Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ," the series premiere of Stranger Things , debuted on Netflix on July 15, 2016
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The Lab: Dr. Martin Brenner, the lead scientist at Hawkins National Laboratory. ⚠️ Content & Parental Guide Stranger Things Season 1 - Episode 1
Hopper begins the episode as a small-town cop drowning in his own grief (we learn he lost a daughter). He treats Will’s disappearance as a runaway case. But when he finds Will’s body? Except, he doesn’t. The search yields nothing. And then a body is found in the quarry—dressed in Will’s clothes, face obscured by decomposition.
Will's friends—Mike, Dustin, and Lucas—ignore police orders to stay home and venture into the woods to find Will. Instead, they stumble upon the runaway girl, Eleven, in the pouring rain. Key Themes and Style The episode is heavily influenced by the works of Steven Spielberg Stephen King Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ,"
The Girl: A mysterious young girl with a shaved head and a "011" tattoo (later called Eleven) appears at a local diner. The diner owner, Benny, tries to help her, but he is killed by government agents pursuing her. Eleven escapes using her telekinetic powers.
A mysterious, nearly silent girl with a shaved head and a "011" tattoo appears at a local diner. After the owner, Benny, is killed by government agents seeking her, she escapes using telekinetic powers. The Cliffhanger: ⚠️ Content & Parental Guide Pillar 3: The
Will Byers pedals home alone on Mirkwood—the local nickname for a dark, winding road through the woods. The streetlights flicker. A creature growls. Something massive slithers in the shadows.