

Dustin believes she is "MADMAX" but Lucas is skeptical. The next day at school, they meet a new student from California named Max Mayfield, who immediately captures the affection of Lucas and Dustin. In the episode, he sees a large "shadow monster". At the arcade, Will experiences an "episode", where he finds himself in the Upside Down version of the arcade.

She is bleeding from her left nostril and we see a tattoo marked "008" on her wrist.īack in Hawkins, the boys go to the Palace Arcade, where they find that someone with the name "MADMAX" has beaten Dustin's high score in " Dig Dug" by over 100,000 points. Back in the van, it is revealed that a girl named Kali, a member of the gang, has caused the vision. However, it is revealed that the rocks were only a vision in the mind of the lead policeman. They escape from police when the group goes under a tunnel, where rocks fall and block the opening. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Ī group of criminals killed a man they flee in a van but are pursued by police. Similar to the previous season, Season 2 was lauded by critics and audiences alike and was praised for being much more horror-oriented.Ī year after Will's return, everything seems back to normal… but a darkness lurks just beneath the surface, threatening all of Hawkins.

Will Byers and Steve Harrington are promoted to the main cast this season, after having recurring roles in season 1.

Sam Owens and disgraced journalist-turned-conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman. While the season services the first season's core cast and characters first and foremost, several new characters are introduced: tomboy Max Mayfield and her older step-brother Billy Hargrove, a girl named Kali Prasad connected to Hawkins Lab, RadioShack manager Bob Newby, new Head of Hawkins Lab Dr. Set in Hawkins in the fall of 1984, the story continues as supernatural forces once again begin to affect the town. Filming of the season started in Atlanta, Georgia on November 7, 2016. An announcement trailer revealed that the second season consisted of nine episodes as well as showing the working title for each episode. Stranger Things 2 was confirmed by Netflix on Augfor a 2017 release. It consists of nine episodes ranging from forty-five to sixty-two minutes in length. Stranger Things 2, the second season of the Netflix original Stranger Things, was released on October 27, 2017.
