Stranger Things Season 5: Renewal, Cast, Story Conclusion & Everything We Know
Stranger Things season 5 will bring the epic Netflix sci-fi horror saga to a conclusion, and here's everything we know about Eleven's return.
Stranger Things (2016)
Inspired by 80s pop-culture and elements of Stephen King's works, Stranger Things is a supernatural action-drama TV series set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. When a young boy goes missing, his group of friends stumbles upon a young girl with telekinetic powers who recently escaped from a mysterious facility. They soon realize that she may be their only chance at stopping an impending doom that threatens to engulf Hawkins whole.
Stranger Things
- Cast
- Finn Wolfhard , Joe Keery , Jamie Campbell Bower , Brett Gelman , Caleb McLaughlin , Maya Hawke , David Harbour , Matthew Modine , Priah Ferguson , Gaten Matarazzo , Winona Ryder , Charlie Heaton , Sadie Sink , Millie Bobby Brown , Joseph Quinn , Dacre Montgomery , Natalia Dyer , Noah Schnapp
- Release Date
- July 15, 2016
- Seasons
- 4
- Writers
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer , Paul Dichter , Kate Trefry
- Directors
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer
- Showrunner
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer
- Story By
- The Duffer Brothers
- Franchise
- Stranger Things
Summary
Inspired by 80s pop-culture and elements of Stephen King's works, Stranger Things is a supernatural action-drama TV series set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. When a young boy goes missing, his group of friends stumbles upon a young girl with telekinetic powers who recently escaped from a mysterious facility. They soon realize that she may be their only chance at stopping an impending doom that threatens to engulf Hawkins whole.
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