We have so much nostalgia and love for this
era. We really wanted to see something on
television that was in the vein of the classic
films we loved growing up: the Spielbergs,
the John Carpenters, as well as the novels of
Stephen King. What makes all of these stories
so great to us—and so resonant—is that they
all explore that magical point where the ordinary
meets the extraordinary. When we were growing
up, we were just regular kids, living in the
suburbs of North Carolina, playing Dungeons
and Dragons with our nerdy friends. But when
we watched these films and read these books,
we felt transported. Suddenly, our lives had the
potential for adventure—maybe tomorrow we
would find a treasure map in the a ic; maybe
my brother would vanish into the TV screen. We
really want to capture that feeling with Stranger
Things. We want to bring that feeling to people
who grew up on those films—and we also want
to bring it to a whole new generation.
–Ma Duffer, co-creator of Stranger Things
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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in the woods
with the iconic boxes of Eggo waffles.
