The sci-fi thriller Stranger Things is available on Netflix worldwide. The first season arrived on the platform on 15 July 2016, followed by a second and third season that arrived on the platform in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively. The fourth season was released in two volumes, the first of which aired on the platform in May 2022 and the second in July of the same year. The fifth and final season has been much awaited since the release of the fourth one, and it is speculated to be released in 2025. The show was produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment.
The show is set in the 1980s and follows a set of strange paranormal activities happening in the town of Hawkins, Indiana when a portal to another realm called the Upside Down is unintentionally opened in the human experimentation lab near Hawkins. This causes several attacks, deaths, and disappearances of the townspeople.
Can I watch Stranger Things outside Netflix?
The Duffer Brothers created the series exclusively for Netflix. There is no other platform where viewers can watch the series. All the seasons released so far are available on the platform.
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What is Stranger Things about?
In the show’s debut season, the disappearance of Will Byers led to a widespread investigation in and around the town of Hawkins. Several strange occurrences follow Will’s disappearance which haunts the townspeople. Eventually, the existence of another realm is revealed, known as the Upside Down.
The world was unintentionally opened in the human experimentation lab near Hawkins. This is the reason behind the mysteries, strange paranormal occurrences, and the disappearance of certain townspeople. In season 4, it is confirmed that Eleven, while battling Vecna, the main villain of the story, is the one who opened or certainly created this realm of the Upside Down using her psychic abilities when trying to stop Vecna. Unfortunately, this only started the state of the things that began haunting the town of Hawkins.
Netflix Release of Stranger Things
On July 15, 2016, the first season's eight one-hour episodes were released globally on Netflix in Ultra HD 4K. On October 27, 2017, the nine-episode second season was released in high definition. Later, the third season had eight episodes which debuted on July 4, 2019. On May 27 and July 1, 2022, respectively, two volumes of the fourth season—which had nine episodes—were published. Netflix renewed the show for a fifth and final season in February 2022.
Within the first 35 days of its debut, Stranger Things averaged 14.07 million ratings among American adults aged 18 to 49, according to Symphony. As a result, it was at the time the third most-watched season of Netflix original programming in the United States.
With 40.7 million households watching the show in its first four days and 18.2 million seeing the complete series in that timeframe, Netflix announced that the third season has smashed its viewing records. The third season broke the previous record for the most-watched original Netflix series, with 64 million households watching it in its first month.
FAQs about Stranger Things
A. Fans can watch all seasons of Stranger Things on Netflix.
A. No, Stranger Things isn’t available on Prime.
A. The Duffer Brothers created the series exclusively for Netflix. There is no other platform other than Netflix where viewers can watch the series.
