Editing Stranger Things

{{Infobox television
| image                = Stranger thing.jpeg
| alt                  = "Stranger Things" text written in red neon on a black background
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Science fiction on television|Science fiction]]
* [[Horror fiction|Horror]]
* [[Mystery film|Mystery]]
* [[Drama film|Drama]]
}}
| creator              = [[The Duffer Brothers]]
| showrunner           = {{plainlist|
* [[Karl Gajdusek]] (season 1)
* Matt Duffer
* Ross Duffer<!--This source for showrunners [https://directories.wga.org/project/1108065/stranger-things/] list Matt and Ross independently for the credit rather than "The Duffer Brothers" as seen in other credits on the same page.-->}}
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Winona Ryder]]
* [[David Harbour]]
* [[Finn Wolfhard]]
* [[Millie Bobby Brown]]
* [[Gaten Matarazzo]]
* [[Caleb McLaughlin]]
* [[Natalia Dyer]]
* [[Charlie Heaton]]
* [[Cara Buono]]
* [[Matthew Modine]]
* [[Noah Schnapp]]
* [[Sadie Sink]]
* [[Joe Keery]]
* [[Dacre Montgomery]]
* [[Sean Astin]]
* [[Paul Reiser]]
* [[Maya Hawke]]
* [[Priah Ferguson]]
* [[Brett Gelman]]
* [[Jamie Campbell Bower]]
* [[Amybeth McNulty]]
* [[Linda Hamilton]]
}}
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Survive (band)|Michael Stein]]
* [[Survive (band)|Kyle Dixon]]
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 4<!--Only increment as a new season has been released, per the documentation of the template!-->
| num_episodes         = 34<!--Only increment as a new episodes have been released, per the documentation of the template!-->
| list_episodes        = List of Stranger Things episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Karl Gajdusek
* Brian Wright
* Cindy Holland
* Matt Thunell
* [[Shawn Levy]]
* Dan Cohen
* The Duffer Brothers
* Iain Paterson
* Curtis Gwinn
}}
| producer             = 
| location             = 
| cinematography       = {{Plainlist|
* Tim Ives
* Tod Campbell
* [[Lachlan Milne (cinematographer)|Lachlan Milne]]
* David Franco
* Ricardo Diaz<ref>{{cite web |title=Stranger Things |url=https://www.rickdiazdp.com/#/stranger-things/ |website=Ricardo Diaz - Cinematographer |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005425/https://www.rickdiazdp.com/#/stranger-things/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Caleb Heymann<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.calebheymann.com/#/stranger-things4/ | title=Caleb Heymann }}</ref>
* Brett Jutkiewicz<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brettjutkiewicz.com/|title=BRETT JUTKIEWICZ|website=BRETT JUTKIEWICZ}}</ref>
}}
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dean Zimmerman (film editor)|Dean Zimmerman]]
* Kevin D. Ross
* Nat Fuller
* Katheryn Naranjo
}}
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 42–142 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[21 Laps Entertainment]]
* Monkey Massacre Productions
* Upside Down Pictures (season 5)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |date=2022-07-06 |title=Duffer Brothers Launch Netflix Shingle Upside Down Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708003640/https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| budget               = $270 million (season 4)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Rupesh |date=2022-04-22 |title=Season 4 of Stranger Things Reportedly Costed $30 Million Per Episode |url=https://in.ign.com/stranger-things/171687/news/season-4-of-stranger-things-reportedly-costed-30-million-per-episode |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=[[IGN]] India |language=en-in |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625013203/https://in.ign.com/stranger-things/171687/news/season-4-of-stranger-things-reportedly-costed-30-million-per-episode |url-status=live}}</ref>
| network              = [[Netflix]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2016|7|15}}
| last_aired           = 2025
}}





Stranger Things is a Netflix Original Series featuring Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery appearing in recurring roles. In the second season, Schnapp and Keery were promoted to series regulars, alongside new cast members Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, and Paul Reiser. Maya Hawke joined the ensemble for the third season, which premiered on July 4, 2019. The series, which began in 2017, is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, and falls within the sci-fi/horror genre. In Season 2, additional cast member Sadie Sink portrayed the sister of Dacre Montgomery's character, Billy. It has been announced that Stranger Things will conclude with a fifth season.

== Music ==
The music for Stranger Things was influenced by various film composers, such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Goblin, John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, and Fabio Frizzi.

