Strange things is Netflix’s most iconic television series to date. The series has propelled the careers of all its actors, especially its younger members. The audience has seen these characters, as well as the actors and actresses who play them, grow along with the series.

The characters of Strange things The characters are divided into three main groups: teenagers, children, and adults. Most of the adults are unaware of the strange things happening in town, with the exception of Jim Hopper and Joyce Byer. Although the characters may seem young, especially Eleven, they have powerful abilities that help them restore balance to the world.

Eddie Munson was about to graduate from high school

Eddie Munson appeared in the fourth season of Strange things and quickly became a fan-favorite character. The archetypal rebellious teenager, Eddie, had a terrible reputation. When Chrissy went missing, everyone assumed Eddie was behind the girl’s murder.

The show never specifies Eddie’s age, but some of his friends comment that he was supposed to graduate high school in 1984, so he could be around 19 years old. However, given that Eddie went to middle school with Chrissy, and it’s unlikely that perfect cheerleader Chrissy missed a grade, this could just be a rumor.

Billy Hargrove died a hero

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Max’s older brother Billy entered the series as one of the main antagonists. He was a bully and extremely mean to Max due to the pain he suffered from his abusive father. In the third season, Billy becomes a vessel for the Mind Slayer and obeys his orders.

However, in his final moments, Max reminds Billy of who he was before his father’s violence. This affects Billy, who decides to change his ways. He confronts the Mind Slayer and dies in the process, protecting Max and his friends. Before dying, Billy apologizes to Max. Unfortunately, Billy was only 18 years old.

Robin Buckley was introduced in the third season

Robin is introduced in season 3 of Strange things as Steve’s co-worker at Scoops Ahoy ice cream parlor. The two have a rocky relationship at first, but they become friends throughout the season. Robin quickly becomes part of the gang and one of the best LGBTQ+ characters on television.

According to the podcast series Robin Hood: Surviving Hawking, Robin’s birthday is March 10, 1968, which would make him 17 years old. in the third season and 18 in the fourth. It is likely that Robin will probably graduate from high school in the fifth season of Stranger things.

Jonathan Byers is Bill’s older brother.

Will’s older brother Jonathan gets caught up in all the mysteries surrounding Hawkins in the first season. While he doesn’t believe at first that his mother is communicating with his brother, he soon realizes that Joyce was right all along thanks to Mike’s older sister Nancy.

Jonathan has been in high school all along Strange things. With Nancy, he becomes an intern at Hawkins Post. Both teenagers have a passion for journalism that proves useful in uncovering government secrets and the mysteries of their town. Due to the timeline of the series, Jonathan will likely be 18 during the final two seasons.

Joyce Byers is one of the few adults in Stranger Things

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There is no information about Joyce’s age in Stranger things. However, she is the mother of a 16-year-old in the first season of the show, so she is probably in her 30s or 40s. Additionally, she and Jim Hopper discuss how they were in school together, so they are roughly the same age, and he was born between 1941 and 1942.

This adds up since Winona Ryder herself was born in 1971, making her 45 years old in the first season of Stranger things, who is only 4 years older than her character. Anyway, she is supposed to be a middle-aged woman, so she is definitely not in her thirties.

Nancy Wheeler is Mike’s older sister

Nancy finds herself drawn into the mysteries of Hawkins due to the disappearance of her best friend, Barb. While investigating the incident, she meets Jonathan, who also lost his little brother. The two bond over this and find the source of these tragedies, eventually reuniting with Will in the Upside Down.

Nancy goes through high school all the way Stranger things. The series begins in 1983, when Nancy started high school in 1982. By the fourth season, which is set in 1986, Nancy is already about 18 years old and she was about to graduate from high school. In fact, she had already been accepted to Emerson College in Massachusetts.

Jim Hopper is the other adult in Stranger Things

Starting as Hawkins’ carefree police chief, Jim Hopper becomes Eleven’s father, Joyce’s lover, and one of the city’s greatest fighters. Stranger things. Jim puts everything on the line to protect Eleven and stop the experimental government and the monsters of the Upside Down.

The series doesn’t specify Jim’s age, but like Joyce, he’s clearly in his forties. Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of the Citywhich explores Hopper’s past, states that Jim was 35 years old in 1977which would mean he was born around 1941 and 19412. This would mean Hopper is 44 years old in the fourth season of Stranger things.

Steve Harrington is the group’s babysitter.

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Steve may spend most of his time with children, but he is a young adult. He is a year older than Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin. In fact, He graduated from high school in the third season of Strange things. However, Steve is a bit lost in life, and he hasn’t been accepted into any colleges, so he’s always hanging around town.

Although Steve was a terrible boyfriend to Nancy in the first season, he grew a lot as a character. Eventually, Nancy and Steve break up and Steve learns to be a better person. He now spends most of his time exposing Hawkins’ secrets with his best friends Robin and Dustin.

Lucas, Dustin, Max, Will and Mike are the youngest characters

Lucas, Dustin, Will, and Mike grew up together in Hawkins. They have been friends since they were little and share roughly the same classes. They are also the same age, give or take a few months. Max arrives in the second season and, being the same age, becomes friends with the group.

The group of children were only 12 years old in the first seasonwhich shows the courage, exceptional abilities and intelligence of these characters. In the fourth season, the oldest are 15 years old, including Max, who might not age if she does not survive Vecna’s attack.

Eleven is way too young for all the work she has to carry on her shoulders.

Eleven, born Jane Ives and called El by her friends, is the main character of Stranger things. She was born in a government facility as part of an experiment with special abilities. She was kidnapped as a baby and raised at Hawkins National Laboratory, trained by Dr. Brenner.

When Eleven was only 8 years old, she demonstrated extraordinary power, restoring Henry’s (later known as Vecna) abilities but sending him into the Upside Down when he murders everyone in the lab. When Eleven was only 12 years old, she accidentally created a gateway to the Upside Down. and managed to escape the lab, meeting Mike, Lucas, and Dustin.

Strange things

When a young boy goes missing, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and a strange little girl.

Release date

July 15, 2016

Casting

Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Cara Buono, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Seasons

5 seasons

Creator

Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer

Production company

21 Laps Entertainment, Massacre of the Apes, Netflix

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