Released all at once on Netflix on July 15, 2016, Season 1 serves as an "eight-hour blockbuster movie" that introduces the disappearance of Will Byers and the arrival of Eleven in Hawkins, Indiana. Season 1 Episode Guide
The first season of Stranger Things follows the story of Will Byers, a young boy who disappears in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. As his friends and family search for him, they uncover a mysterious girl with psychokinetic abilities, known as Eleven, who has escaped from a government laboratory. The season explores themes of friendship, government conspiracies, and supernatural events. how many stranger things episodes are there in season 1