Go deeper into the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series with the complete, authorized scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three, including an exclusive introduction from the Duffer Brothers.
MAX: I don’ t understand. The Demodogs died when El closed the Gate. If the brain dies, the body dies —
WILL: I know. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I’ m wrong —
MIKE: But we can’ t take any chances. We have to assume the worst. The Mind Flayer is back.
WILL: And if he is, he would want to attach himself to someone again. A new “ me” —
LUCAS: A new “ Host. ”
It’ s 1985 and love is in the air in Hawkins. Mike and Eleven are smooch-crazy, much to Hopper’ s disgust. Dustin is back from summer camp with a girlfriend he keeps in touch with by radio transmissions. The towns’ moms are in love with shirtless lifeguard Billy; Nancy and Jonathan are a couple; and there’ s romantic tension brewing between Hopper and Joyce. Meanwhile, Steve is working with a cool new friend, Robin, at an ice cream parlor in the town’ s shiny new mall. Rats are mysteriously exploding around town. The Mind Flayer is possessing people, and the Russians are trying to open a new gate to the Upside Down.
Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three include the scenes, dialogue, and character directions for all eight episodes as well as an exclusive introduction from the creators and showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer. Season Three’ s scripts reveal a unique insight into how the Duffers continued to build the core good-vs-evil story that captivated viewers and popular culture while adding more depth with fun new characters and intensifying relationships.
