Claim: Dennis Hopper played the lead role in Stranger Things.
Evidence: Dennis Lee Hopper -LRB- May 17 , 1936 -- May 29 , 2010 -RRB- was an American actor , filmmaker , photographer and artist.
The series was released on Netflix on July 15 , 2016.
On August 31 , 2016 , Netflix renewed the series for a second season of nine episodes , which is set to be released on October 31 , 2017.