This is a list I've made of all the various Stranger Things media, organized into their chronological order. Enjoy!
Media Chronology[]
- Stranger Things/Live-action spinoff - Placement unknown.
- The First Shadow - Prequel stage play centering on Henry Creel. Takes place in 1959.
- The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner - Prequel mini-series centering on Dr. Brenner. Takes place in 1968.
- Suspicious Minds - Prequel novel centering on Eleven's mother. Takes place in 1969-1970.
- Darkness on the Edge of Town - Prequel novel centering on Jim Hopper. Takes place in summer 1977.
- SIX - Prequel mini-series centering on Hawkins Lab subjects. Takes place in 1978.
- Stranger Things 4: "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab" - Flashbacks take place on September 8, 1979.
- Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons, #1 - Comic issue; takes place on September 8, 1981.
- Halloween Special - Comic one-shot; takes place on October 31, 1983.
- Stranger Things - Runs from November 6-12, 1983.
- Stranger Things 5: "The Crawl" - Flashbacks take place on November 12, 1983.
- The Other Side - Comic mini-series centering on Will Byers; takes place in parallel with Season 1.
- Tales from Hawkins: Chapter 1 - Comic issue; takes place in fall of 1983, overlapping with Season 1.
- "The Game Master" - Comic one-shot; takes place on November 26, 1983.
- Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons, #2 - Comic issue; takes place on November 27, 1983.
- Stranger Things: "The Upside Down" - Epilogue takes place on December 24, 1983.
- Stranger Things: The Game/Stranger Things: 1984 - Video game; takes place in 1984.
- Tales from Hawkins: Chapter 2 - Comic centering on Murray Bauman. Takes place in 1984.
- Zombie Boys - Graphic novel; takes place between Seasons 1 and 2.
- Flight of Icarus - Novel centered on Eddie; takes place in 1984.
- Tales from Hawkins: Chapter 3 - Comic issue, takes place after Season 2, in 1984.
- Stranger Things 2 - Runs from October 28-November 5, 1984.
- Tales from Hawkins: Chapter 4 - Comic issue, runs from Oct. 30-Nov. 22, 1984.
- Runaway Max - YA novel centering on Max. Takes place in parallel with Season 2.
- The Bully - Graphic novel centering on Troy. Takes place in parallel with Season 2.
- Stranger Things 2: "The Gate" - Epilogue takes place on December 15, 1984.
- Winter Special - Comic one-shot; takes place on December 24, 1984.
- Darkness on the Edge of Town - Novel; present-day segments take place on Christmas 1984.
- Tomb of Ybwen - Comic mini-series. Takes place in January 1985.
- Tales From '85, Season 1 - Spin-off show; takes place in winter 1985.
- Tales From '85, Season 2 - Spin-off show; takes place in winter 1985.
- Into the Fire - Comic mini-series; sequel to SIX, set after Season 2.
- Rebel Robin - YA novel centering on Robin Buckley, set before Season 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Stranger Things - Comic mini-series; takes place in 1985 before Season 3.
- Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons, #3 - Comic issue; takes place on May 18, 1985.
- Starcourt Mall Escape - YA novel centering on Eleven and Max. Takes place in summer 1985, likely late May.
- Science Camp - Comic mini-series centering on Dustin; takes place in summer 1985, likely June.
- Stranger Things 3 - Takes place from June 28-July 4, 1985.
- Stranger Things 3: The Game - Video game; takes place in parallel with Season 3.
- Summer Special - Comic one-shot; takes place from July 1-July 4, 1985.
- Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons, #4 - Comic issue; takes place in October 1985.
- "The Battle of Starcourt" - Epilogue takes place in October 1985.
- "Erica's Quest" - Comic one-shot centering on Erica Sinclair. Takes place in autumn 1985.
- The Voyage - Comic mini-series; takes place after Season 3.
- Erica the Great - Graphic novel centering on Erica; takes place after Season 3.
- "Creature Feature" - Comic one-shot centering on Eleven. Takes place after Season 3.
- Lucas on the Line - YA novel centering on Lucas Sinclair; takes place between seasons 3 and 4.
- The Dustin Experiment - YA novel centering on Dustin; takes place between seasons 3 and 4.
- "Deliver Me from Evil" - Comic once-shot; takes place before Season 4.
- Kamchatka - Comic mini-series; takes place before Season 4.
- Stranger Things 4 - Runs from March 21-27, 1986.
- "The Piggyback" - Epilogue takes place on March 29, 1986.
- One Way or Another - Novel centered on Nancy Wheeler; takes place in May 1986.
- Stranger Things 5 - Takes place in November 1987.
- "The Rightside Up" - Epilogue takes place in May 1989.