Stranger Things’ Renewed at Netflix, Season 2 to Premiere in 2017.  

Netflix has renewed breakout hit “Stranger Things” for a second season, 

Season 2 will debut in 2017 and will consist of 9 episodes, in comparison to the first season that spanned 8 episodes.

The news comes hardly as a surprise, as the supernatural drama has become arguably the buzziest series of the summer. Insiders tell 

that work on the second season has already been underway for quite some time.

‘Stranger Things’ Finale: Duffer Brothers Talk Cliffhangers, Death and Season 2

The Duffer Brothers will return as writers for the second season and will executive produce with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen once again. 21 Laps Entertainment produces “Stranger Things.”

“Stranger Things” stars Winona Ryder in her first major TV role. In the first season, she starred alongside David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Millie Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Chrest, Joe Keery, Rob Morgan, Ross Partridge, Shannon Purser, John Paul Reynolds, Mark Steger and Chris Sullivan. No casting has been confirmed for upcoming season.

The ’80s-set thriller follows the disappearance of a young boy and a telekinetic girl who helps his friends with their search, while the boy’s older brother and the town police chief start their own investigations.

Earlier this summer, “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer talked about a second season in an interview with 

, teasing what they have up their sleeves for the next episodes of the show. (Read that full Q&A here.)

Before the renewal was announced, the Duffer brothers also spoke at the Television Critics Association press tour, telling reporters that there’s more to the story and they hope they get to tell it. “We want it to feel like a big movie,” Matt said. “But there’s a bigger mythology, and there’s a lot of dangling threads at the end. We could explore it if Netflix wanted to continue.”

Ross added, “It’s about giving enough so the audience feels satisfied.”

Well, now with Season 2 coming along, it appears the audience will be on their way to satisfaction.

Check out the video below to see what actor Joe Keery told 

.@joe_keery wants to see these things in season 2 of #StrangerThings #PowerOfYoungHollywood https://t.co/d4bdFFuekv

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