Synopsis:
Set in Hawkins, Indiana during the 1980s,
Stranger Things chronicles the search for a young boy who vanishes into thin air under highly suspicious circumstances. His mother opens an investigation into the boy’s disappearance with local authorities, unraveling a series of mysteries involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. A love letter to the ubiquitous cult classics of the 80s,
Stranger Things is also a coming of age story for the boy’s three closest friends that draws them into a world where mysteries lurk beneath the surface.
Cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Cara Buono, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp
number of episodes: 8
network: Netflix
premiere date: July 15, 2016
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/b9EkMc79ZSU...Looks like a homage to the Spielberg films like
E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and maybe some other films like
The Goonies and
Super 8 (which in itself was a homage to Spielberg) mixed in.
All 8 episodes will be streamed on Netflix this July 15.
