8.5/1029,814 votes#1 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.4/1025,468 votes#2 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.8/1025,195 votes#3 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessica Mecklenburg
8.9/1024,799 votes#4 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
8.6/1023,486 votes#5 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Alison Tatlock
8.8/1023,324 votes#6 - 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: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez
9.0/1024,360 votes#7 - 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
9.3/1028,550 votes#8 - 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: N/A
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMysteryAction & Adventure
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" is the best rated episode of "Stranger Things" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 29814 votes. Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer and written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, it aired on 7/15/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street".