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Season 3 | |
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No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original network | Netflix |
Original release | July 4, 2019 |
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The third season of the American science fiction horror television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger Things 3, was released worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 4, 2019. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Iain Paterson.
The season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, and Cara Buono. Brett Gelman, Francesca Reale, Cary Elwes, Alec Utgoff, and Andrey Ivchenko appear in recurring roles.[1][2][3] The season received positive reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, humor, performances (particularly those of Harbour, Brown, Matarazzo, Keery, Montgomery, and Hawke), and emotional weight, though some criticized its excessive pop culture references and narrative structure.