Stranger Things (Series)

**The Stranger Things Film Series** is a trilogy films directed, filmed and edited by BogleBlocks Pictures. The first film was released from January 26 to April 14, 2020. The second film was released from January 12 to May 28, 2021. The third and final film was released from February 28 to July 19, 2022.

The series revolves around a small town in Indiana called Hawkins. The residents of Hawkins constantly battle other-worldly beings trying to invade our dimension from a parallel, more hellish like dimension called the Upside Down. The first film saw four boys and little girl with Biokinesis, try to rescue their missing friend from a dangerous creature while unravelling a conspiracy theory on a nearby laboratory. The second film saw the group battling Demodogs while trying to find Russian spies watching and potentially putting their town in danger. The third film revolves around The Mind Flayer's invasion of the heroes' home dimension and sees them try to survive the terrors and stop the creatures of the Upside Down once and for all.

## Stranger Things Trilogy

### Stranger Things (2020)

The first installment, *Stranger Things*, was released from January 26, 2020 to April 14, 2020, over the span of five parts. The film follows Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, and Eleven trying to find a missing boy Will Byers in November of 1983. Jim Hopper, the police chief, Joyce Byers, Will's mother, and Trent Callaghan, Hopper's partner attempt to locate Will while trying to figure out what is going on in a Cold War era laboratory run by Martin Brenner and his soldiers.

The film began pre-production in mid-2019 when BogleBlocks Pictures first conceived the idea for the series. Scene planning and set building started in the following months. Filming commenced in January 2020, with the first part being released that month, and the second part being released in February. Filming would wrap up around April during which the third, fourth, and fifth parts were released. The full movie was released that summer in July.

### Stranger Things 2: Divided (2021)

The second installment, *Stranger Things 2: Divided* aired from January 12, 2021 to May 28, 2021. It spanned over five parts just like the first one with the full movie released soon after. The film follows the group a year after the events of the first film, with rumors of Russians being within Hawkins. Meanwhile a branch of the Demogorgon's species, Demodogs, is invading Hawkins at a fast rate, with the commander of the species seemingly having a plan to invade.

The film began pre-production in mid-2020. Scene planning took place the next few months with custom characters such as Vladimir, Billy, and O'Branovich being fleshed out. Filming commenced in January 2021. The first and second part were both released in that month. The third part was released in February, the fourth part was released in April, and the fifth part was released in late May, wrapping up production. The full film was then released in July.

### Stranger Things 3: Scorched Earth (2022)

A third installment, *Stranger Things 3: Scorched Earth* aired from February 28, 2022 to July 19, 2022, spanning over five parts. The full film was released on December 25, 2022. Following the events of the second film after a year, the protagonists ready themselves for the eventual invasion of the Upside Down. Soon, everything falls apart, as a gate is opened and the Mind Flayer wreaks havoc in Hawkins, and the whole world, causing the heroes to survive the horrors of a harsh new world, and find a way to put an end to these creatures.

The film began pre-production in late 2021. Scene planning took place until January 2022. Filming commenced in February 2022, which was when the first part was released. The second part was released in March, the third part was released in April, the fourth in May, and the fifth in July. The full film was released five months later in December on Christmas Day.