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Stranger Things
''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the Stranger Things season 1, first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The Stranger Things season 2, second and Stranger Things season 3, third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the Stranger Things season 4, fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. The Stranger Things season 5, fifth and final season of ''Stranger Things'' is expected to be released in three parts in November and December 2025. The show is known for its cast of characters, plot, nostalgic tones, and mix of the Horror fiction, horror, Drama (film and television), drama, Science fiction, science-fiction, Mystery fiction, mystery, and Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age genres. Set in the 1980s, the series centers on the residents of the fictional small town of Hawkins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction On Television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality. Visual production process and methods The need to portray imaginary settings or characters with properties and abilities beyond the reach of current reality obliges producers to make extensive use of specialized techniques of television production. Through most of the 20th century, many of these techniques were expensive and involved a small number of dedicated craft practitioners, while the reusability of props, models, effects, or animation techniques made it easier to keep using them. The combination of high initial cost and lower maintenance cost pushed producers into building these techniques into the basic concept of a series, influencing all the artistic choices. By the late 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadie Sink
Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, playing the title role in the musical '' Annie'' (2012–14) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play '' The Audience'' (2015) on Broadway. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama ''Chuck''. Sink had her breakthrough portraying Max Mayfield in the Netflix science fiction series ''Stranger Things'' (2017–present) and received critical acclaim for her performance in its fourth season. In 2021, she appeared in the horror film trilogy '' Fear Street'' and played the lead role in Taylor Swift's short film '' All Too Well''. She then starred in Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama '' The Whale'' (2022), for which she received a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination. Sink returned to Broadway in 2025, starring in the play '' John Proctor Is the Villain'' and earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play, becoming the second yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Paterson
Iain Paterson (born 1973) is a Scottish bass-baritone singer who has appeared in opera and concert. He was born in Glasgow. His first study was the violin, but his voice was recognised as his more important calling by his teachers at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He sang in the chorus of Opera North for four years. He sang as a bass for ten years, later extending his range to bass-baritone. Paterson has sung with the English National Opera in a number of productions, including Mozart's ''Don Giovanni''. He made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2007 as Fasolt in Wagner's ''Das Rheingold'' under Sir Simon Rattle. He first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Gunther in Wagner's ''Götterdämmerung'' in 2009, under James Levine. He sang in the Australian premiere of Shostakovich's 13th Symphony in 2008. His other concert repertoire includes Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Elgar's '' The Dream of Gerontius'', Mendelssohn's ''Elijah'', Verdi's '' Requie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian and American filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed a collective $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like '' Big Fat Liar'' (2002), '' Just Married'' (2003), '' Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003) and ''The Pink Panther'' (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the '' Night at the Museum'' film franchise (2006–14). In the early 2010s, he directed films including '' Date Night'' (2010), ''Real Steel'' (2011), and '' The Internship'' (2013), developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced the ABC/ Fox sitcom '' Last Man Standing''. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film '' Arrival'', which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Since 2016, Levy ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survive (band)
Survive (often styled S U R V I V E) is an electronic band consisting of Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon, Adam Jones and Mark Donica formed in 2009 in Austin, Texas. Band The Austin-based quartet have produced synth-heavy, horror-score-influenced compositions for over a decade, exploring these themes through drum machines and analog synths across various single, EP and LP releases. ''The Guest'' ''Survive'' contributed to the soundtrack for the indie horror film ''The Guest (2014 American film), The Guest''. ''Stranger Things'' The band gained wider fame after members Dixon and Stein were hired to compose the Underscoring, musical score Music of Stranger Things for the Netflix supernatural horror hit series ''Stranger Things''. Both volumes of the soundtrack were nominated individually for the Best Score Soundtrack Category for the 2017 Grammy Awards, though neither won. 2017 saw Dixon and Stein also nominated for an ASCAP award as a result of their soundtrack work. In September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hamilton
Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor (Terminator), Sarah Connor in ''The Terminator'' (1984) and two of its Terminator (franchise), sequels, ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) and ''Terminator: Dark Fate'' (2019). She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Saturn Awards, two MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV Movie Awards, a Satellite Awards, Satellite Award and a Romy (TV award), Romy Award, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes and one Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy. Hamilton's other film credits include ''Children of the Corn (1984 film), Children of the Corn'' (1984), ''Black Moon Rising'', ''King Kong Lives'' (both 1986), ''Mr. Destiny'' (1990), ''Dante's Peak'' (1997), and ''The Kid & I'' (2005). On television, she starred as Catherine Chandler in ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amybeth McNulty
