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Stranger Things Friday 15th July. All episodes of Season 1 out now on Netflix UK. Season 1 is 8 episodes. 2nd season (7 episodes) started on 27th October. Season 3 started on 4th July 2019. Renewed for Season 4 which debuts in 2 parts on May 27th and July 1st 2022. Renewed for a final 5th season.

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

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Trailers



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Season 1, 76% on metacritic - http://www.metacritic.com/tv/stranger-things
Season 2, 78% on metacritic - http://www.metacritic.com/tv/stranger-things/season-2

What your fellow GRCadians thought of Season 1

Slayerx - "Finished really good show and 8 episodes was just right."
Cheeky Devlin - "Damn that was some good TV!"
Captain Kinopio - "Finished it last night, thought the whole thing was really good."
Zellery - "I thought it was really well done and as others have already said, that 80's soundtrack is superb."
more heat than light - "Just finished this, really very good indeed"
Photek - "After BB and BCS this is the best thing on Netflix. Loved it, every single minute, brilliant."
Johnny Ryall - "This came out of nowhere didn't it? Just brilliant in so many ways."
Shadow - "Absolutely loved it! watched it in two sessions. It felt more like a movie than a TV show."
Johnny Jalfrezi - "I thought it was really poor and didn't see the point of the 80s setting at all"
Lazy Fair - "Just finished this. Really liked it."

Cast


Winona Ryder as Joyce, David Harbour as Chief Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike.


Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner, Cara Buono as Karen, Millie Brown as Eleven.


Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas, Noah Schnapp as Will, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin.


Peyton Wich as Troy Harrington, Natalia Dyer as Nancy, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan.

Digging the Spielberg vibe of this, might have to check it out.

Set in the 80s? 20% more interested.

Watched the first couple of episodes...its really good.

EDIT - I'd advise not reading this topic or anything else though, just watch it.

2 episodes and it's really good. Only annoyance so far is Winnona Ryder laying it on a bit thick.

First ep was good. Soundtrack is killer.

So is it good for kids, like a 10 year old? Poster looks very Star Wars and I don't want to read too much on it to find out if I can watch it with my nephew!

Not sure what 10 year olds are used to these days but I would say it's probably a bit heavy going, there's some pretty moderate sex and violence in the first two eps a long with some pretty heavy themes. Also it can be a little scary.

3 eps down, this really is great. Definitely not suitable for kids though

Captain Kinopio wrote:3 eps down, this really is great. Definitely not suitable for kids though :dread:

Depends on the kids I'd say.

Scary definitely, maybe a little too bloody too. Didn't notice language but then I don't look for that. Despite what you said earlier I can't remember seeing anything sex related in any way explicit.

Only ten minutes in, and I'm already getting proper Slender Man vibes off this.

3 episodes in and really engrossed on to the next episode.

Finished really good show and 8 episodes was just right.

I've watched the first two it's not bad this at all.

Captain Kinopio wrote:Not sure what 10 year olds are used to these days but I would say it's probably a bit heavy going, there's some pretty moderate sex and violence in the first two eps a long with some pretty heavy themes. Also it can be a little scary.

Yeah half way through the first episode and it's definitely not something I'd show my nephew! Thanks for the advice!

Captain Kinopio wrote:2 episodes and it's really good. Only annoyance so far is Winnona Ryder laying it on a bit thick.

Just about to start episode 4 and really engrossed in it. I'm actually liking Ryder to be honest...think her character is neurotic and slightly unstable anyway (one of the cops alluded to this in earlier episode) and it is like the loss of her son and the weird stuff going on is pushing her to breaking point. Good stuff.

This is pretty good actually, it's like an odd mix of The Goonies and Akira (the telekenesis/telepathy stuff) with added Spielberg vibes.

Soundtrack is ace too.

The kids seem to have an incredibly cavalier attitude to live and death

They willingly walk head on in to situations I would just nope all the way home at.

Got through it in two sittings or four episodes each. Damn that was some good TV!

Loved the soundtrack as well. But then I'm a sucker for some subtle 80's synth.

Not sure where they can go with a second season, or even if it really needs one, but it'll be interesting to see if they do.

I thought the length was just right and that one or two things aside, the ending was good, made sense and felt right.

Excellent shout guys.

Only two episodes in and although I'll watch the rest, I'm not finding it anything amazing.