‘Stranger Things’ Officially Replaced, Netflix Heading in New Direction 

Over the previous six years, few shows have been more famous than Netflix's Stranger Things.

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Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers' extremely successful science fiction-horror franchise, has captured audiences with its nostalgic ode to 1980s pop culture, fascinating characters, and mysterious secrets.

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The original TV series, which debuted on Netflix in 2016, is at the heart of the franchise. The episode begins with the strange disappearance of a young kid called Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the 1980s.

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As his friends and family look for him, they come across a sequence of mysterious occurrences involving a secret government laboratory,

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a young girl with psychokinetic skills known as Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and a young girl with psychokinetic abilities known as Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown).

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The show's wonderful blend of horror, supernatural, and coming-of-age drama has made it a huge phenomenon. It went on to have two more seasons, each one expanding on the secrets and personalities introduced in the first.

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Stranger Things 2 (2017) delves deeper into The Upside Down and introduces new threats, whilst Stranger Things 3 (2019) focuses on a group of friends navigating the difficulties of growing up while coping with supernatural forces.

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Finally, Stranger Things 4 premiered in May of last year to critical praise for its nine episodes, which dealt with a new threat to both the Earth and The Upside Down.

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