recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Awards & Recognitions

With the release of the Netflix science-fiction horror show *Stranger Things*, directed by the Duffer Brothers, the show instantly became a cultural phenomenon for its portrayal of homages to the 80's genre films. The show also received critical acclaim and praise for its authentic characterization, pacing, atmosphere, soundtrack, directing, writing and superb acting, especially by the kids.

The series has up to now, garnered numerous industry nominations and awards, for instance, winning the 'Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series' as well as receiving 18 nominations for the "69th Primetime Emmy Awards" for the first season, including but not limited to 'Outstanding Drama Series'.

The series has also been recognized by *Parrot Analytics* as the most in-demand digital original series of the world for two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018 and is also included in the 2019 edition of *Guinness World Records*.

**Awards** that the critically acclaimed *Stranger Things* has been nominated for or won are enumerated below.

## 2016

 Outstanding Music Supervision – Television
 AFI Awards 2016 | AFI Television Programs of the Year
 Most Bingeworthy Show

## 2020

 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
 Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

## References

1. ↑ "‘Stranger Things’ Named Most In-Demand Series In the World"*Deadline*. January 22, 2019.
2. ↑ "'Stranger Things' Makes Guinness Record Book"*Broadcasting Cable*. August 28, 2018.
3. ↑ "2016 Music in Visual Media Nominees" *Hollywood Music in Media*.
4. ↑ "HMMA Winners" *Hollywood Music in Media*.
5. ↑ "AFI AWARDS 2016" *American Film Awards*.
6. ↑ Critics Choice Awards 2016 Nominations.
7. ↑ "59th Annual Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees" *The Grammys*. (archived version)
8. ↑ "2017 Nominees & Winners" *The Writers Guild Awards*. (archived version)
9. ↑ "International Press Academy 21st Annual Satellite Awards Nominations" *Press Academy*. November 28, 2016.
10. ↑ "Best of 2017 Best Dramatic TV Performance" *IGN*
11. ↑ "“Stranger Things: Season 2” and “Westworld Season 2” won the most awards for television" *Variety*
12. ↑ "‘Stranger Things own the night at MTV Movie & TV Awards " *Syfy*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Emmy Winners 2018: Full List" *Deadline*
14. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List " *EONLINE*
15. ↑ "[1]"*Gold Derby*
16. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees" *EW*
17. ↑ "People’s Choice Awards Winners List: ‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Stranger Things’ Among Honorees"*Deadline*.
18. ↑ SAG Award Nominations: The Complete List" *Variety*.
Fabric of space-time

— Dr. Martin Brenner, March 27, 1986

The underlying structure of reality was a **fabric of time and space**, a **barrier** that separated the numerous dimensions that comprised all of existence.

Gates between the human world and the Upside Down could be described as wounds, or holes, in the fabric of time and space. These doorways acted as bridges between dimensions, allowing for instantaneous travel from one plane of existence to another.

## History

### 1979

On September 8, a telekinetic battle between test subject Eleven and lab orderly Henry Creel took place at Hawkins National Laboratory in Hawkins, Indiana. Eleven managed to banish Henry to another dimension, the Upside Down, through a tear within spacetime. Soon, this gate to the dimension closed.

### 1983

After viewing CCTV footage of what happened on September 8, Dr. Martin Brenner, the Head of Hawkins Lab, began using Eleven to track down Soviet spies, although Eleven eventually believed that he was using her to find Henry. During one of these sessions, Eleven found a creature from the Upside Down. Dr. Brenner urged her to touch the creature. This contact with the creature resulted in a disruption in continuum, which in turn resulted in yet another non-temporary gate to the Upside Down.

### 1984

After the leading force of the Upside Down, the Mind Flayer controlled by Henry, sent adolescent versions of the creature from 1983 called Demodogs through the Gate, Eleven closed it with her powers. Meanwhile, in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia, Major General Stepanov oversaw an experiment to create a new gate with a bespoke machine, but the project failed.

### 1985

However, the Soviet operation shifted to Hawkins, where, because of the Gate from 1983, the fabric of spacetime had already been weakened. There, under Commander Ozerov, the Soviets made another of the machine in a facility under Starcourt Mall. There, they did manage to create a gate, through which the Mind Flayer "Flayed" a group of humans and rodents. With the combined efforts of Jim Hopper, Joyce Byers, Murray Bauman and Dustin Henderson, the Starcourt gate was closed.

### 1986

Henry, now known as Vecna, began targeting depressed or otherwise guilty teenagers; he planned to kill them, and through the psychic contact developed by their death, new gates would open. First among them was Chrissy Cunningham, who died in the Munson trailer at Forest Hills Trailer Park. Second was Fred Benson, who died on an unidentified road. Patrick McKinney died over Lover's Lake. Max Mayfield, who had previously escaped Vecna's curse, eventually was killed by him in Vecna's own former residence the Creel House. Although she was revived by Eleven, it was too late, and the fourth and final gate opened. The four gates started growing, and finally merged in the center of Hawkins.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "E Pluribus Unum"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Papa"
3. ↑ "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab"
Episode Guide

## Season 1: 2016

* Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono and Matthew Modine were present for all episodes.

