Stranger Things

Stranger Things is the most successful original IP in Netflix history and the show that proved streaming could create water-cooler cultural events. The Duffer Brothers built a love letter to Spielberg, Stephen King, and 1980s Amblin entertainment that transcended homage to become something wholly its own. Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven is an iconic character. The Upside Down is the most memorable fictional world of the streaming era. The show launched 'Running Up That Hill' to number one thirty-seven years after its release. Stranger Things proved that sincerity, not irony, was the path to capturing a global audience.