Stranger Things - Episode #101 - The Duffer Brothers

Stranger Things - "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" (2016) Complete script (Copy)

Production draft February 17, 2016
Complete screenplay including 71 pages with revisions history, cast list and set list
Written and Directed by The Duffer Brothers

In the first episode of Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 1: "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"), the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, is shaken when young Will Byers goes missing while riding his bike home. His friends—Mike, Dustin, and Lucas—search for him, but there's no sign of Will. Meanwhile, a mysterious girl with a shaved head and supernatural abilities (known only as "Eleven") escapes from a secretive government laboratory. The episode sets up the eerie atmosphere, introducing key characters, the supernatural elements, and the search for Will, hinting at a dark parallel world known as the "Upside Down."

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