## Season 2: 2017

* David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard were present for all episodes.
* Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery and Paul Reiser were absent for 1 episode. (2x07)
	+ Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Sadie Sink were only seen in archive footage in 2x07 and are also absent from the episode.
* Millie Bobby Brown was absent for 1 episode. (2x06)
* Cara Buono was absent for 2 episodes. (2x07, 2x08)
* Sean Astin was absent for 3 episodes. (2x04, 2x07, 2x09)

## Season 3: 2019

* Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Maya Hawke and Priah Ferguson were present for all episodes.
* Cara Buono was absent for 2 episodes. (3x03, 3x06)

## Season 4: 2022

* Winona Ryder, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, and Jamie Campbell Bower were present for all episodes.
* David Harbour was absent for 1 episode. (4x01)
* Joseph Quinn was absent for 1 episode. (4x04)
	+ Millie Bobby Brown was only seen in archive footage in 4x04 and was also absent from the episode.
* Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Charlie Heaton, and Eduardo Franco were absent for 1 episode. (4x07)
* Priah Ferguson was absent for 3 episodes. (4x02, 4x03, 4x05)
* Cara Buono was absent for 4 episodes. (4x02, 4x03, 4x04, 4x08)
* Matthew Modine was absent for 2 episodes. (4x04, 4x09)
	+ Modine was only seen in archive footage for 4x02 and 4x03 and was also absent from those episodes.
* Paul Reiser was absent for 4 episodes. (4x01, 4x02, 4x04, 4x09)

## References

1. ↑ Looks Like STRANGER THINGS Is Coming To Blu-Ray, After All
2. ↑ “Stranger Things” Season 1 Getting VHS-Style Blu-ray Release at Target!
3. ↑ Stranger Things Season 2 Target Exclusive (4K/UHD)
4. ↑ Stranger Things Season 2 (Target Exclusive) (Blu-Ray + DVD)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Is the Most Supersized Ever
6. ↑ Season 5 Grid from @strangerwriters
7. ↑ Chapter One title revealed via the show's writers
8. ↑ Stranger Things Director Reveal Series Superstition That Continues in Season 4
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hungarian Director Nimród Antal to Direct Two Episodes of Stranger Things
10. ↑ Chapter One title revealed via the show's writers
Agent Harmon

## Harmon

— Agent Harmon

Agent **Harmon**, portrayed by Ira Amyx, was a recurring character in the fourth season of *Stranger Things*.

## History

### Background

At some point, Harmon received highly reputable training and ended up working for Sam Owens.

### 1986

Harmon, alongside his partner Wallace, are first seen when they caught Eleven after she attempted to escape from the police prisoner transport van. Later that evening, Agents Wallace and Harmon stood guard outside a diner while Eleven and Dr. Owens met inside.

The next day, Agents Wallace and Harmon were assigned to protect Will Byers, Jonathan Byers, and Mike Wheeler at the Byers' house. US Army Lt. Colonel Sullivan's soldiers found them and came in shooting. Wallace was wounded but Harmon managed to shoot a few of Sullivan's men before getting shot himself. Will, Jonathan, and Mike dragged Harmon out to Argyle's van. They escaped together in the van. During the drive, the kids asked Harmon where they could find Eleven. Harmon told them they had to find NINA. Harmon gave them a pen, and told them there was a number. The kids thought that NINA was a person and asked Harmon to tell them the telephone number. Harmon died without revealing the number.

Later, Argyle made a grave for him and wanted to write "Unknown Hero Agent Man", who "Saved Argyle, Jonathan, Will and Mike from certain death" on a pizza box as a grave marker. However, the pen that Harmon had given them did not work. Mike realized that the pen itself was the message that Harmon was trying to give them. Inside the pen was a slip of paper with a telephone number written on it.

## Personality

Harmon was shown to be very responsive, as he was quick to burst into action when the Lt. Colonel Sullivan's US Army soldiers raided the Byer's home in California. He was also shown to have some sense of doing what is right, as he did his duty of risking his life to protect those under his protection, as well as informing them of how to find their friend right before he died.

## Skills

Harmon was an immensely skilled bodyguard. Armed with his Beretta 92fs pistol, he was able to kill multiple armed US Army soldiers, all while preventing Will, Mike, and Jonathan from getting killed.

## Relationships

### Non-familial

#### Agent Wallace

Harmon had a professional yet friendly relationship with Agent Wallace. They were shown relaxing together while watching TV and ordering pizza.
Doug Teague

**This article or section needs to be updated.**Info from *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus* needs to be added.

## Biographical information

### Aliases

Freak (by Jason Carver)
Dougie (by Eddie Munson)

### Other relations

Eddie Munson † (friend)
Gareth (friend)
Jeff (friend)
Dustin Henderson (friend)
Mike Wheeler (friend)
Lucas Sinclair (friend)
 Jason Carver † (enemy)

### Affiliation

Hellfire Club
Corroded Coffin (Bassist)

## Portrayal

### Episodes

26 | 27\* | 28 | 30\*\* = photograph

**Doug Teague**, credited as **"Freak 1"** and known informally as **Dougie**, is a character in the fourth season of *Stranger Things*; he is portrayed by Grant Goodman.

Dougie is a *Dungeons & Dragons* player for the Hellfire Club and a member of Eddie Munson's band Corroded Coffin. He plays electric bass.

## History

### 1986

Dougie was part of the Hellfire Club and participated in Eddie Munson's campaign that year.

## Personality

Dougie is shown to be passionate about *D&D*. When asked if the final session could be postponed for Lucas Sinclair to participate (as he was in the basketball championship game), Dougie claimed "Over my dead body!"

## Appearances

\*Dougie appears in a photograph in "Vecna's Curse" and "The Nina Project".

