Jim Hopper, portrayed by David Harbour, is a main character on the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He is the Police Chief of the City of Hawkins in Indiana, USA. In November 1983, Hopper lead the investigation of Will Byers’ disappearance.

In Stranger Things, Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) is a boy who gets bullied because he has cleidocranial dysplasia, giving him a lisp, but still maintains a fun-loving personality. Dustin is part of a group of friends who band together over their love of comic books and D&D, and who later discovers the mysterious girl Eleven.

In Stranger Thing, Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) is best buddies with Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Will Byers. Of the friends, he’s the most suspicious of Eleven, especially after she manipulates Lucas’s compass to prevent them from finding the Upside Down.

In Stranger Things, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is a mysterious young girl with telekinetic powers and a limited vocabulary who appears in small town Indiana. Her name is taken from an “11” tattoo on her wrist. Mike Wheeler befriends the girl, nicknaming her El and showing her the wonders of his dad’s La-Z-Boy chair.

Joyce Byers (portrayed by Winona Ryder) is a main character on Stranger Things. The poor single mother of Will and Jonathan Byers, she works as a retail clerk and relies on help from her eldest to make ends meet. After Will’s disappearance, she was certain that he was communicating with her through the lights in the house. Despite everyone treating her like she was having a mental breakdown, she refused to believe that he was dead. Through co-operation with Police Chief Hopper and Will’s friends, she eventually uncovered the circumstances of her son’s disappearance and entered The Upside Down to save him.

In Stranger Things, Barbara “Barb” Holland (Shannon Purser) vanishes which results in her best friend Nancy Wheeler investigating her disappearance. It’s not until Eleven astral projects to the Upside Down that we learn her ultimate fate.