The first season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
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The Duffers cast David Harbour as Sheriff Hopper believing this was his opportunity to play a lead character in a work.
Shannon Purser's performance as Barb received a great deal of attention from fans, and led to her being nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
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Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019 respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. In February 2022, Stranger Things was renewed for a fifth and final season, which is expected to be released in 2025.
The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy and the main cast of season 2 of Stranger Things at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International
The book cover the Duffer Brothers created to pitch Montauk. For this, they took inspiration from Stephen King book covers such as Firestarter.
The Duffer Brothers cast David Harbour as Chief Hopper believing this was his opportunity to portray a lead character.
Shannon Purser's performance as Barb received widespread attention from fans and led to her being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
