Season 1

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  8.5/1033,960 votes

  Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2016

  On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

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  8.3/1028,898 votes

  Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2016

  Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

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  8.8/1028,543 votes

  Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2016

  An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

  Director: Shawn Levy

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, Jessica Mecklenburg

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  8.9/1028,128 votes

  Chapter Four: The Body

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2016

  Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.

  Director: Shawn Levy

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

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  8.6/1026,635 votes

  Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2016

  Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, Alison Tatlock

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  8.8/1026,472 votes

  Chapter Six: The Monster

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2016

  A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez

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  9.0/1027,615 votes

  Chapter Seven: The Bathtub

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2016

  Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Justin Doble

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  9.3/1032,096 votes

  Chapter Eight: The Upside Down

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2016

  Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.

  Director: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

  Writer: Unknown