STRANGER THINGS is a science-fiction horror web television series created, written and directed by the Duffer Brothers, and executive-produced by Shawn Levy. The show was released as a Netflix original series premiering on July 15, 2016. The show takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the early-to-mid 1980s. When a young boy vanishes, Hawkins becomes engulfed in an extraordinary mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.