STRANGER THINGS, NETFLIX, NOVEMBER

The early reviews heaped praise on the if-it-isn’t-broken-don’t-fix-it-approach of the Duffer Brothers, but did the nostalgic thriller avoid a sophomore slump?

Following up the surprise hit of 2016 with something equally appealing was always going to be a tough ask. But the Duffer brothers stuck to their formula of wrapping a teen sci-fi thriller in a cloak of 80s nostalgia and Duran Duran songs to the letter. Stranger Things 2 was scarier, but was it better?