## Memorable Quotes

* "Society has to blame something. We're an easy target." - Dougie after Eddie Munson reads the magazine that blames *Dungeons & Dragons* for a spread of Satanism in the United States.
* "Over my dead body!" - Dougie when Dustin Henderson and Mike Wheeler suggest they postpone the final stretch of the Cult of Vecna campaign for Lucas Sinclair.
* "Time out, time out!" - Dougie when the *D&D* game was getting intense.
* "I concur." - Dougie after Gareth suggests they flee.

## Trivia

* Dougie was the only unnamed Hellfire member at the time of Season 4's release, in which he was credited as "Freak 1"; however, the novel *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus* revealed that his name was "Doug Teague", with his nickname being "Dougie".
* Dougie wears a jacket with a Mötley Crüe, Venom, and Pantera pin.

## References

1. ↑ In the end credits of the episodes he appears in, he is listed only as "Freak 1".
2. ↑ In *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus*, he is referred to as "Dougie" by Hellfire Club members and his bandmates from Corroded Coffin.
Curtis Gwinn

**Curtis Gwinn** is a writer for *Stranger Things*. He wrote "E Pluribus Unum" and "The Dive".

## Trivia

* Early into the third season's development, Curtis came up with the idea of a mall coming to Hawkins.

## References

1. ↑ "Duffer Brothers On Switching Things Up In ‘Stranger Things’: “We Treat Each Season As Its Own Movie” – Contenders TV" *Deadline*. June 20, 2020
Alan Munson

**Alan "Al" Munson** was a character from *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus* and *Stranger Things: The First Shadow*, portrayed by Max Harwood. Alan was the father of Eddie Munson and the brother of Wayne Munson.

## History

Alan Munson was born in Hawkins, Indiana and had a brother named Wayne.

## Family tree

*note: family trees are only visible on desktop.*

## Trivia

* Confusingly, the character was originally listed as "Allen Munson" on the *First Shadow* website, but for unknown reasons, the name was later changed to "Alan".
* It is unknown if Alan is older or younger than Wayne.
* Alan is the first character from a book to make an appearance in a stage play.

## References

1. ↑ *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus*
2. ↑ The "Cast & Creative Team" section on the First Shadow site
Cade Jones

**Cade Jones** is an American actor who portrayed James in the Netflix original series *Stranger Things*.

## Career

He is well known for his recurring role as James Dante, the best friend of middle school bully Troy Walsh, in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, Cade also portrayed a bully in a 2012 film called Parental Guidance. After Stranger Things, he did not get any more roles in other films and television so he decided to quit acting. But he would be willing to return to Stranger Things .

## **Filmography**

### Film

 2012
 2013

## Trivia

* He was featured alongside Mavrick Moreno in Parental Guidance.
* He can play the saxophone.
* He plays football.
* He plays Fortnite.
Caitlin Schneiderhan

**Caitlin Schneiderhan** is a writer for *Stranger Things*. She wrote "The Monster and the Superhero", and contributed to the rest of season four as a staff writer. Schneiderhan also wrote the novel, *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus*.

Schneiderhan was also a director's assistant to the Duffer Brothers through seasons two and three, and is responsible for creating the @strangerwriters Twitter account.

## References

1. ↑ twitter.com/strangerwriters/status/1646566440915587073
Bradley's Big Buy

**Bradley's Big Buy** is a supermarket located in Hawkins.

## History

### 1983

After deserting the Party, Eleven shoplifted several boxes of Eggos from the store. The manager Robert attempted to stop her, but she closed the automatic doors on him, nearly injuring him and causing the glass to shatter.

### 1984

The next year, Murray Bauman informed Chief Jim Hopper that an ex-employee of Bradley's Big Buy, presumably Robert, told him that a girl closed the automatic doors with her mind.

### 1985

By July 4th, the supermarket had been shut down and abandoned due to, Starcourt Mall taking its place, but its content was not removed from the store.

When Eleven was bitten by the Mind Flayer's proxy, the Party broke into Bradley's Big Buy to get medical supplies to dress her wound. While they were there, Lucas Sinclair grabbed some fireworks that he planned to use as bombs against the Mind Flayer's proxy. When Mike Wheeler received a garbled Supercom transmission from Dustin Henderson, Eleven used her powers to locate him at the Starcourt Mall.

After the Party left, Billy Hargrove entered the store and saw Eleven's blood from the bite injury, which he used to track her and her friends down to the mall.

### 1986

Bradley's Big Buy is the last place where Janet Howard was last seen after the "earthquake" which tore through Hawkins and converged at the center of the town. The store may have been damaged or completely destroyed during the incident.

## Staff

* Robert - store manager
* An unnamed clerk

## Trivia

* Bradley's Big Buy is a visiting location in Stranger Things: The Game.
* The filming location for Bradley's is 504 Center Street, Palmetto, GA.
Cara Buono

**Cara Buono** (born March 1st, 1971) is an American actress, screenwriter and director best known for her lead role as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of AMC's *Mad Men*. She is also known for her other roles as Kelli Moltisanti in the sixth season of HBO's *The Sopranos*, Linda Salvo in the 2006 comedy Artie Lange's *Beer League* and Karen Wheeler in Netflix original *Stranger Things*.

She is married to *Ethos Water* founder Peter Thum. They resided in Greenwich Village, New York as of August 2010.

## Official Account

* Cara Buono Instagram
* Cara Buono Twitter
* Cara Buono Facebook

## Trivia

* Besides working as an actress, Cara Buono is also a movie producer and scriptwriter.
* She is the only main cast member in Season 3 who doesn't appear in every episode, having only appeared in 6.
* Cara started acting when she was just 12.
* Buono said she knew she wanted to be a part of *Stranger Things* when she read the script.
* It was Cara's idea that Karen would be drinking wine in season 1 of *Stranger Things*. She thought the wine would make Karen seem more oblivious to what the kids were getting into.
* She is of Italian descent.
2020

The following *Stranger Things*-related events occurred in **2020**:

## January-February

* **Unknown date**: Filming commenced on the fourth season in Atlanta, Georgia.

