Stranger Things is a supernatural horror Netflix TV series that was released in July 2016. It stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Natalia Dyer, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Charlie Heaton, and Joe Keery.

Stranger Things is notable for the way it pays homage to (or sometimes makes overt references to) horror or supernatural movies of the 1980s, like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Carrie, or Alien,^[1] and also 80s pop culture such as Star Wars and Ghostbusters.

Stranger Things was created by brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, and sold to Netflix after being turned down by over ten developers. The story is based off a myth originating in Montauk, New York about a government facility that kidnapped children and performed experiments on them during the Cold War. The show began filming in 2015 using sites around Atlanta, Georgia. The first season was released in 2016, was renewed, and the second season was released in 2017. Season three premiered on the Fourth of July in 2019, and season four is set to be released on Netflix on September 30th, 2020.

Canon

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Name(s):	Stranger Things
Abbreviation(s):	ST, SThings
Creator:	The Duffer Brothers
Scope/Focus:
Date(s):	July 15, 2016 – present
Country of Origin:	USA
Medium:	Television
Genre:
External Links:	Official Site; Stranger Things Fandom Wiki
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	Contents 1 Canon 1.1 Main Cast; 1.2 Main Characters; 1.3 Reccurring Characters; 1.4 Fandom 1.4.1 Statistics; 1.4.2 Pairings 1.4.2.1 Het; 1.4.2.2 Slash; 1.4.2.3 Femslash; 1.4.2.4 OT3; 1.4.2.5 Gen; 1.4.2.6 Crossover Ships 1.4.2.6.1 Slash; ; ; 1.4.3 Challenges; 1.4.4 Fandom Events; 1.4.5 Conventions; 1.4.6 JusticeforBarb; ; 1.5 Example Fanworks 1.5.1 Fanart 1.5.1.1 2018; ; 1.5.2 Fanfiction; 1.5.3 Fanvids; 1.5.4 Gifset 1.5.4.1 2017; 1.5.4.2 Date Published Unknown; ; 1.5.5 Meta; 1.5.6 Other; ; 1.6 Archives & Fannish Links 1.6.1 Tumblr; 1.6.2 DeviantART; ; 1.7 Resources; 1.8 References; ;

On November 6, 1983 in the town of Hawkins, Indiana, 12-year-old Will Byers vanishes mysteriously. Will's frantic mother, Joyce, searches for him while Police Chief Jim Hopper launches his own investigation. Will's friends Dustin, Mike and Lucas discover a psychokinetic girl who claims to know Will's location. As they uncover the truth, a sinister government agency tries to cover it up, while a more insidious force lurks below the surface.^[2]

Main Cast

Main Characters

Reccurring Characters

Fandom

Stranger Things is a new fandom and has been growing in popularity since its release, especially in August 2016 after being recced constantly on Facebook and Tumblr. Fanworks started appearing nearly immediately on Archive of Our Own, Tumblr and FanFiction.net. Stranger Things RPF has also appeared. The fandom also has a strong presence on Reddit, Twitter and Instagram. Because the show draws inspiration from a lot of 80s media and uses it to plant clues and easter eggs, the fandom tends to write a lot of analysis and meta pointing them out. Before each new season drops the fandom sees an increase in discussions and theories about what's going to happen next, often encouraged by the Stranger Things official accounts on social media.

Statistics

In 2016, Stranger Things was ranked eleventh in the Top 20 "most reblogged" live-action television show on Tumblr^[3].
In 2017, Stranger Things moved up three places, ranking eighth in the Top 30 "most reblogged" live-action television show on Tumblr.^[4]
In 2018, Stranger Things remained in eighth place on Tumblr's list of the Top 30 "most reblogged" live-action television shows^[5]
In July of 2019, after the release of the third season, the show appeared for the first time in letzan's Top 20 Femslash Week in Review^[6]

Pairings

Gen

Crossover Ships

Slash

Challenges

Stranger Things 7 Day Challenge (2017)

Fandom Events

Harringrove for Australia to raise money for donations to relief organizations for the Australia Bushfires of early 2020
Summer of '85 Fanzine

Conventions

StangerCon

JusticeforBarb

After season one and the death of character Barb Holland fans began tweeting #justiceforbarb, feeling that the character's death was not given the weight it should have been during the season. The hashtag became a fan campaign, it attracted the notice of the show's creators and stars. Barb's popularity and the anger at her death was a surprise

Brian Moylan suggested it’s because a certain type of fan sees something of themselves in her, the kind of girl who doesn’t get invited to the prom and instead stays home to polish her rock collection. Like Daria Morgendorffer or Enid and Rebecca of Daniel Clowes’ “Ghost World,” disaffected loners on the outside of teen life looking in, Barb stands in for the outcasts and the misfits.^[7]

As a result of the campaign the show's creators promised that fans would find justice for Barb in the second season, and bringing closure to Barb's story was a large part of Nancy's arc.

