Stranger Things (Season 1)

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) 8.5

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.