Stranger Things (Season 1)

Every ending has a beginning.

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (Episode 1) 8.5
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (Episode 2) 8.2
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (Episode 3) 8.6
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Four: The Body (Episode 4) 8.5
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat (Episode 5) 8.3
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Six: The Monster (Episode 6) 8.4
Writer: Ross Duffer
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Seven: The Bathtub (Episode 7) 8.5
Writer: Justin Doble
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (Episode 8) 8.4
Air date: 2016-07-15
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: 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.