Example Fanworks

Fanart

What about Barb?, Barb fanart by nanlawson (18 August 2016)^[8]
my girl !!, Eleven fanart by sarakipin (8 August 2016)^[9]
I finally finished and printed this zine by mermaidblobs (29 August 2016)^[10]
Lights (Stranger Things gif) by VarshaVijayan (15 December 2016)
Stranger Things, fanart by Kimi-mo (26 September 2016)
Nancy x Jonathan by JCLF88 (21 October 2016)

2018

untitled, ^{Archived version} by Hetteh-SpegettehFandom: Stranger ThingsDate: 14 January 2018Length: 6Medium: FanartStatus: Complete

I recieved SEVEN sketchbooks for Christmas and apparently the first one is just. Basically. All. Stranger Things. Oh well.

Stranger Things 2, ^{Archived version} by Gop GapFandom: Stranger ThingsDate: 2018Length: 5Medium: FanartStatus: Complete

Chapter one : MADMAX

ST Toile 2, ^{Archived version} by Julie Prescesky

Fanfiction

Shadowplay by Nokomis, featuring the children
armed with stories you will leave by heartofwinterfell, told from Mike's POV
Pink Swans by twowritehands, Eleven and Will are connected
Ice Cream Social by Sholio, Steve with a car full of kids
i don't wanna be your friend (i wanna kiss your lips) by delicaterenegade, Elmax

Fanvids

Heroes by illbeaknight
Knocking On Heaven's Door by Shainira
Girls like Girls by Scodders
Let Me Down Gently by The EclipseOfCat

Gifset

2017

Stranger Things S2, ^{Archived version} by ElevnnsFandom: Stranger ThingsDate: 01 November 2017Length: 8Medium: Animated GifStatus: CompleteGenre: Canon

Nothing’s gonna go back to the way that it was.

Date Published Unknown

stranger things meme ✿ ( 1/10 episodes ), ^{Archived version} by MichaelsWheelerFandom: Stranger ThingsDate: unknownLength: 7Medium: Animated GifStatus: CompleteGenre: Canon

Chapter Seven: The Bathtub. ❝Awesome. It was awesome. Everything I said about you being a traitor, I was wrong. I’m sorry.

Other

STRANGER THINGS FAN ART WILL TURN YOU UPSIDE DOWN, article by Amy Ratcliffe at Nerdist (6 August 2016)
Dr. Brenner is Alive fan theory

Archives & Fannish Links

Tumblr

Tumblr search tags: stranger things, strangerthings, strangerthingsedit, sthingsedit
Daily Strange Things
Strange Things Daily
Strange Things Edits
Stranger Things Source
ST Daily
a softer hawkins

DeviantART

Resources

References

↑ For examples, see this July 2016 Vulture article
↑ Wikipedia
↑ 2016′s Top TV Shows - Live Action
↑ 2017′s Top Live-Action TV Shows
↑ 2018’s Top Live-Action TV Shows
↑ Femslash week in review: 2019-07-30 - 2019-08-05
↑ The cult of Barb: Why the Internet is obsessed with the “Stranger Things” doomed sidekick
↑ archived, 4,297 notes as of 30 August 2016
↑ archived, 48,741 notes as of 30 August 2016
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[1] For examples, see this July 2016 Vulture article

[2] Wikipedia

[3] 2016′s Top TV Shows - Live Action

[4] 2017′s Top Live-Action TV Shows

[5] 2018’s Top Live-Action TV Shows

[6] Femslash week in review: 2019-07-30 - 2019-08-05

[7] The cult of Barb: Why the Internet is obsessed with the “Stranger Things” doomed sidekick

[8] rchived, 4,297 notes as of 30 August 2016

[9] rchived, 48,741 notes as of 30 August 2016

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Fandom
Name(s):	Stranger Things
Abbreviation(s):	ST, SThings
Creator:	The Duffer Brothers
Scope/Focus:
Date(s):	July 15, 2016 – present
Country of Origin:	USA
Medium:	Television
Genre:
External Links:	Official Site Stranger Things Fandom Wiki
Click here for related articles on ITSwiki.
Click Here to Unhide the Table of Contents
Contents 1 Canon 1.1 Main Cast 1.2 Main Characters 1.3 Reccurring Characters 1.4 Fandom 1.4.1 Statistics 1.4.2 Pairings 1.4.2.1 Het 1.4.2.2 Slash 1.4.2.3 Femslash 1.4.2.4 OT3 1.4.2.5 Gen 1.4.2.6 Crossover Ships 1.4.2.6.1 Slash 1.4.3 Challenges 1.4.4 Fandom Events 1.4.5 Conventions 1.4.6 JusticeforBarb 1.5 Example Fanworks 1.5.1 Fanart 1.5.1.1 2018 1.5.2 Fanfiction 1.5.3 Fanvids 1.5.4 Gifset 1.5.4.1 2017 1.5.4.2 Date Published Unknown 1.5.5 Meta 1.5.6 Other 1.6 Archives & Fannish Links 1.6.1 Tumblr 1.6.2 DeviantART 1.7 Resources 1.8 References

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Canon

Main Cast

Main Characters

Reccurring Characters

Fandom

Statistics

Pairings

Het

Slash

Femslash

OT3

Gen

Crossover Ships

Slash

Challenges

Fandom Events

Conventions

JusticeforBarb

Example Fanworks

Fanart

2018

Fanfiction

Fanvids

Gifset

2017

Date Published Unknown

Meta

Other

Archives & Fannish Links

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DeviantART

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