Where Was Netflix's Stranger Things Filmed? Every Major Location, Explained

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Valerie Ettenhofer)

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Dive into the real-life locations that bring the fictional town of Hawkins to life in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.

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The Stranger Things production team utilized 'a combination of real locations and built sets' to recreate the show's 1980s setting, according to production designer Chris Trujillo.
Filming took place across Georgia, including at the former Emory University campus, which served as the Hawkins National Laboratory, a key setting in the show.

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