"It is very strange case," What is this series and what to expect from the second season

What show?

Adventure thriller in the entourage of the 1980s, "It is very strange case" was one of the most talked about series last summer. The plot of the first season talking about the mysterious occurrences in the American town of Hawkins that housed a secret government research center. During the experiment, scientists have opened the door into a dangerous underworld where hosts bloodthirsty monster, gets a chance to get into our reality.

After a casual night of the incident in a parallel world gets a schoolboy Will, and his mother, brother and three best friends begin their own investigation. Shortly after the disappearance of Will Hawkins appears around bare-haired, silent girl, endowed with strong telepathic abilities. After the first information about it on her next outing government agents who must neutralize it at any cost.

Fortunately, she met with students and are looking for a Will becomes their main hope for the salvation of others, while a ruthless monster begins to hunt for their loved ones.

Series pretty quickly built a clear internal mythology. Underworld guys called themselves The downside (Upside Down), a monster named Demogorgon called monster from your favorite desktop RPG Dungeons & Dragons.

What is the reverse side?

Downside - dark different dimension which exists in parallel to our world. In it the same location and facilities, but at the same time, the world is much colder, fog and worse. The flip side is completely absent the usual forms of life, and the landscape is covered with intertwining roots tentacles and biological membranes. The only known inhabitants of this dimension - predatory humanoid monsters.

Dustin compares the reverse side of the Valley of the shadow of Dungeons & Dragons, «echo of our world, a place of decay and death, shifted the plane." She is always there with you, but you would not even notice.

Who is Demogorgon?

Monster named heroes Demogorgon - carnivorous bipedal creature from the opposite direction. He entered our world through the portal, which opened in the laboratory during the experiment, and later learned to move between worlds, creating temporary portals and taking back with their victims. Demogorgon attracts the smell of blood, while he attacks both on humans and on animals.

In the game Dungeons & Dragons universe Demogorgon - one of the most powerful demons, which is hard to beat.

What is the secret of the popularity of the series?

the popularity of the show the secret lies in its strong nostalgic tone and a reference to the cult and Science Fiction horror movies 1980. Teens with backpacks on the bike with large round headlights audiences back to the childhood. Fans of the books immediately recall a series of detective stories for teenagers "Three Investigators", where the main characters are also dissected by the city on bicycles, tracking down the suspects and finding out a desired information.

From the series breathes the spirit of the western youth series 80 and 90, but the familiar intonation for themselves may find even fans of the Soviet adventure films. "It is very strange case," confidently dominate the genre of science fiction fantasy for the whole family with a thoughtful script and careful approach to the creation of the atmosphere of the 1980s.

Are there interesting easter eggs?

The series is not only nostalgic emotions rare in today's television story, but also his references to many famous sci-fi movie. For example, the portals with the beating inside a bright red heart, leading to the underworld, if overextended greenish spiderweb remind the world of the movie "foreign».

To him also applies scene survey portal in the basement laboratory, where to send the engineer bomber with a flashlight in his hand. This is a reference to the first part of the "Alien", when Kane and his team explore the planet's surface. As in the movie, the hero "Very strange cases" fastened to a safety rope that is unlikely to save him.

Atmospheric adventure night with flashlights in hand and children's theme, hiding from the government, much like "Alien". Scene with masking Eleventh in a dress and a wig obviously alludes to the attempt to transform the stranger Gertie.

And a plurality of visual elements scenario series resonate with the main kinosobyty 1980. Guys often refer to the characters'Star wars"And the poster of the first season is clearly copying red-blue collage film" Star Wars: The Awakening forces. " Poster horror John Carpenter's "Something" hangs on the wall in the room, Mike, and the film in one of the scenes looks teacher Mr. Clark physics.

It is known and love the brothers Daffer to the works of Stephen King. In the series Eleventh something similar to Kerry from the same novel. Fans of the King can take place before the screen unforgettable eight hours not only enthusiastically watching for a while, but also searching for Easter eggs. Even the font in the title of the series is taken from the canonical works of Masters of Horror covers.

Brethren Daffer among its main instigators mention Stephen King, as well as directors Steven Spielberg and David Fincher.

What is known about the second season?

The premiere of the second season will take place on 27 October. The authors promise that it will be even darker and scarier, Dustin will have teeth, and in the Eleventh - normal hairstyle. Continuation of the story will focus on Will Byers and Steve Harrington, boyfriend Nancy Wheeler.

Events will take place in 1984, a year after the incident shown in the first season. Time had to jump out of the older children-actors. Are older and their heroes. And we will wait for the answers to the main questions remain unanswered: why Hopper at the end of the eighth episode sat down in a mysterious machine that spat Will the sink basin and what other horrors fraught Contact side?

Return whether the screens are your favorite characters?

Yes. You will see all the main characters, as well as the second season introduces us to three new teenagers. This summary siblings Billy and Max, as well as the slightly more adult novel. Max - a brave 13-year-old tomboy, skillfully ride a skateboard, and her older brother, Billy cruel and unpredictable, according to rumors in the past committed murder, and now he leads racket life.

The role of the novel takes a young actress Linney Bertelsen. Fans of the series are inclined to the theory that it is a typical loner, hunting monsters out of revenge for their terrible childhood.

To join the series and new adult actors. Sean Astin (Sam from "The Lord of the Rings") starred as a kind norda Bob Newby, who studied in the same school with the police chief and the mother of Will. Paul Reiser (villain Burke from "stranger" in 1986) will play Dr. Owens sent by the Ministry of Energy, to hush up the scandal unfolding in Hawkins. Comedian Brett Gelman ( "Love") will play a journalist Murray Bauman, chasing new conspiracy theories, one of which led him to Hawkins.

Where you can watch the show?

The series "very strange case" released at Netflix, and where you can see it. The cheapest version of the monthly subscription will cost you 8 euros (about 560 rubles). The first month of using the service is free. The series is published in English language.