The BEST Episodes of Stranger Things
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2019
Network: Netflix
Tribute to the classic supernatural mysteries of the 80s, "Stranger Things" is the story of a boy who disappears in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, without a trace in 1983. In his desperate search, both his friends and family and the local sheriff are involved in an extraordinary enigma: top-secret experiments, terrifying paranormal forces and a very, very rare girl ...
#1 - Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
Season 3 - Episode 8
Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
8.66 
#2 - Chapter Nine: The Gate
Season 2 - Episode 9
Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
8.66 
#3 - Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
Season 1 - Episode 8
Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.
8.50 
#4 - Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
Season 2 - Episode 8
An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
8.44 
#5 - Chapter Six: The Spy
Season 2 - Episode 6
Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
8.29 
#6 - Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
Season 1 - Episode 7
Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.
8.27 
#7 - Chapter Seven: The Bite
Season 3 - Episode 7
With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
8.26 
#8 - Chapter Four: The Sauna Test
Season 3 - Episode 4
A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.
8.25 
#9 - Chapter Four: The Body
Season 1 - Episode 4
Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.
8.19 
#10 - Chapter Six: The Monster
Season 1 - Episode 6
A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.
8.19 
#11 - Chapter Five: Dig Dug
Season 2 - Episode 5
Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
8.18 
#12 - Chapter Five: The Flayed
Season 3 - Episode 5
Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
8.17 
#13 - Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Season 3 - Episode 6
Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
8.16 
#14 - Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
Season 1 - Episode 5
Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
8.10 
#15 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
Season 1 - Episode 3
An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.
8.09 
#16 - Chapter Four: Will the Wise
Season 2 - Episode 4
An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
8.08 
#17 - Chapter Three: The Pollywog
Season 2 - Episode 3
Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
8.06 
#18 - Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard
Season 3 - Episode 3
With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.
7.97 
#19 - Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
Season 2 - Episode 2
After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
7.92 
#20 - Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
Season 1 - Episode 1
On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.
7.89 
#21 - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Season 1 - Episode 2
Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
7.86 
#22 - Chapter One: MADMAX
Season 2 - Episode 1
As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
7.86 
#23 - Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
Season 3 - Episode 1
Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
7.80 
#24 - Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
Season 3 - Episode 2
Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.
7.79 
#25 - Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
Season 2 - Episode 7
Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
7.59