Stranger Things is an American science fiction fantasy horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers that is streaming on Netflix. The brothers serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The first season of the series was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016, with the second, third, and fourth seasons following in October 2017, July 2019, and May and July 2022, respectively.
As of July 1, 2022, 34 episodes of Stranger Things have been released, concluding the fourth season. In February 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a fifth and final season.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 8 | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) | ||
2 | 9 | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) | ||
3 | 8 | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) | ||
4 | 9 | 7 | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |
2 | July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) | |||
5 | 8 | 2025 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Main article: Stranger Things season 1No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
2 | 2 | "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
3 | 3 | "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" | Shawn Levy | Jessica Mecklenburg | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
4 | 4 | "Chapter Four: The Body" | Shawn Levy | Justin Doble | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
5 | 5 | "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" | The Duffer Brothers | Alison Tatlock | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
6 | 6 | "Chapter Six: The Monster" | The Duffer Brothers | Jessie Nickson-Lopez | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
7 | 7 | "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" | The Duffer Brothers | Justin Doble | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
8 | 8 | "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" | The Duffer Brothers | Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
Season 2 (2017)
Main article: Stranger Things season 2No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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9 | 1 | "Chapter One: MADMAX" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
10 | 2 | "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
11 | 3 | "Chapter Three: The Pollywog" | Shawn Levy | Justin Doble | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
12 | 4 | "Chapter Four: Will the Wise" | Shawn Levy | Paul Dichter | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
13 | 5 | "Chapter Five: Dig Dug" | Andrew Stanton | Jessie Nickson-Lopez | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
14 | 6 | "Chapter Six: The Spy" | Andrew Stanton | Kate Trefry | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
15 | 7 | "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" | Rebecca Thomas | Justin Doble | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
16 | 8 | "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
17 | 9 | "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) |
Season 3 (2019)
Main article: Stranger Things season 3No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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18 | 1 | "Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
19 | 2 | "Chapter Two: The Mall Rats" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
20 | 3 | "Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard" | Shawn Levy | William Bridges | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
21 | 4 | "Chapter Four: The Sauna Test" | Shawn Levy | Kate Trefry | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
22 | 5 | "Chapter Five: The Flayed" | Uta Briesewitz | Paul Dichter | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
23 | 6 | "Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum" | Uta Briesewitz | Curtis Gwinn | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
24 | 7 | "Chapter Seven: The Bite" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
25 | 8 | "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
Season 4 (2022)
Main article: Stranger Things season 4No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||
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Volume 1 | ||||||||||||
26 | 1 | "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
27 | 2 | "Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
28 | 3 | "Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero" | Shawn Levy | Caitlin Schneiderhan | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
29 | 4 | "Chapter Four: Dear Billy" | Shawn Levy | Paul Dichter | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
30 | 5 | "Chapter Five: The Nina Project" | Nimród Antal | Kate Trefry | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
31 | 6 | "Chapter Six: The Dive" | Nimród Antal | Curtis Gwinn | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
32 | 7 | "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | |||||||
Volume 2 | ||||||||||||
33 | 8 | "Chapter Eight: Papa" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) | |||||||
34 | 9 | "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) |
Season 5
Main article: Stranger Things season 5No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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35 | 1 | "Chapter One: The Crawl" | The Duffer Brothers | The Duffer Brothers | 2025 (2025) |
36 | 2 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
37 | 3 | "The Turnbow Trap" | Frank Darabont | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
38 | 4 | "Sorcerer" | The Duffer Brothers | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
39 | 5 | "Shock Jock" | TBD | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
40 | 6 | "Escape from Camazotz" | TBD | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
41 | 7 | "The Bridge" | TBD | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
42 | 8 | "The Rightside Up" | The Duffer Brothers | TBD | 2025 (2025) |
- The full title of the second episode was not announced alongside the other titles, only that the title begins with "The Vanishing of".
References
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- Harnick, Chris (July 11, 2017). "Stranger Things Season 2 Premiere Date, Huge Monster Threat Revealed". E! Online. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- Wigler, Josh (December 31, 2018). "Netflix Reveals 'Stranger Things' Season 3 Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- Campione, Katie (February 17, 2022). "'Stranger Things' Season 4 Gets a Premiere Date, But New Season Will Be Split in Half". The Wrap. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- Hayes, Dade (February 17, 2022). "Stranger Things Renewed For Fifth And Final Season, Gets Premiere Dates For Split Season 4 As Duffer Brothers Tease Potential Spinoffs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- Amidon, Aurora (2022-08-25). "Stranger Things Writers Reveal Season 5 Episode Count". CBR. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (November 6, 2024). "'Stranger Things 5' Confirms 2025 Release; Final Season Episode Titles Include 'The Rightside Up' For the Finale". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Piña, Christy (November 6, 2024). "'Stranger Things' Season 5 Teaser Reveals Episode Titles, 2025 Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Duffer, Ross. "Day 1". Clapperboard indicates The Duffer Brothers are directing episode one.
- Stranger Things (November 6, 2022). "season 5. chapter one. the crawl. happy stranger things day" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
- "Stranger Things (and even stranger things) with Kate Trefry". Standard Issue Podcast. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- @sthingsspoilers (March 12, 2024). "Filming for episode 4 has officially begun!". Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Instagram.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - McPherson, Chris (2024). "'Stranger Things' Series Finale — Shawn Levy Shares His "Bittersweet" Reaction [Exclusive]". Collider. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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