Stranger Things Chapter One: The Crawl (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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Stranger Things

Chapter One: The Crawl (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Showrunners

Matt Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers) | Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Directors

Matt Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers) | Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Writers

Matt Duffer (written by) (as The Duffer Brothers) (created by) (as The Duffer Brothers) | Ross Duffer (written by) (as The Duffer Brothers) (created by) (as The Duffer Brothers)

Composer

Michael Stein

Cinematographer

Caleb Heymann

Casting Director

Carmen Cuba

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Updated Jan 8, 2024

Release date

2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 102 wins & 324 nominations

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23 cast members

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Finn Wolfhard Mike Wheeler Mike Wheeler See fewer	It (I) (2017)
Gaten Matarazzo Dustin Henderson Dustin Henderson See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Caleb McLaughlin Lucas Sinclair Lucas Sinclair See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Noah Schnapp Will Byers Will Byers See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Natalia Dyer Nancy Wheeler Nancy Wheeler See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Charlie Heaton Jonathan Byers Jonathan Byers See fewer	The New Mutants (2020)
Joe Keery Steve Harrington Steve Harrington See fewer	Free Guy (2021)
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Jamie Campbell Bower Vecna Vecna See fewer	The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Cara Buono Karen Wheeler Karen Wheeler See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
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Joe Chrest Ted Wheeler Ted Wheeler See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Jake Connelly Actor Actor See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
Paris Benjamin Agent Stinson Agent Stinson See fewer	Stranger Things (2016)
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