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Stranger Things (2016)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

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

IMDb rating
8.6 (1,700,767 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.79 avg 8 episodes 8.6 → 9.3 49 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.6 · 58,004 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 49,062 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 48,375 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 47,787 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 45,586 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 45,460 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 47,616 votesEp 8: 9.3 · 54,753 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers8.658,004
2Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street8.349,062
3Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly8.848,375
4Chapter Four: The Body8.947,787
5Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat8.645,586
6Chapter Six: The Monster8.845,460
7Chapter Seven: The Bathtub9.047,616
8Chapter Eight: The Upside Down9.354,753

Season 2 (2017)

8.40 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 9.3 52 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.1 · 43,712 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 41,886 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 40,926 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 40,929 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 41,143 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 44,719 votesEp 7: 6.0 · 60,536 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 47,434 votesEp 9: 9.3 · 50,572 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: MADMAX8.143,712
2Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak8.241,886
3Chapter Three: The Pollywog8.540,926
4Chapter Four: Will the Wise8.540,929
5Chapter Five: Dig Dug8.741,143
6Chapter Six: The Spy9.144,719
7Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister6.060,536
8Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer9.247,434
9Chapter Nine: The Gate9.350,572

Season 3 (2019)

8.48 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 9.3 56 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.8 · 45,770 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 43,165 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 41,463 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 44,072 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 40,797 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 41,041 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 42,076 votesEp 8: 9.3 · 57,707 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?7.845,770
2Chapter Two: The Mall Rats7.943,165
3Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard8.241,463
4Chapter Four: The Sauna Test8.944,072
5Chapter Five: The Flayed8.540,797
6Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum8.541,041
7Chapter Seven: The Bite8.742,076
8Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt9.357,707

Season 4 (2022)

8.68 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 9.2 86 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.1 · 48,020 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 43,811 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 42,717 votesEp 4: 9.5 · 72,979 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 41,990 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 42,628 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 82,275 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 46,182 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 63,825 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: The Hellfire Club8.148,020
2Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse8.143,811
3Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero8.342,717
4Chapter Four: Dear Billy9.572,979
5Chapter Five: The Nina Project8.141,990
6Chapter Six: The Dive8.542,628
7Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab9.682,275
8Chapter Eight: Papa8.746,182
9Chapter Nine: The Piggyback9.263,825

Season 5 (2025)

7.82 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 78 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.8 · 82,621 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 79,798 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 80,091 votesEp 4: 9.3 · 123,533 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 87,553 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 92,745 votesEp 7: 5.6 · 191,780 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 175,517 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: The Crawl7.882,621
2Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler8.379,798
3Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap8.480,091
4Chapter Four: Sorcerer9.3123,533
5Chapter Five: Shock Jock7.887,553
6Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz7.992,745
7Chapter Seven: The Bridge5.6191,780
8Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up7.5175,517

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