Amybeth McNulty (born 7 November 2001) is an Irish actress based in Canada. She is known for her starring role as Anne Shirley in the CBC/Netflix drama series ''Anne with an E'' (2017–2019), based on the 1908 novel '' Anne of Green Gables'' by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and for her role as Vickie in the Netflix science fiction horror series ''Stranger Things'' (2022present). Early life Amybeth McNulty was born on 7 November 2001 in Milford, County Donegal, Ireland, the only daughter of an Irish father and a Canadian mother. She also has Scottish heritage. She was homeschooled. She was a member of An Grianán's "Youth Theatre", where she trained in acting and ballet. Career McNulty's stage experience began with ballet and amateur performances at An Grianán's "Youth Theatre", which was facilitated by Nora Kavanagh, as well as musicals by the writer and composer Paul Boyd. In 2014, McNulty co-starred in the RTÉ One series '' Clean Break'' as inquisitive child Jenny Rane. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Campbell Bower
James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor and singer. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''. He went on to feature in '' The Twilight Saga'' (2009–2012) and as the young Gellert Grindelwald in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010) and '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018). Bower was part of the main casts of the fantasy series ''Camelot'' (2011) on Starz and ''Will'' (2017) on TNT. From 2015 to 2020, he was the frontman of the London-based band Counterfeit. In 2020 he started releasing music as a solo artist. In 2022, Bower featured as Henry Creel / Vecna in the fourth season of the Netflix fantasy series ''Stranger Things'', for which he received critical acclaim. Early life Bower was born in London. His mother Anne Elizabeth Roseberry (b. 28 June 1954) is a music manager and his father David Bower works for the Gibson G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Gelman
Brett Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series ''Stranger Things'' and as Martin in the BBC comedy '' Fleabag''. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the 2000s, gaining notability the following decade for his involvement in numerous Adult Swim shows, notably '' Eagleheart'' and comedy specials in 2014 and 2015. During this time, he also was part of the main casts of the NBC sitcom '' Go On'', the Comedy Central series '' Another Period'', and the FX comedy series '' Married.'' Gelman became prominent in the late 2010s for his supporting roles in ''Fleabag'' and ''Stranger Things'', in addition to those on ''Camping and Mr. Mercedes''. As a voice actor, he has contributed to television series '' Jeff & Some Aliens'' and '' TripTank'' on Comedy Central and, more recently, '' I Heart Arlo'' and '' Inside Job'' on Netflix, among others. He starred in the Apple TV+ dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priah Ferguson
Priah Nicole Ferguson (born October 1, 2006) is an American actress from Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her role as Erica Sinclair on the Netflix's series ''Stranger Things''. Ferguson began acting at a young age and her career spans TV and film. Early life Ferguson was born on October 1, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia. Career Early work and motivations Ferguson was motivated to start acting after watching the films '' Crooklyn'' and '' Daddy's Little Girls''. In 2015, she began acting in locally-produced short and independent films. In 2016, she made her television debut on the FX Networks show ''Atlanta'' and the Civil War drama ''Mercy Street''. Breakthrough: ''Stranger Things'' In 2017, Ferguson was cast in the Netflix science fiction horror series ''Stranger Things'' as Erica Sinclair, the younger sister of Lucas Sinclair, portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin. She was promoted to series regular after recurring in previous seasons. Ferguson is expected to appear in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Hawke
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. She began her career in modeling, and subsequently made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 Little Women (2017 TV series), BBC adaptation of ''Little Women''. Hawke gained recognition for starring as List of Stranger Things characters#Robin Buckley, Robin Buckley in the Netflix science fiction series ''Stranger Things'' (2019–present). She appeared in the films ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019), ''Fear Street Part One: 1994'' (2021), ''Do Revenge'' (2022), ''Asteroid City'' (2023), ''Maestro (2023 film), Maestro'' (2023), and Wildcat (2023 film), ''Wildcat'' (2023), and had a voice role in ''Inside Out 2'' (2024). As a musician, she has released the albums ''Blush (Maya Hawke album), Blush'' (2020), ''Moss (Maya Hawke album), Moss'' (2022), and ''Chaos Angel'' (2024). Early life Hawke was born on July 8, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He played the roles of Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom ''My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 film ''Diner (1982 film), Diner'', and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in the Beverly Hills Cop (franchise), ''Beverly Hills Cop'' franchise. He has gained recognition for his roles as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' and Sam Owens (character), Dr. Sam Owens in the Netflix series ''Stranger Things''. Reiser portrayed Carter Burke in James Cameron's ''Aliens (film), Aliens''. He appeared in the second and third seasons of ''The Kominsky Method'' as Martin, Mindy Kominsky's boyfriend. Reiser is ranked 77th on Comedy Central's 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time". The name of his production company, Nuance Productions, is inspired by one of his lines in the film ''Diner'', where his character explains his discomfort wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