## March

* **March 16**: Filming was halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic along with all of Netflix's productions.

## September

* **September 28**: Filming for the fourth season resumed after six months of delays.

## November

* **November 6**: Stranger Things Day was held by Netflix.
* **November 20**: Three new series regulars were announced: Eduardo Franco as Argyle, Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson, and Jamie Campbell Bower as "Peter Ballard". Five new recurring cast members were also announced: Tom Wlaschiha as Dmitri, Sherman Augustus as Lt. Colonel Sullivan, Mason Dye as Jason Carver, Nikolai Nikolaeff as Yuri, and Robert Englund as Victor Creel.

## References

1. ↑ https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/stranger-things-one-day-at-a-time-shutting-down-production-coronavirus-1203537244/
2. ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/stranger-things-season-4-filming-starts-georgia-netflix-1534578
3. ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/11/stranger-things-season-4-cast-additions-spoilers-details-hellfire-club-jamie-campbell-bower-eduardo-franco-tom-wlaschiha-sherman-augustus-mason-dye-nikola-djuricko-robert-englund-1234619384/
Dacre Montgomery

**Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey** (born November 22, 1994) is an Australian actor who portrays Billy Hargrove in the second, third and fourth seasons of *Stranger Things*.

Montgomery's first acting role was the character of Fred in the short film *Bertrand the Terrible*. He went on to portray *Jason/The Red Ranger* in the *Power Rangers* reboot.

Montgomery has also appeared in a music video for the song "Old Souls" by deathcore band Make Them Suffer. In the past, he has acted on stage.
Axel

**Axel**, portrayed by James Landry Hébert, is a recurring character in the second season of *Stranger Things*. He is a member of Kali's gang.

## History

### Background

At some point, Axel met Kali and became a member of her gang, along with Mick, Funshine, and later Dottie. The gang would pursue and kill the people from their pasts who had wronged them.

### 1984

On October 29, 1984, the gang had traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After they successfully killed one of their targets, they were quickly pursued by the police. After entering a tunnel, Kali used her abilities to manipulate an officer into believing the tunnel had collapsed, allowing them to get away by causing a massive car crash. The gang then fled to Chicago, residing in an abandoned warehouse.

When Eleven came to the warehouse searching for Kali, Axel was the first of the gang to acknowledge her. When she revealed the image of Kali she possessed, Axel threatened her with a knife, demanding to know where she acquired it. He stopped when Kali made him see an illusion of a horde of spiders crawling on his arm.

After speaking with Eleven, Kali decided that they should use Eleven’s powers to pursue another target. Axel and Mick believed this was a bad idea, as they still needed to lay low from their recent crime in Pittsburgh. However, Kali didn’t listen to them.

The following day, Kali introduced Eleven to the gang, telling her of their goal in getting revenge on the people who had hurt them. Later, Axel and the rest of the gang watched as Kali taught Eleven how to channel her anger in order to make her powers strong enough to move a train car. When she succeeded, Axel appeared somewhat apprehensive while Mick, Dottie, and Funshine cheered. They then took Eleven to a room where she identified an image of Ray Carroll as the one who had hurt her mother.

After the gang gave Eleven a makeover, they went to a gas station to stock up on supplies. While the clerk was distracted by one of Kali’s allusions, the gang began robbing the store. When the clerk discovered what they were doing, he pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot Kali. After Eleven rendered the clerk unconscious by throwing him against a wall, the gang escaped in their van.

When they arrived at Ray’s residence, Kali and Eleven interrogated him while Axel and Dottie began robbing the house. Upon entering a room, they discovered Ray’s daughters, who were calling the police. As the police began to arrive, the gang fled back to the warehouse.

However, the police soon found them, surrounding the warehouse. Kali was able to get the gang to their van using her abilities. It was then that Eleven decided to leave them in order to save her friends in Hawkins. As Eleven ran away, the gang managed to evade the police.
Brenda Wood

**Brenda Wood**,sometimes referred to as **Liz**, was a local news anchor for Hawkins, Indiana.

## History

### 1983

On the morning of November 7, she was seen on Hopper's TV reporting about the strange power surges Hawkins experienced the night before.

On an unknown date, she reported about the disappearance of Barbara Holland, as well as a theft committed by a juvenile at Bradley's Big Buy.

## Behind the scenes

Brenda Wood was a real-life news anchor. She reported the news for the local Atlanta station 11Alive for 20 years until her retirement in February 2017.

## Trivia

* In "The Vanishing of Will Byers" she is referred to as "Liz". However, in a promotional video released on the official Netflix YouTube channel, she is given the name Brenda Wood, after the actress who portrays her.

## References

1. ↑ "Stranger Things | Minute By Minute with Brenda Wood | Netflix"
2. ↑ "Brenda Wood retiring from 11 Alive after 20 years in February 2017"*AJC*. October 7, 2016.
Family Video

**Family Video Movie Club Inc.** was an American video rental chain serving the United States and Canada.

The *Family Video* branch in Hawkins featured a variety of movies, including *Sixteen Candles*, *Scarface*, *National Lampoon's Vacation*, *The Outsiders*, and *Firestarter*. It was adjacent to the Palace Arcade.

