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WeirdStranger Things Cast: Then and Now
By Brett White
@brettwhite
Published
June 24, 2019, 10:30 a.m. ET
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Here is the Stranger Things cast in Season 1 and Season 3.
photos: Netflix; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
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Millie Bobby Brown then and now!
Eleven has come into her own as a teenage fashion plate, probably due to her jaunt to Chicago (see, the episode wasn't worthless!). She's gone from wearing hand-me-downs to rocking her own mall-ready looks.
Eleven has come into her own as a teenage fashion plate, probably due to her jaunt to Chicago (see, the episode wasn't worthless!). She's gone from wearing hand-me-downs to rocking her own mall-ready looks.
Photos: Netflix
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Finn Wolfhard then and now!
Mike Wheeler has gone through a lot since he first snuck Eleven into his basement. For one thing, this high schooler is now going steady with Eleven.
Mike Wheeler has gone through a lot since he first snuck Eleven into his basement. For one thing, this high schooler is now going steady with Eleven.
Photos: Netflix
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Gaten Matarazzo then and now!
Dustin Henderson is obviously still a fan of baseball hats. Our baby-faced hero is definitely growing up; the stress of keeping a Demogorgon as a pet will definitely age you.
Dustin Henderson is obviously still a fan of baseball hats. Our baby-faced hero is definitely growing up; the stress of keeping a Demogorgon as a pet will definitely age you.
Photos: Netflix
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Caleb McLaughlin then and now!
Lucas Sinclair isn't a background character anymore. Looking at him in Season 3, he's easily the most stylish of all his D&D buds. Honestly, Lucas could be on a show set in 2019, he's that forward-thinking!
Lucas Sinclair isn't a background character anymore. Looking at him in Season 3, he's easily the most stylish of all his D&D buds. Honestly, Lucas could be on a show set in 2019, he's that forward-thinking!
Photos: Netflix
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Noah Schnapp then and now!
Will Byers still has the same haircut that he did before he was dragged into the Upside Down years ago, and he's definitely aging out of it. The growth spurts are real in Season 3!
Will Byers still has the same haircut that he did before he was dragged into the Upside Down years ago, and he's definitely aging out of it. The growth spurts are real in Season 3!
Photos: Netflix
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Natalia Dyer then and now!
Nancy Wheeler's come into her own on the show, going from dating the cool boy in school to blowing the cover on a massive government conspiracy. To reflect that growth, Nancy's sporting a shorter, more mature hairstyle in Season 3.
Nancy Wheeler's come into her own on the show, going from dating the cool boy in school to blowing the cover on a massive government conspiracy. To reflect that growth, Nancy's sporting a shorter, more mature hairstyle in Season 3.
Photos: Netflix
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Charlie Heaton then and now!
Jonathan Byers has grown from a loner into a protective figure, forging unexpected friendships and relationships along the way. He's a young adult now, and he looks it.
Jonathan Byers has grown from a loner into a protective figure, forging unexpected friendships and relationships along the way. He's a young adult now, and he looks it.
Photos: Netflix
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Joe Keery then and now!
Steve Harrington has undergone the biggest change of any character since Season 1. Initially a bratty bully, Steve embraced his maternal instincts (who knew?!) and became the fiercest protector and best babysitter the junior squad ever had. Now Steve's taken the next step in growing up: dude's got a job.
Steve Harrington has undergone the biggest change of any character since Season 1. Initially a bratty bully, Steve embraced his maternal instincts (who knew?!) and became the fiercest protector and best babysitter the junior squad ever had. Now Steve's taken the next step in growing up: dude's got a job.
Photos: Netflix
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Winona Ryder then and now!
Joyce Byers maybe looks younger now than she did in Season 1-which makes sense seeing as how she was stressed AF back then, what with her missing kid and all. Also Joyce's hair is on point, but would we expect anything else from Winona Ryder?
Joyce Byers maybe looks younger now than she did in Season 1-which makes sense seeing as how she was stressed AF back then, what with her missing kid and all. Also Joyce's hair is on point, but would we expect anything else from Winona Ryder?
Photos: Netflix
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David Harbour then and now!
Police Chief Jim Hopper has gone from serving nondescript on-the-job looks day in and day out to truly living his Magnum P.I. fantasy in Season 3.
Police Chief Jim Hopper has gone from serving nondescript on-the-job looks day in and day out to truly living his Magnum P.I. fantasy in Season 3.
Photos: Netflix
