Stranger Things (2016)

Name: Stranger Things
Released: 2016
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo

TV-14 8.6/10 IMDb

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Action & Adventure

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Creator: Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer

Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes Flashing lights / strobing (epilepsy risk) Jump scares Spiders / insects

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

9 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Stalking / harassmentDeath of a childForced institutionalizationGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Forced institutionalizationGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorJump scaresSpiders / insectsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 3 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.2)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 4 15 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Stalking / harassmentDeath of a childForced institutionalizationGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Blood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture