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List of Stranger Things characters
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<p>This is a list of characters from the American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Fiction/p1AY3Xp4">horror</a> television series <i><a href="/facts/Stranger_Things/nNFByTRv">Stranger Things</a></i>. </p><p>The first season, set in November 1983, focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy named <a href="/facts/Will_Byers/UjnWygIM">Will Byers</a> while <a href="/facts/Supernatural/qSlTK0Ss">supernatural</a> events are occurring around Hawkins, including the appearance of a girl with <a href="/facts/Psychokinesis/sDhMYr6r">telekinetic</a> abilities who helps Will's friends in their search. The second season (<i>Stranger Things 2</i>) is set a year after the last. It deals with the characters' attempts to return to normal and to deal with the consequences of the first season's events. The second season adds new characters Max Mayfield, Max’s violent stepbrother Billy Hargrove, Erica Sinclair, Lucas’ sassy little sister, and Joyce's new love interest Bob Newby who ends up dying to demodogs. The third season (<i>Stranger Things 3</i>) is set in the summer of 1985 and shows the young friends maturing into teenagers and navigating new life challenges, all while a new threat looms over the town. This season also introduces a new character: Robin Buckley. The fourth season (<i>Stranger Things 4</i>) is set in the spring of 1986 and follows the characters after they have been separated at the end of <i>Stranger Things 3</i>. Season 4 adds new characters like Eddie Munson, Argyle, and Vecna. The first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016; the second season of nine episodes was released on October 27, 2017; and the third season of eight episodes was released on July 4, 2019. the fourth season was split into two volumes, with volume one with seven episodes released on May 27, 2022, and volume two with two episodes released on July 1, 2022. Fifth and final season is set to be released in 2025. </p><p>The series features an <a href="/facts/Ensemble_cast/2cJreBu1">ensemble cast</a> including <a href="/facts/Winona_Ryder/UXUQGR7o">Winona Ryder</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Harbour/W3EGzfYL">David Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Finn_Wolfhard/5LNIs0FU">Finn Wolfhard</a>, <a href="/facts/Millie_Bobby_Brown/4nwqawGK">Millie Bobby Brown</a>, <a href="/facts/Gaten_Matarazzo/Q7GaErjL">Gaten Matarazzo</a>, <a href="/facts/Caleb_McLaughlin/RW7fTWrb">Caleb McLaughlin</a>, <a href="/facts/Natalia_Dyer/FY09VRvz">Natalia Dyer</a>, <a href="/facts/Charlie_Heaton/u1cxY74J">Charlie Heaton</a>, <a href="/facts/Cara_Buono/lYM4Vufs">Cara Buono</a> and <a href="/facts/Matthew_Modine/0hY4z1fC">Matthew Modine</a>. <a href="/facts/Noah_Schnapp/DzoC6SJw">Noah Schnapp</a> and <a href="/facts/Joe_Keery/eV3f3dW6">Joe Keery</a> had recurring roles in the first season before being promoted to the main cast for the second, with <a href="/facts/Sadie_Sink/UPzkwoHt">Sadie Sink</a>, <a href="/facts/Dacre_Montgomery/1UBju3Dr">Dacre Montgomery</a>, <a href="/facts/Sean_Astin/3PmFX97v">Sean Astin</a>, and <a href="/facts/Paul_Reiser/RczCQrmM">Paul Reiser</a> also joining. <a href="/facts/Maya_Hawke/N81NsgSY">Maya Hawke</a> joined the cast in the third season, and <a href="/facts/Priah_Ferguson/KRkAbF53">Priah Ferguson</a> was promoted to the main cast. <a href="/facts/Brett_Gelman/j7rD4mfK">Brett Gelman</a> had recurring roles in the second and third seasons, before being promoted to the main cast in the fourth. <a href="/facts/Joseph_Quinn_(actor)/acFP1HIT">Joseph Quinn</a>, <a href="/facts/Eduardo_Franco_(actor)/m3BoK5jP">Eduardo Franco</a> and <a href="/facts/Jamie_Campbell_Bower/86hbJeys">Jamie Campbell Bower</a> joined the main cast for the fourth season. Linda Hamilton, Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux joins cast for the fifth season. </p><p>This list includes the series' main cast, all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series, and any other guest who is otherwise notable. </p>