By 1985, Keith, a former Palace employee, had started working at *Family Video*. In October of that year, Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley were hired at the store after they lost their previous jobs at Scoops Ahoy, following the shocking destruction of Starcourt Mall.

## History

### 1984

On October 30, 1984, the Byers and Bob watched *Mr. Mom*, one of the movies Jonathan picked out from Family Video.

### 1985

In October of 1985, Robin and Steve applied to Family Video three months after Starcourt Mall burned down and they lost their jobs at Scoops Ahoy. Keith agreed to hire Robin, but refused to hire Steve, until Robin convinced him it would attract a lot of female customers.

### 1986

Robin and Steve still work at Family Video and, when investigating a series of murders, use Family Video's computer system to identify a close associate of Eddie Munson.

## Behind the scenes

The filming location for the store was located at 6500 Church Street in Douglasville, Georgia. The abandoned store renovated and converted into a video store for the show. It is next door to the location used to film the Palace Arcade.
2023

The following *Stranger Things*-related events occurred in **2023**:

## June

* **June 17**: As part of Netflix’s TUDUM, it was announced that Linda Hamilton had been cast in the fifth season in an undisclosed role.

## November

* **November 6**: Stranger Things Day was held by Netflix.

## December

* **December 14**: *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* premiered at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England.

## References

1. ↑ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/stranger-things-season-5-linda-hamilton-1235645307/
California

**California** is one of the fifty federated states that make up the United States of America. It is located on the west coast of North America.

California is the third largest state by area and the most populous state in the United States. Its capital is Sacramento, while its largest city is Los Angeles. California was admitted into the United States as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.

San Diego and Lenora Hills were both located in the state of California.

## Notable Residents

* Billy Hargrove (1967-1984)
* Nate Walker
* Neil Hargrove (19??-1984)
* Max Mayfield (1971-1984)
* Susan Mayfield (194?-1984)
* Argyle
* Angela
* Jake
* Will Byers (1985-1986)
* Jonathan Byers (1985-1986)
* Joyce Byers (1985-1986)
* Jane "Eleven" Hopper (1985-1986)

## Locations

* Lenora Hills
	+ Byers House
	+ Lenora Hills High School
	+ Rink-O-Mania
	+ Surfer Boy Pizza
* San Diego
* Los Angeles

## Trivia

* Though it's supposed to be California, the backdrop of Albuquerque, New Mexico is used for the season 4 scenes set in California. Netflix has a studio in Albuquerque. The surfing/beach scene in season 3 was actually filmed at Malibu, California.

## References

1. ↑ *Stranger Things: Runaway Max*
2. ↑ *Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus*
Eduardo Franco

**Eduardo Franco** is an American actor who portrays Argyle in *Stranger Things* season 4.

## Career

Franco is best known for his roles as Spencer Diaz in *American Vandal* and Theo in *Booksmart*. His film credits also include the following:

* Jeremy Abelar in *The Package* (2018)
* Theo in *Booksmart* (2019)
* Security Guard in *Labeled* (2019)
* Andrew in *The Binge* (2020)
* Todd in *Superintelligence* (2020)
* Mike in *We Broke Up* (2021)
* Greg in *Queenpins* (2021)
* Pako in *Koati* (2021)

Franco has also appeared in many television shows, including these credits:

* *Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything* (Stu, 7 episodes)
* *Adam Ruins Everything* (Gavis, 4 episodes)
* *American Vandal* (Spencer Diaz, 6 episodes)
* *The Skinny* (Jose, Episode: "Squad")
* *You're the Worst* (Justin, Episode: "The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything")
* *Good Game* (Gamer, Episode: "Everyone Calls Everyone Else a Nazi")
* *Lady Dynamite* (Spider, Episode: "Goof Around Gang")
* *The Cool Kids* (Kevin the Delivery Clerk, Episode: "Pilot")
* *Those Who Can't* (Kevin, Episode: "You Can't Go Homecoming Again")
* *Gabby's Dollhouse* (DJ Catnip, starting from episode "Hamster Kitties")
* *Conan* (Jacob the Intern, Episode: "Kumail Nanjiani")

## Personal Life

Franco was born in Yuma, Arizona to Mexican parents. Growing up, he often traveled to Mexico to visit family.

## Trivia

* Franco had said he may not return in the fifth season.
* Franco also auditioned for the role of Eddie Munson before he was cast as Argyle.
* When Franco was sixteen, he got a job at a movie theater in order to save up for a car, but never ended up getting it because, instead, he gave that money to his parents to help them pay bills. They are very supportive of his acting career.
* Franco originally read for a different role in Booksmart, but director Olivia Wilde came up with a new character just for him in order to incorporate him into the film.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://remezcla.com/features/film/booksmart-interview-eduardo-franco/
2. ↑ Eduardo Franco Won't Return As Argyle In 'Stranger Things' Season 5
3. ↑ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/stranger-things-eduardo-franco-auditioned-eddie
Chester Rushing

**Chester Rushing** is an American actor and musician who portrayed Tommy H. in the Netflix original series, *Stranger Things*.

## **Filmography**

### Television

 2016
 2016-2017
 2019

## Trivia

* He trained in acting and drama at the WACT Academy in 2010.
* He has previously worked as a music therapist for autistic children.
* When he is not filming, he streams on Twitch and premieres his new music live, weekly.
* His original music reaches across the globe including his hit single, "Paint the World", which reached #2 on the Italian Pop charts.
Alec Utgoff

**Alec Utgoff** is a British-Ukrainian actor who portrayed Alexei in the third season of the Netflix original television series Stranger Things.

