Home > Stranger Things > Season 2 « TV Series Page Stranger Things: Season 2 (2017) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 2 Stranger Things Critics Consensus Stranger Things' slow-building sophomore season balances moments of humor and a nostalgic sweetness against a growing horror that's all the more effective thanks to the show's full-bodied characters and evocative tone. 94% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 148 90% Audience Score User Ratings: 6156 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: MADMAX Air date: Oct 27, 2017 With Hawkins preparing for Halloween, an arcade nemesis has a surprise, and a suspicious Detective Hopper checks out a decaying pumpkin patch. View Details 2. Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Will experiences something horrifying while trick-or-treating, leaving Mike to question if Elevin is still alive somewhere. Nancy struggles with the facts about Barb's disappearance. View Details 3. Chapter Three: The Pollywog Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Dustin takes in a bizarre pet; Eleven becomes more and more restless. Well-intentioned, Bob encourages Will to face his fears. View Details 4. Chapter Four: Will the Wise Air date: Oct 27, 2017 A sickly Will reveals something very distressing to Joyce. Hopper searches for the truth; Eleven has a shocking realization. View Details 5. Chapter Five: Dig Dug Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Nancy and Jonathan exchange conspiracies with a new friend; Eleven hunts for a figure from her past. "Bob the Brain" handles a tough issue. View Details 6. Chapter Six: The Spy Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Will's tie to the mysterious evil increases, and nobody knows how to prevent it. Meanwhile, Dustin and Steve make a surprising connection. View Details 7. Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Psychic apparitions lead Eleven to a group of savage fugitives and a mysterious, furious girl. View Details 8. Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer Air date: Oct 27, 2017 An unbelievable hero emerges after a fatal incident leaves Hawkins Lab on lockdown with Will and several other people trapped inside. View Details 9. Chapter Nine: The Gate Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Eleven vows to complete her mission as the survivors focus their efforts on the fiendish creature that still holds Will captive. View Details Stranger Things: Season 2 Videos 0:30 Stranger Things: Season 2 Super Bowl Promo 0:52 Stranger Things: Season 2 Teaser 0:09 Stranger Things: Season 2 Promo - San Diego Comic-Con Stranger Things: Season 2 Comic-Con "Thriller" Trailer 0:56 Stranger Things: Season 2 Teaser - 1984 0:33 Stranger Things: Season 2 'Nosebleed' Teaser 0:47 Stranger Things: Season 2 Teaser - Friday the 13th 2:42 Stranger Things: Season 2 Final Trailer 4:13 Demogorgon in the Front, Party in the Back for Netflix Series Stars: Exclusive Interview View All Videos (9) Stranger Things: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (72) Tv Season Info It's 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Oct 27, 2017 Exec. Producers: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Karl Gajdusek Cast Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers David Harbour as Chief Hopper Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler Joe Keery as Steve Harrington Peyton Wich as Troy Harrington Dacre Montgomery as Billy Hargrove Sadie Sink as Max Linnea Berthelsen as Roman Show More Cast News & Interviews for Stranger Things: Season 2 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 Stranger Things Cast Shares Its 12 Highlights of Seasons 1 and 2, Including an Aliens Homage and ’80s Tighty Whities View All Stranger Things: Season 2 News Episodes 1. Chapter One: MADMAX Air date: Oct 27, 2017 With Hawkins preparing for Halloween, an arcade nemesis has a surprise, and a suspicious Detective Hopper checks out a decaying pumpkin patch. View Details 2. Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Will experiences something horrifying while trick-or-treating, leaving Mike to question if Elevin is still alive somewhere. Nancy struggles with the facts about Barb's disappearance. View Details 3. Chapter Three: The Pollywog Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Dustin takes in a bizarre pet; Eleven becomes more and more restless. Well-intentioned, Bob encourages Will to face his fears. View Details 4. Chapter Four: Will the Wise Air date: Oct 27, 2017 A sickly Will reveals something very distressing to Joyce. Hopper searches for the truth; Eleven has a shocking realization. View Details 5. Chapter Five: Dig Dug Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Nancy and Jonathan exchange conspiracies with a new friend; Eleven hunts for a figure from her past. "Bob the Brain" handles a tough issue. View Details 6. Chapter Six: The Spy Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Will's tie to the mysterious evil increases, and nobody knows how to prevent it. Meanwhile, Dustin and Steve make a surprising connection. View Details 7. Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Psychic apparitions lead Eleven to a group of savage fugitives and a mysterious, furious girl. View Details 8. Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer Air date: Oct 27, 2017 An unbelievable hero emerges after a fatal incident leaves Hawkins Lab on lockdown with Will and several other people trapped inside. View Details 9. Chapter Nine: The Gate Air date: Oct 27, 2017 Eleven vows to complete her mission as the survivors focus their efforts on the fiendish creature that still holds Will captive. View Details Critic Reviews for Stranger Things Season 2 All Critics (148) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (139) | Rotten (9) Self-aware, 80's nostalgia horror done right. Feb 9, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Amelia Navascues Triple J Top Critic Stranger Things provides a form of escapism that has nothing to do with alternate dimensions. It invites viewers to indulge in the sweet self-righteousness that can come with getting excluded for being uncool. Nov 9, 2017 | Full Review… Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News Top Critic A show that was primarily influenced by the Stephens (King and Spielberg) is layering that nostalgia cake with a frosting of James Cameron. Fans are going to eat it up. Oct 23, 2017 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic With a tighter focus 'Stranger Things' season 2 could have been great - as it stands, we'll have to settle for almost great, and hope the Duffers are planning to make those apparently divergent threads make sense in season 3. Oct 24, 2017 | Full Review… Phil Owen TheWrap Top Critic [Stranger Things] continues to be a show with an unmistakable style, a deft hand with mood and setting and especially music, and very clever cinematography. Oct 23, 2017 | Full Review… Linda Holmes NPR Top Critic When Stranger Things 2 digs into these characters, it tends to succeed. Oct 23, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic This was a near perfect season and Stranger Things will only get bigger...and stranger. Jul 15, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind What this season does so well really is that it manages to not mess with what made Stranger Things so good in the first place. Jan 2, 2020 | Full Review… Fiona Flynn entertainment.ie The women are complex and well-rounded but they remain, unfortunately, in service to the men and boys of the show. Aug 4, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review… Li Lai Mediaversity Reviews Another compelling season with a story that is even stronger than the first, as the creators did not have to establish and setup the characters. May 8, 2019 | Rating: A+ | Full Review… Jason Escamilla EskimoTV This second season was entertaining but for me it fell short of that first season. Mar 6, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review… Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net I don't know how long they can keep the momentum going, but let's hope they can pull off a perfect trilogy next year! Feb 19, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… David Hogan hoganreviews.co.uk View All Critic Reviews (148) Audience Reviews for Stranger Things: Season 2 6d ago Great follow-up season! San A Aug 06, 2020 Amazing, I would say 9.7/10 not quite perfect but damn close. Maxwell G Aug 05, 2020 This season continuous the season 1's timeline very well Harsh R Jul 31, 2020 It was slow. Very slow. It doesn't pick up the pace till around episode 5. After episode 5 it goes full bonkers and I love it. At firsts the little things seem so pointless but holy do they mean something. Daniel K Jul 27, 2020 It was good because you would meet more characters like Eleven (actually just one character) but it's not as good the first one. Saif E Jul 17, 2020 Stranger Things 2 doesn't double down on what made elements of the first season more memorable (most notably the terror elements), but it does elevate the sense of scale and adventure while also making for wholly lovable character growth. Jordan C Jul 15, 2020 Not as good as the first season, but still pretty awesome Anand R Jul 15, 2020 Stranger things continues to be one of the best shows on television. This season is a little less consistent than the first one, however; the first four episodes are good but a bit slow and not super interesting, and episode seven was just strange. Episodes 5, 6, 8, and 9 are sublime though, well worth slogging through the first half of the season for. Ishaan R Jul 15, 2020 Stranger Things Season 2 | Detailed note: 9 Rodman M Jul 13, 2020 Stranger Things carries its [perfect] 80's atmosphere into the second season! Such a classic style done so well, you can't help but be drawn in. It takes us on an exciting journey through the past with the decor, clothes, hair and technology. It's an experience everyone should partake in through their own little portals in the form of tv's, computers and phones. I haven't binged anything so fast in my life! The story continues and it only gets better! Margot M See all Audience reviews News & Features 200 Erotic Movies Coming attractions for you 2020's Most Anticipated Movies What and when to watch Video Game Movies Ranked 43 ranked worst to best Best Netflix Series and Shows What to watch right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Best Horror Movies of 2020 Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Inception – Rotten Tomatoes All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers