"...'Stranger Things' is set in the town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the early 1980's. The nearby 'Hawkins National Laboratory' performs scientific research for the 'Department of Energy', but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that involve human test subjects.
"Inadvertently, they have created a portal to an alternate dimension, also known as the 'Upside Down". The influence of the Upside Down starts to affect the unknowing residents of Hawkins in calamitous ways.
"In the first season November 1983, 'Will Byers' is abducted by a creature from the Upside Down. His mother, 'Joyce' and the town's police chief, 'Jim Hopper', search for Will.
“At the same time, psychokinetic girl 'Eleven' escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, 'Mike', 'Dustin' and 'Lucas' in their own efforts to find Will.
"The second season is set a year later, October 1984. when Will has been rescued, but few know of the details of the events. When it is discovered that Will is still being influenced by entities from the Upside Down, his friends and family learn there is a larger threat to their universe.
"The third season is set several months later, in the days leading up to the 'Fourth of July' in 1985. The new 'Starcourt Mall' has become the center of attention for Hawkins' residents, putting most other stores out of business. Hopper becomes increasingly concerned about Eleven and Mike's relationship while still trying to care for Joyce.
"Then a secret 'Soviet' lab under Starcourt seeks to open the gateway to the Upside Down, allowing the entities from the Upside Down to possess people in Hawkins..."
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