## External Links

* **Instagram**
* **Twitter**

## Trivia

* He is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English.
* He is half Russian, half Ossetian.
* His studied acting in London.
* He was born into an Aristocratic Heritage, his parents were forced to change their name after the 'goneniya' started by the Bolsheviks.
* In 1997, when he was 11 years old, he moved to London, England.
* His father’s name is Vladimir who is a heart surgeon, an honored doctor of modern-day Ukraine.
* His mother’s name is Roza who is a musical conductor.
* He has a brother named brother Alan who is a financier.
* His parents were forced to change their name.
* His fame is now increasing by the thanks of Stranger Things.
* He knew about Alexei’s death from the beginning.
* He has nieces and nephews from his brother, which makes him a uncle and he post his nieces and nephews in his Instagram and his Twitter.
2016

The following *Stranger Things*-related events occurred in **2016**:

## July

* **July 15**: The first season of *Stranger Things* was released.

## August

* **August 31**: The second season was announced by Netflix for a 2017 release.

## October

* **October 14**: Two new series regulars joining the series were announced: Sadie Sink as Max and Dacre Montgomery as Billy. Additionally, Joe Keery and Noah Schnapp were promoted from recurring to regular cast members.

## November

* **November 7**: Filming commenced on the second season in Atlanta, Georgia. Linnea Berthelsen was cast in a recurring role as "Roman".
* **November 16**: Brett Gelman was announced as being cast in a recurring role as Murray Bauman.

## References

1. ↑ https://about.netflix.com/en/news/stranger-things-s2-casting-announcement
2. ↑ https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/stranger-things-season-2-sean-astin-paul-reiser-1201911580/
3. ↑ https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/stranger-things-season-2-netflix-brett-gelman-1201922036/
Black widows

— Henry Creel describes black widows

**Black widow spiders** are several species of arachnids in the genus Latrodectus. They are the most venomous spiders in North America, though their bite is rarely fatal to humans.

In 1959, Henry Creel, exploring his new home, discovered a nest of black widows in a vent beneath the bathroom floorboards. He instantly felt an affinity with the spiders, and related to their "deeply misunderstood" nature. When Henry learned he had the ability to torment others with involuntary visions and hallucinations, he would often make his victims see black widows. Furthermore, his design for the Mind Flayer was loosely inspired by black widows.

Henry kept some of the black widows in jars, which he stored in the same bathroom vent that he found the spiders. Twenty-seven years later, Steve Harrington discovered Henry's old jars while exploring the long-abandoned household.

## Curse visions

* Virginia Creel saw countless black widows crawling from up through the bath drain.
* Chrissy Cunningham saw black widows break through the glass face of the Creel House grandfather clock. Later, during her vision of being stalked by Vecna through her parents’ house, Chrissy saw black widows crawling across the dinner table and various rotting dishes of food.
* Max Mayfield saw black widows scuttle along the floor of Vecna's Mindscape.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus
Cyborg Demodogs

The content of this article comes from *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Stranger Things*, and is non-canon.

## Biographical information

### Relations

Dr. Baxter Stockman (creator)

The scientist Dr. Baxter Stockman took a number of  **Demodogs** and merged them with advanced technology, converting them into **cyborgs**. These creatures were Stockman's next generation of Mousers; they had fleshy yet durable bodies, and a metal endoskeleton.

When the Demodogs tried to attack the Party in the New York City subway, the Ninja Turtles fought them off, though they had no idea what the creatures were.

## References

1. ↑ *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Stranger Things*
Articles & News

The following is a comprehensive list of **articles** and **news outlets** featured within the world of *Stranger Things*.

## List of articles

* "Elvis Cloned By Aliens" - from 19??
* "3 Dead as Police Probe Grisly Scene" - March 18, 1959
* "Victor Creel Claims: Ancient Demon Killed Family" - March 26, 1959
* "Creel Found Guilty" - from March 1959
* "Scandal Rocks Small Town" - July 11, 1985
* "The Boy Who Came Back to Life" - from November(?) 1983
* "Mayor Under Fire! - Hawkins makes headlines across the nation" - July 12, 1985
* "Thirty Dead" - July 15, 1985
* "Citizens Demand Justice" - from July 1985
* "Government Corruption: Citizens Reeling After Alleged Cover Up" - from July 1985

## Print publications

### Chicago Sun-Times

A Chicago-based paper that once employed Murray Bauman as a journalist.

### Indiana Chronicle

A paper discussing the hot-button issues affecting Indiana citizens.

#### Issues

* "Citizens Demand Justice" - from July 1985.
* "Government Corruption: Citizens Reeling After Alleged Cover Up" - from July 1985.

### Indianapolis Gazette

An Indianapolis-based publication established in the 1950s, which later reported on the Starcourt Mall fire in July 1985.

#### Issues

* "3 Dead as Police Probe Grisly Scene" - from March 18, 1959
* "Thirty Dead" - from July 15, 1985

### The Hawkins Post

A established and renown local paper. Tom Holloway, Bruce Lowe, Chuck Bailey, Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers were all among the staff, at various points.

#### Issues

* "Scandal Rocks Small Town" - from July 11, 1985
* "Mayor Under Fire! - Hawkins makes headlines across the nation" - from July 12, 1985

### Roane Daily Citizen

A daily newspaper discussing news in Roane County.

### The Weekly Streak

*The Weekly Streak* was a student-run newspaper based at Hawkins High School. The *Streak'*s contributors included Nancy Wheeler and Fred Benson.

### The Weekly Watcher

*The Weekly Watcher* was a fringe newspaper notorious for peddling conspiracy theories.

