Season of television series Stranger Things Season 1 Promotional poster Starring Winona Ryder David Harbour Finn Wolfhard Millie Bobby Brown Gaten Matarazzo Caleb McLaughlin Natalia Dyer Charlie Heaton Cara Buono Matthew Modine Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network Netflix Original release July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Season chronology Next → Season 2 List of episodes