I saw all eight episodes on Xfinity's Watchathon, which gave free access to this Netflix series for one week. It lives up to the hype. At least 14 million people watched it.

Awards won:

MTV Movie & TV Awards: 1) TV Show of the Year 2) Best Actor in a TV Show (male and female): Millie Bobby Brown

Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

American Film Institute - Top 10 TV Programs of the Year

Golden Reel Awards - Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Music, David Klotz "Chapter Three: Holly Jolly"

Hollywood Music in Media Awards - Outstanding Music Supervision – Television: Nora Felder

Producers Guild of America - Episodic Television, Drama: Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson