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Stranger Things Season 1

Stranger Things

Season 1

July 13, 2016 8 episodes

Strange things are afoot in Hawkins, Indiana, where a young boy's sudden disappearance unearths a young girl with otherworldly powers.

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Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
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E1. Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

48m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E2. Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

55m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E3. Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

51m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E4. Chapter Four: The Body

50m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E5. Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

52m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E6. Chapter Six: The Monster

46m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E7. Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

42m Jul 15, 2016

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
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E8. Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

54m Jul 15, 2016

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.

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