#### Issues

* "Elvis Cloned By Aliens"
* "Victor Creel Claims: Ancient Demon Killed Family" - from March 26, 1959

## Television broadcasts and stations

### CBS News

A *CBS News* van was parked at the Hawkins town square following the disastrous "earthquake" of March 27, 1986.

### WCPK-TV

Local Indiana station *4*-*WCPK* ran a promo for "Horror in the Heartland", an investigative *"Cutting Edge"* report diving into various controversies plaguing Hawkins. "Horror in the Heartland" was set to broadcast at 8pm, on an unspecified date in October 1985.

#### Cutting Edge

The promo for *"Cutting Edge"* promised "Horror in the Heartland" would explore the following:

* The Starcourt 'mall-fire'.
* The corruption scandal involving Mayor Kline.
* Mysterious deaths of Hawkins residents.
* Conspiracies involving government cover-ups, a bizarre chemical leak, and the mysterious Hawkins Lab.
* "Some believe a rise in Satanism is to blame." - the Satanic panic/*Dungeons & Dragons* conspiracy.

### 5-WIYZ

*5-WIYZ* was a local Indiana channel that ran low-key news and weather programming.
Agent Wallace

## Wallace

— Agent Wallace

Agent **Wallace**, portrayed by Kendrick Cross, is a recurring character in the fourth season of *Stranger Things*.

## History

### Background

At some point, Wallace received bodyguard training and ended up working for Sam Owens.

### 1986

Wallace, alongside his partner Harmon, are first seen when they caught Eleven after she attempted to escape from the police prisoner transport van. Later that evening, Agents Wallace and Harmon stood guard outside a diner while Eleven and Dr. Owens met inside.

The next day, Agents Wallace and Harmon were assigned to protect Jonathan Byers, Will Byers, and Mike Wheeler from the military while Dr. Owens took Eleven to project NINA, where work would be done to get her powers back. Wallace and Harmon stayed in the Byers' California residence. He and Harmon ordered pizza. When the doorbell rang, Wallace answered it but encountered a soldier instead of a pizza delivery man. The soldier said "Hello there" before shooting Wallace in the abdomen. Wallace fell to the ground but Harmon managed to evacuate the kids. Later, Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan found Wallace alive on the floor, and told him he would live if he gave Sullivan information.

Sullivan took Wallace to a location where he was beaten and locked into a steel box until he revealed Eleven's location. Wallace managed to withstand torture for a long period of time. Eventually, Wallace revealed Eleven's location under the condition that Sullivan would not kill her.

## Personality

Wallace is a man who believes in doing what's right. He believes Eleven is crucial to the safety of America and the world as a whole, and is hired to protect her friends, which he likely would have done had he not been shot in the abdomen. He resists torture for a long period of time before he reveals Eleven's location, however, he still pleads to Lt. Colonel Sullivan that they not hurt her, proving he is a good man and loyal towards his cause and organization.

## Skills

Wallace is somewhat skilled at resisting torture. He was willing to undergo a long period of being locked in a steel box as well as undergoing physical abuse before he gave in and told Lt. Colonel Sullivan where Eleven was. He is also likely a skilled combatant, as although it is never shown, he was trained and has the same job as Agent Harmon.

## Relationships

### Non-familial

#### Agent Harmon

Wallace had a professional yet friendly relationship with Agent Harmon. They were shown relaxing together while watching TV and ordering pizza. Their relationship unfortunately is over, as Harmon is dead.

#### Jack Sullivan

Wallace presumably has an understandable hatred towards Lt. Colonel Sullivan. While both men are doing what they think is best to serve America, Sullivan is hunting down Eleven, who Wallace believes to be crucial. Sullivan tortured Wallace by shoving him into a steel box for hours at a time, as well as physical abuse.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me

**"Dream A Little Dream Of Me"** is a song by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, released in 1950. When "Dream" played on Victor Creel's radio, it provided a 'lifeline to reality' which helped him escape the psychic manipulations of his son.

## History

### 1959

The Creel family moved into the Creel House, Virginia Creel's great-uncle's possession in Hawkins, Indiana. Upon arriving, the son, Henry Creel, used his powers to traumatize his family. Eventually, he killed his mother Virginia and sister Alice. His father Victor was able to escape his curse because of *Dream A Little Dream Of Me* playing on the radio. Afterwards, he was blamed for the murders of Virginia and Alice Creel, and was shipped off to Pennhurst Mental Hospital.

### 1986

Henry, now known as "Vecna", once again started his attacks, targeting Max Mayfield. Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley arrived at Pennhurst to speak to Victor, to try to save Max. Victor explained what had happened in 1959. Through this knowledge, Max was able to be saved by playing her favorite song, *Running Up That Hill* by Kate Bush. Later, Max was once again targeted by Vecna. She managed to recreate the Snow Ball in her mind, and was transported there, with *Every Breath You Take* by the Police playing. However, soon after, balloons started bursting with blood, and *Every Breath You Take* distorted to *Dream A Little Dream Of Me*.

## Lyrics

> Stars shining bright above you
>
>
> Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
>
>
> Birds singin' in the sycamore trees
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
> Say "Night-ie night" and kiss me
>
>
> Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
>
>
> While I'm alone and blue as can be
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
> Stars fading but I linger on, dear
>
>
> Still craving your kiss
>
>
> I'm longing to linger 'til dawn, dear
>
>
> Just saying this
>
>
> Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
>
>
> Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
>
>
> But in your dreams, whatever they be
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
> Stars fading but I linger on, dear
>
>
> Still craving your kiss
>
>
> I'm longing to linger 'til dawn, dear
>
>
> Just saying this
>
>
> Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
>
>
> Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
>
>
> But in your dreams, whatever they be
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
>
> Dream a little dream of me
>
>
Billy's mother

**An unnamed woman**, portrayed by Beth Riesgraf, is a minor character in the third season of *Stranger Things* and was the **mother** of Billy Hargrove.