== Cast ==

* Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers,<sup>[7]</sup> the mother of Will and Jonathan Byers. She is divorced from Lonnie Byers. In season two, she is dating her old high school classmate, Bob, until his death later in the season. She and Hopper are suggested to have feelings for each other.
* David Harbour as Jim Hopper,<sup>[7]</sup> chief of Hawkins Police Department. After his young daughter died of cancer, Hopper divorced and lapsed into alcoholism. Eventually he grows to be more responsible, saving Joyce's son as well as taking Eleven as his adopted daughter. It is revealed that he and Joyce have feelings for each other.
* Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler,<sup>[8]</sup> middle child of Karen and Ted Wheeler, brother of Nancy and Holly, and one of three friends of Will Byers. He is an intelligent and conscientious student and is committed to his friends. He develops romantic feelings for Eleven.
* Millie Bobby Brown<sup>[8]</sup> as Eleven / Jane Hopper ("El"), a young girl with psychokinetic abilities and a limited vocabulary. Her real name is Jane, and she is the biological daughter of Terry Ives. After escaping from Hawkins Laboratory, where experiments were being performed on her, she befriends Mike, Dustin, and Lucas. She develops romantic feelings for Mike. At the end of the second season, Hopper adopts Eleven. In the third season they grow closer and she becomes more like a fully fledged daughter to him.
* Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson,<sup>[8]</sup> one of Will's friends. His cleidocranial dysplasia causes him to lisp. In the second season, he is proud of his new front teeth and is attracted to Max. In season 3, he gets a girlfriend, Suzie (portrayed by Gabriella Pizzolo), who he met at Camp Know Where and they share their only scene together in the last episode of season 3.
* Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair,<sup>[8]</sup> one of Will's friends. He is wary of Eleven but later befriends her. In season two, he is one of Max's love interests and eventually becomes her boyfriend in season three.
* Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler,<sup>[8]</sup> daughter of Karen and Ted and older sister of Mike and Holly. Studious and rule-abiding, Nancy finds another side of herself while investigating the Hawkins Lab and the death of her friend Barbara. In seasons 1–2, she is the girlfriend of Steve Harrington, but breaks up with him and instead dates Jonathan Byers.
* Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers,<sup>[8]</sup> the older brother of Will Byers and the son of Joyce Byers. He is a quiet teenager, an outsider at school, and an aspiring photographer. He is close with his mother and brother, and he becomes the boyfriend of Nancy Wheeler.
* Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler,<sup>[9]</sup> mother of teenaged Nancy, middle schooler Mike, and toddler Holly.
* Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner (season 1; recurring season 2),<sup>[10]</sup> the scientist in charge of Hawkins Laboratory. Manipulative and remote, he and his team are searching for Eleven.<sup>[11]</sup>
* Noah Schnapp as Will Byers (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1),<sup>[8]</sup> the son of Joyce Byers and younger brother of Jonathan Byers. He is captured by a monster from the "Upside Down", an alternate dimension discovered by Hawkins Laboratory scientists.<sup>[12][13]</sup>
* Sadie Sink as Maxine "Max" Mayfield (seasons 2–present), Billy's younger stepsister, and a tomboy who catches the attention of both Lucas and Dustin, eventually choosing Lucas.<sup>[13]</sup>
* Joe Keery as Steve Harrington (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1), a popular high school student and the boyfriend of Nancy Wheeler. He ostracizes Jonathan Byers, but later comes to befriend him. He and Nancy later break up in season two.<sup>[14][13]</sup>
* Dacre Montgomery as Billy Hargrove (seasons 2–3), Max's violent, unpredictable, and abusive older stepbrother. He challenges Steve's popularity.<sup>[13]</sup>
* Sean Astin as Bob Newby (season 2; guest season 3), a former schoolmate of Joyce and Hopper who runs the Hawkins RadioShack<sup>[15]</sup> and is Joyce's boyfriend, putting him at odds with Hopper.<sup>[16]</sup>
* Paul Reiser as Sam Owens (season 2; guest season 3), a Department of Energy executive who replaces Brenner as director of Hawkins Laboratory. He is stubborn and committed to scientific research, yet empathetic to the residents of Hawkins.<sup>[15]</sup>
* Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley (season 3–present), an "alternative" girl that works alongside Steve at the ice cream store in the mall.<sup>[17]</sup>
* Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair (season 3–present; recurring season 2), Lucas's 10-year-old sister.<sup>[17]</sup>