Filming for Stranger Things first began in late 2015, specifically on September 25, 2015, for season 1.

Season 1 filming start

• Production on the first season started on September 25, 2015.

• Filming was primarily done in and around Atlanta, Georgia, standing in for the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.

Overall early filming period

• Broader production and filming on the show’s first season ran from late 2015 into early 2016 before the series premiered on Netflix in July 2016.