Home > Stranger Things > Season 1 « TV Series Page Stranger Things: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Stranger Things Critics Consensus Exciting, heartbreaking, and sometimes scary, Stranger Things acts as an addictive homage to Spielberg films and vintage 1980s television. 97% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 90 96% Audience Score User Ratings: 12134 See score details Other TV Shows Sense8 Love Death and Robots Black Mirror Altered Carbon Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 2. Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 3. Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 4. Chapter Four: The Body Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 5. Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 6. Chapter Six: The Monster Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 7. Chapter Seven: The Bathtub Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 8. Chapter Eight: The Upside Down Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details Stranger Things: Season 1 Videos 0:46 Stranger Things: Season 1 Featurette - Eleven 3:06 Stranger Things: Season 1 Featurette - Winona Ryder Stranger Things: Season 1 Trailer 1 2:11 Stranger Things: Season 1 Trailer 2 1:23 Stranger Things: Season 1 Featurette - Bloopers View All Videos (5) Stranger Things: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (51) Tv Season Info A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Jul 15, 2016 Creators: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer Exec. Producers: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Karl Gajdusek Cast & Crew Natalia Dyer Nancy Wheeler Gaten Matarazzo Dustin Henderson Millie Bobby Brown Eleven David Harbour Chief Jim Hopper Caleb McLaughlin Lucas Sinclair Finn Wolfhard Mike Wheeler Charlie Heaton Jonathan Byers Winona Ryder Joyce Byers Cara Buono Karen Wheeler Matthew Modine Dr. Brenner Ross Duffer Shawn Levy Matt Duffer Dan Cohen Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Stranger Things: Season 1 Binge Guide: The 5 Most Bingeable Shows Ever! 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This July Which Movie Star Fared Best on TV? Julia Roberts in Homecoming and More Small-Screen Debuts View All Stranger Things: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 2. Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 3. Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 4. Chapter Four: The Body Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 5. Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 6. Chapter Six: The Monster Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 7. Chapter Seven: The Bathtub Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details 8. Chapter Eight: The Upside Down Air date: Jul 15, 2016 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. View Details Critic Reviews for Stranger Things Season 1 All Critics (90) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (3) In the spirit of longform TV mysteries such as Lost and Under the Dome comes a playfully spooky, Stephen Kingesque headscratcher designed to hook you five minutes in. Feb 10, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Jim Schembri 3AW Top Critic Yes, this show lives in the past, but it isn't stuck there. Where, say, Fuller House or The X-Files ask if you remember your old life, Stranger Things reminds you of what it's like to be alive right now. Jul 27, 2016 | Full Review… Vinnie Mancuso Observer Top Critic In the hands of its directors, the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things is at turns touching (when it explores teenage love and friendship) and harrowing (when it follows the creature that turns out to be terrorizing the town). Jul 26, 2016 | Full Review… Lenika Cruz The Atlantic Top Critic The films "Stranger Things" honors transcended their genres. This seems happy to propitiate them. Aug 24, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic Stranger Things is a rare example of a cultural phenomenon that has delivered wistfulness and familiarity without simply giving audiences more of the same. Aug 4, 2016 | Full Review… Anna Leszkiewicz New Statesman Top Critic Stranger Things is nothing if not a surprising, sometimes scary, moving and successful homage to the era of Spielberg's 'ET' and the 1980s themselves. Jul 8, 2016 | Full Review… Liz Calvario indieWire Top Critic To conclude, Stranger Things is a blast, thanks to its strong storytelling and high production values. Jul 15, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind The Duffers' meticulous world-building pays off again and again... None of that would work without good characters, and Stranger Things has those in abundance. Jan 14, 2020 | Full Review… Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Trust us, from the moment you press play on this one, you will be hooked in, and you may need to cancel all plans for the immediate future. Jan 2, 2020 | Full Review… Fiona Flynn entertainment.ie SHENANIGANS ARE GOING DOWN! Sep 20, 2019 | Full Review… Sarah Musnicky Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills While deeply enjoyable, nearly the entire cast of Stranger Things is white. This kind of retro tokenism is not something we should be nostalgic about. Aug 4, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Li Lai Mediaversity Reviews Outstanding. All killer; no filler episodes! May 8, 2019 | Rating: A+ | Full Review… Jason Escamilla EskimoTV View All Critic Reviews (90) Audience Reviews for Stranger Things: Season 1 1d ago I still remember buying this on DVD, I was sick and I couldn't watch it. Months went by and I totally forgot about it but, then I remembered and I played it and then I spent the whole day binge-watching the season! I still remember that I didn't stop there I watched the same season again and again. I'm just 11 years old and this show changed my life! The concept, characters and 80's references can keep anyone hooked I recommend this show to everyone it really is 100% fresh for me! HAuzaifa A 3d ago The storyline, plot, production and actors are beyond phenomenal. Truly a once in a lifetime achievement in film and storytelling. A masterpiece! Josh G 5d ago esta serie me dejo un buen sabor de boca, esto gracias a su trama su ambientación y sus actuaciones que no están nada mal Arath G Oct 10, 2020 What a brilliant first season. All of the actors, even the children, are amazing in this show. It's unpredictable til the very end. And the atmosphere is so 80s even the score fits incredibly well. Definitely a must see Maya S Oct 04, 2020 The first ever series which forced me to become a "Fan". Ofcourse the reason behind it is the awesome characters and their epic acting, especially, my favourite "Millie Bobby Brown" as 011. Millie u are doing great. Keep it up mills. 😊😊 Shikhar V Oct 04, 2020 Extremely retro style in the 1980s with Stephen King's supernatural terror and detective plot foreshadowing method, the compact plot is like a super long film, the wonderful performances of child stars are especially added, the screen style of neon lights is integrated with the background music of retro pop music, and the carnival of supernatural fans, Cthulhu fans and conspiracy theory guys, this is probably one of the best ways to experience Hollywood in the summer of 1980s. Max W Sep 30, 2020 Chock full of 80s nostalgia and otherworldly creepers, this series is off to a great start with season 1! Brad B Sep 25, 2020 Either a 9 or 10/10. Saw this a while ago. William T Sep 24, 2020 This show is incredible. The perfect start to a perfectly crafted show that gets better and better each season. Faith B Sep 23, 2020 My favorite show ever!! Very very worth the watch for anyone about 13+. 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