What year is Stranger Things set in?

Netflix's hit series "Stranger Things" takes place across several years in the mid-80s. Season one takes place in 1983 and season two is 1984, and season three is the summer of 1985.
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What time period was Stranger Things set in?

One of the biggest draws of Stranger Things is the fact the series is set in the 1980s and includes plenty of film, TV and music references from the era, inspiring plenty of nostalgia from fans in the process.
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What year is stranger things season 4 set?

Set in March 1986, eight months after events of the third season, the fourth season is split between three main plotlines. The first plotline takes place in Hawkins, where several teenagers are killed in mysterious ways.
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What year is Stranger Things season 1?

The first season begins in November 1983, when researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down", an alternate dimension that reflects onto the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named Will Byers and a teenage girl named Barbara Holland.
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What year is Stranger Things set in 3?

Set in the summer of 1985, the third season took place at the height of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, before glasnost and Rocky Balboa started to thaw out their relationship.
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What Year is "Stranger Things" Set in?



Is Eleven Stranger Things a girl?

Fictional character biography. Eleven is the daughter of Teresa "Terry" Ives, a participant in the Project MKUltra experiments conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Eleven appears to have been born telekinetic. However, when she uses these abilities, she becomes temporarily weakened and her nose bleeds.
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Will There Be a Stranger Things season 5?

Stranger Things will end with season 5, season 4 to be split into two parts.
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What grade are the kids in Stranger Things in?

Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will attend Hawkins Middle School as sixth graders, which means they're all between the ages of 11 and 12. Mike's older sister, Nancy, played by Natalia Dyer, is a freshman at Hawkins High School, along with her friend Barb (Shannon Purser).
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How old is Eleven from Stranger Things?

Since we know you're wondering, here's a breakdown of the "Stranger Things" character's ages, from Mike Wheeler to Eleven. Millie Bobby Brown: Brown, 18, plays Eleven, who is 15 (and certainly no longer 11). Finn Wolfhard: Wolfhard turned 19 on December 23. His character, Mike Wheeler, is 15.
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What decade is Stranger Things based on?

Stranger Things is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the 1980s.
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Is Hopper The Elevens father?

Born and raised in Hawkins Laboratory, Eleven never experienced an ordinary childhood. When she escaped at the onset of the Netflix series, she was given a chance to investigate her own origins and the potential of her special abilities. While doing so, she eventually became the adopted daughter of Chief Jim Hopper.
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In what year is Stranger Things 2 set?

Netflix's hit series "Stranger Things" takes place across several years in the mid-80s. Season one takes place in 1983 and season two is 1984, and season three is the summer of 1985.
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Is Hawkins a real place?

Though Hawkins is a fictional town, many of its street and neighborhood names are based on real places. The Duffer brothers based the names on their memories from growing up in Durham, North Carolina.
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Is a demogorgon?

Demogorgon is a deity or demon associated with the underworld. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an unknown copyist's misreading of a commentary by a fourth-century scholar, Lactantius Placidus. The concept itself can be traced back to the original misread term demiurge.
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How old is 11 in real?

In real life, Millie Bobby Brown is 16 years old. As reported by Famous Birthdays, she was born on February 19, 2004, in Marbella, Spain.
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Is Finn Wolfhard his real name?

Finn Michael Wolfhard (born December 23rd, 2002) is a 19-year-old Canadian actor, musician, screenwriter and director.
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Who is playing Will Byers in season 4?

Noah Schnapp – Plays Will Byers

Will is on Eleven chaperone duties at the start of season 4, looking out for his friend as she struggles to deal with the pressures of High School.
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Will Byers birthday season 4?

In the fourth episode of the new season, a rolling camera has the date March 22, yet no one in the show's universe seems to realize that it's Will's canon b-day.
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Are Robin and Steve the same age?

In Season 3, Steve graduates high school, so he's likely around 19 in Season 4 of Stranger Things. And his Season 3 bestie, Robin, is now 18. Jonathan should be around 18 years old in Season 4 and his sort of / kind of girlfriend, Nancy, is around the same age.
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Will there be a season 6 of Stranger Things?

In an open letter to Stranger Things fans via The Hollywood Reporter, the creators behind the series, Matt and Ross Duffer, revealed that Season Five would be its last. “Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for Stranger Things, they wrote.
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Is Stranger Things 4 last season?

The fourth season isn't the final season of the beloved Netflix series that has received a massive fan following globally. It was previously confirmed by the Duffer brothers that Season 5 will mark the end of Stranger Things although the makers have special plans for a spin-off show following the same.
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What did hopper find in the light?

Hopper wakes up in his trailer, his table covered in pills and alcohol. He tears his trailer apart and finds a bug in his overheard light.
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