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Stranger Things season 1
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<p>The first season of the American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a>, <a href="/facts/Horror_fiction/vugIWsz8">horror</a> <a href="/facts/Drama_(film_and_television)/K3GjTczf">drama</a> television series <i><a href="/facts/Stranger_Things/nNFByTRv">Stranger Things</a></i> premiered worldwide on the streaming service <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the <a href="/facts/Duffer_brothers/jFX4ly4V">Duffer Brothers</a>, who also serve as executive producers along with <a href="/facts/Shawn_Levy/qojT2fTq">Shawn Levy</a> and Dan Cohen. </p><p>This season stars <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>, with <a href="/facts/Noah_Schnapp/DzoC6SJw">Noah Schnapp</a>, <a href="/facts/Joe_Keery/eV3f3dW6">Joe Keery</a>, and <a href="/facts/Shannon_Purser/zYQJ0nbx">Shannon Purser</a> in recurring roles. The first season of <i>Stranger Things</i> was widely praised, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and acting (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown and Modine). </p>