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.
Best episode · S05E01 Chapter One: The Crawl
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E07 · Signature episode
Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S04E04 · Signature episode
Chapter Four: Dear Billy
Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
- Directed by Shawn Levy
- Written by Paul Dichter
S04E01 · Signature episode
Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S04E08 · Signature episode
Chapter Eight: Papa
Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S03E08 · Signature episode
Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S04E09
Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E08
Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S05E07
Chapter Seven: The Bridge
- Directed by Shawn Levy, Matt Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S05E05
Chapter Five: Shock Jock
- Directed by Frank Darabont
- Written by Curtis Gwinn
S05E06
Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz
- Directed by Shawn Levy
- Written by Kate Trefry
S05E02
Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
S05E03
Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap
- Directed by Frank Darabont
- Written by Caitlin Schneiderhan
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Matt Duffer
Creator
Ross Duffer
Showrunner
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Iain Paterson
Executive producer
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Matt Thunell
Executive producer
Dan Cohen
Executive producer
Shawn Levy
Executive producer
Karl Gajdusek
Executive producer
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Brian Wright
Executive producer
Curtis Gwinn
Executive producer
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Cindy Holland
Executive producer
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Caitlin Schneiderhan
Writer
Kate Trefry
Writer
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Jessica Mecklenburg
Writer
Jessie Nickson-Lopez
Writer
Paul Dichter
Writer
Alison Tatlock
Writer
Justin Doble
Writer
William Bridges
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Iain PatersonExecutive Producer
- Matt ThunellExecutive Producer
- Rand GeigerProducer
- Dan CohenExecutive Producer
- Lampton EnochsProducer
- Kate TrefryProducer
Writing
- Caitlin SchneiderhanWriter
- Kate TrefryWriter
- Jessica MecklenburgWriter
- Jessie Nickson-LopezWriter
- Matt DufferWriter
- Paul DichterWriter
Direction
- Uta BriesewitzDirector
- Frank DarabontDirector
- Shawn LevyDirector
- Rebecca ThomasDirector
- Matt DufferDirector
- Nimród AntalDirector
Cinematography
- Lachlan MilneDirector of Photography
- Brett JutkiewiczDirector of Photography
- David FrancoDirector of Photography
- Tod CampbellDirector of Photography
- Caleb HeymannDirector of Photography
- Tim IvesDirector of Photography
Music
- Michael SteinOriginal Music Composer
- Kyle DixonOriginal Music Composer
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
list of awards and nominations received by Stranger Things
1 win
- Winnerlist of awards and nominations received by Stranger Things
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Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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