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About Stranger Things

Stranger Things is a mystery and sci-fi & fantasy TV series that premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016. It has 5 seasons and 42 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 8 "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up", aired on December 31, 2025.

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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Episodes

42 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

2016 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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

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    8. Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

    Finale

    Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.

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    7. Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

    Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

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    6. Chapter Six: The Monster

    A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.

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    5. Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

    Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.

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    4. Chapter Four: The Body

    Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.

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    3. Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

    An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

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    2. Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

    Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.

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    1. Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

    On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.

Stranger Things 2

2017 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

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

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    9. Chapter Nine: The Gate

    Finale

    Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

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    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.

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    7. Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister

    Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

Stranger Things 3

2019 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

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.

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    8. Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt

    Finale

    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.

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    7. Chapter Seven: The Bite

    With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.

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    6. Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum

    Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.

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    5. Chapter Five: The Flayed

    Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.

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    4. Chapter Four: The Sauna Test

    A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.

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    3. Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard

    With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.

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    2. Chapter Two: The Mall Rats

    Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.

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    1. Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?

    Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.

Stranger Things 4

2022 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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

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    9. Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

    Finale

    With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.

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    8. Chapter Eight: Papa

    Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.

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    7. Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab

    Mid-season finale

    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.

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    6. Chapter Six: The Dive

    Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.

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    5. Chapter Five: The Nina Project

    Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.

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    4. 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.

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    3. Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero

    Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.

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    2. Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse

    A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.

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    1. Chapter One: The Hellfire Club

    El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.

Stranger Things 5

2025 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 10 months ago

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.

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    8. Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

    Finale

    As Vecna prepares to destroy the world as we know it, the party must put everything on the line to defeat him once and for all.

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    7. Chapter Seven: The Bridge

    On the anniversary of Will's disappearance, the party reunites to prepare for a battle with world-altering implications.

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    6. Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz

    As Holly and Max fight to escape Vecna's mind, El must find a way into Will's. Joyce wrestles with guilt. Jonathan and Nancy face a turning point.

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    5. Chapter Five: Shock Jock

    The gang hatches an electrifying plan to reconnect Will to the hive mind. Tensions flare during a search of the Upside Down's Hawkins Lab.

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    4. Chapter Four: Sorcerer

    Mid-season finale

    The military tightens its grip on the town. Mike, Lucas and Robin orchestrate a daring escape. El comes face-to-face with the enemy.

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    3. Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap

    Will gains unique insight into Vecna's next move, giving the crew an opportunity to set a trap. Holly explores her new surroundings.

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    2. Chapter Two: The Vanishing of...

    After a vicious attack at the Wheeler home, Mike and Nancy confront the cost of secrecy, while El and Hopper embark on a rescue mission.

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    1. Chapter One: The Crawl

    November, 1987. The gang evades the military to scour the Upside Down for Vecna — but fails to notice a threat lurking closer to home.

Cast & crew

Created by Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer

  • Noah Schnapp

    Noah Schnapp

    Will Byers

  • Joe Keery

    Joe Keery

    Steve Harrington

  • Brett Gelman

    Brett Gelman

    Murray

  • Dacre Montgomery

    Dacre Montgomery

    Billy Hargrove

  • Priah Ferguson

    Priah Ferguson

    Erica Sinclair

  • Cara Buono

    Cara Buono

    Karen Wheeler

  • Sean Astin

    Sean Astin

    Bob Newby

  • Jamie Campbell Bower

    Jamie Campbell Bower

    Vecna

  • Matthew Modine

    Matthew Modine

    Dr. Martin Brenner

  • Paul Reiser

    Paul Reiser

    Dr. Sam Owens

  • Christopher Convery

    Christopher Convery

    Young Billy

  • Eduardo Franco

    Eduardo Franco

    Argyle

  • Christi Waldon

    Christi Waldon

    Marissa

  • Gilbert Glenn Brown

    Gilbert Glenn Brown

    Cop #4

  • Madelyn Cline

    Madelyn Cline

    Tina

  • Brian F. Durkin

    Brian F. Durkin

    Cop #1

Stranger Things FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Stranger Things?

Stranger Things has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 31, 2025.

When did the latest episode of Stranger Things come out?

The most recent episode of Stranger Things, Season 5 Episode 8 "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up", aired on December 31, 2025.

How many seasons of Stranger Things are there?

Stranger Things has 5 seasons with 42 episodes in total.

When did Stranger Things first air?

Stranger Things first aired on Netflix on July 15, 2016.

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