## History

### Background

Billy's mother lived in California with her son Billy and her husband Neil Hargrove. She had a friend named Wendy. She loved Billy and supported his surfing hobby, but Neil's accusations of her cheating on him and physical abuse towards her eventually drove her to abandon her son in order to escape. Billy tried to get his mother to come home, but not to avail. His mother's departure allowed Neil to gain full custody of Billy and abuse him even further, turning him into a cruel violent bully.

### 1985

By 1985, the Hargroves and the Mayfields had moved to Hawkins, Indiana. There, Billy was possessed by an entity from another dimension. To break him out of this possession, a girl named Eleven reminded Billy of his mother, providing a description of her and a day when Billy and his mother were at the beach. Soon afterwards, Billy was killed by the proxy body of the entity.

## Appearance

She has shining blue eyes and long, wavy blonde hair. At the beach, she wore a long white flowing dress with a blue and red flower, sparkly pink nail polish, hoop earrings, a butterfly necklace, yellow sandals, and a hat with a blue ribbon.

## Personality

Billy's mother was much kinder and loving to Billy than Neil was. She seemed to enjoy spending time with her son on the beach away from Neil. When she had enough of Neil's abuse, she divorced him, leaving Billy to be raised by his father. She was not a pushover, as she struck Neil over the head when he cornered her spewing presumably false accusations.

## Relationships

* Neil Hargrove - Ex-Husband
* Billy Hargrove † - Son

## Apperances

\*Can be seen via vision in "E Pluribus Unum"

\*Seen in via flashback in "The Battle of Starcourt" and "The Piggyback"

## Family tree

*note: family trees are only visible on desktop.*

## Trivia

* Her name is never mentioned in the series.
Byers Shed

The **Byers Shed** was a small wooden building located in the backyard of the Byers house.

It was in this shack where Will took shelter from the Monster before he vanished into an alternate dimension. Later, Will was also interrogated in this shed by his friends and family when he became possessed by the shadow monster.

## Description

This shed was a small wooden building with a door and a window. Its contents mainly consisted of miscellaneous household stuff and paraphernalia. A hunting rifle was also stored there.

## History

### 1983

On November 6, while returning home after playing D&D with his friends at Mike's house, Will saw a mysterious figure in the middle of the road. It terrified him, which caused him to crash his bike. He ran home on foot. There was no one in the house. Will tried to call for help, but the phone malfunctioned.

When the creature unlocked the front door, Will ran out the back of the house. He took refuge in the Byers shed. Will nervously loaded a rifle to protect himself. Will faced the door to the shed with the rifle ready to fire. But the shed's dangling light bulb began to flicker and a strange, guttural growl was heard behind him. Will was stunned to see the monster behind him, before he suddenly vanished into the Upside Down.

On November 7, while searching for Will, Hopper was alerted to the shed by the barking of the Byers' dog, Chester. He investigated the shed and heard stranger noises in the shed. While he investigated the shed, Hopper failed to hear Officer Callahan calling for him, even though Callahan was just outside.

On November 8, when Will's mother and brother left the house, Dr. Brenner and his agents investigated the shed and detected traces of some supernatural energy.

### 1984

On the night of November 4/5, Mike convinced the group to interrogate Will, who was then possessed by the shadow monster, in order to find its weakness. To prevent Will from realizing where he was, which would alert the shadow monster, the Byers shack was completely disguised. Will was tied to a post in the shed. Upon being awakened with smelling salts, Will failed to recognize where he was. Joyce, Jonathan and Mike then shared their fondest memories with Will in an attempt to snap him out of the shadow monster's control.

Although Will vocally demanded to be released, and showed no sign of escaping the shadow monster's control, Hopper realized that Will was covertly communicating with them in Morse code. First, Will tapped out "HERE" to show that he was still able to communicate despite the shadow monster. Then, Will tapped out a second message-"CLOSEGATE". At that moment, the house phone rang. Will recognized the ring and realized where he was. This also revealed the group's location to the shadow monster. The shadow monster then sent several demodogs to the Byers house.

## References

1. ↑ "The Vanishing of Will Byers"
2. ↑ "The Weirdo on Maple Street"
3. ↑ "The Mind Flayer"
Articles & News/Mayor Under Fire!

The **following article** was published on the front page of the *Journal Tribune* on July 12th, 1985.

## Transcript

Sparks ignite a state wide scandal starting in small town Hawkins Indiana where a mall, a mayor and a power supply were turned upside down.
Local officials are calling the Hawkins scandal one of the biggest in state history. Marking dozens dead and millions of dollars lost in the tragic Starcourt Mall fire and linking it to a once notable Mayor Kline. Authorities have weighed in on an apparent attempt to disguise city funds through shell corporations hidden within Hawkins newly built Starcourt Mall. The majority of these allegations stemming from a corrupt Mayor Kline who has declined to comment.
2019

The following *Stranger Things*-related events occurred in **2019**:

## February

* **February 5**: The novel *Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds* was released in the US.

## May

* **May 29**: The first issue of *Stranger Things: Six* was released.

## July

* **July 4**: The third season of *Stranger Things* was released.

## September

* **September 30**: The fourth season was announced by Netflix, though without a release date or year.

## November

* **November 6**: Stranger Things Day was held by Netflix.