Episode 1
Chapter One: MADMAX
As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
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Stranger Things
2016TV-145 seasons8.6 / 10
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.
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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Episode 2
Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
Episode 3
Chapter Three: The Pollywog
Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
Episode 4
Chapter Four: Will the Wise
An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
Episode 5
Chapter Five: Dig Dug
Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
Episode 6
Chapter Six: The Spy
Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
Episode 7
Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
Episode 8
Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
Episode 9
Chapter Nine: The Gate
Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026