Therefore, Stranger Things is not a Dungeons & Dragons game invented by Mike Wheeler. The Duffer Brothers have stated that the series is a supernatural drama that draws from the 1980s culture, horror, and fantasy storytelling, with DnD being a symbolic framework, not a narrative twist.

Netflix’s smash hit “Stranger Things” combines a talented young cast (led by stars like Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard) with acting veterans like Winona Ryder and David Harbour.

Stranger Things created an expert formula, with a meta-narrative where the audience’s love for 80s icons deepened their connection to Hawkins.