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TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS WE CELEBRATE SEASON ONE OF STRANGER THINGS

- ADAM TANSWELL

BACK TO THE UPSIDE DOWN

Step into the SFX interview archives for exclusive, all-new treats from past seasons of Stranger Things. Over the next four months, we'll be bringing you behind-the-scenes secrets from the cast and crew, on-set stories from your Hawkins favourites, as well as interviews we've NEVER published before.

Collect all four features for a retrospective of the show we all know and love - one season at a time. With the final season of Stranger Things launching later this year, this is the perfect prep for your upcoming season five binge.

ON 15 JULY 2016, THE DUFFER Brothers unleashed a bold new television drama on Netflix. Starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour and a host of fresh-faced newcomers, Stranger Things introduced the masses to Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer and the marvellous mystery of the Upside Down. The coming-of-age story delicately balanced themes of supernatural horror with '80s nostalgia, along with slivers of drama, romance and comedy - and fans flocked.

imageLIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Stranger Things' very first scene takes place in Hawkins, Indiana. It's 6 November 1983 and a star-filled sky fills the screen before the camera pans down to an exterior shot of Hawkins National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy.

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