Today marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of Netflix’s Stranger Things, and it feels incredible to think of how much life has changed.
For myself and the rest of Gen Z, the Eighties-set sci-fi show took us on a journey from teenagehood to adulthood, our own experiences often mirroring the stories of runaway test subject El (Millie Bobby Brown), her love interest Mike (Finn Wolfhard), and the rest of the town of Hawkins. As the cast grew up, so did its audience, making the series feel less like escapism and more like our very own coming-of-age story.
