It's hard to believe that it's been three years since the first season of Stranger Things aired on our TV screens. The Netflix TV series, created by the Duffer Brothers, was a sleeper hit back in the summer of 2016, but since then, the world of Hawkins, Indiana, has only gotten more popular since then. The show works as a fantastic homage to some of the most beloved pop culture of the 80s, including the novels of Stephen King, the movies of John Carpenter and Steven Spielberg, with a generous helping (and even an ex cast-member) of the Goonies thrown in for good measure. A lot has changed since then: Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Great Britain voted to leave the European Union, and the cast has changed a lot. It's always going to happen when your cast is just about to hit puberty, but over the course of the last few seasons, the stars of the series have grown up a lot. Even the adults have changed, styling new haircuts and facial hair in the latest episodes. If you don't believe me then just take a gander at the following pics to prove it: 1. Max Mayfield - Sadie Sink <img class="wp-image-12540751 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/af872bb2-etdgc-compressor.jpg" alt="Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 2. Joyce Byers - Winona Ryder  <img class="wp-image-12540752 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/e30ac3ef-ergdv-compressor.jpg" alt="Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers. " width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 3. Will Byers - Noah Schnapp  <img class="wp-image-12540753 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/ecae8f71-erbsf-compressor.jpg" alt="Noah Schnapp as Will Byers. " width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 4. Lucas Sinclair - Caleb McLaughlin  <img class="wp-image-12540754 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/68fea30c-wrgsfvc-compressor.jpg" alt="Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair. " width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 5. Sheriff Hopper - David Harbour  <img class="wp-image-12540755 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/fb9de3bd-wrsfdv-compressor.jpg" alt="David Harbour as Hopper. " width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 6. Jonathan Byers - Charlie Heaton  <img class="wp-image-12540756 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/e50cf4fd-ewfdsvzc-compressor.jpg" alt="Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 7. Dustin Henderson - Gaten Matarazzo <img class="wp-image-12540757 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/54cc7a4f-fsd-compressor-1.jpg" alt="Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 8. Eleven - Millie Bobbie Brown <img class="wp-image-12540758 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/373a88be-rgefs-compressor.jpg" alt="Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 9. Steve Harrington - Joe Keery <img class="wp-image-12540759 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/e180fb89-efqad-compressor.jpg" alt="Joe Keery as Steve Harrington." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 10. Nancy Wheeler - Natalia Dyer <img class="wp-image-12540760 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/7474c9cd-0989oui-compressor.jpg" alt="Natalie Dyer as Nancy Wheeler." width="800" height="501" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] 11. Mike Wheeler - Finn Wolfhard  <img class="wp-image-12540765" src="https://img.vt.co/2019/07/8d6d07e0-rfs-compressor.jpg" alt="Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler." width="803" height="424" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Netflix]] Season three introduced a whole slew of new characters to the roster. But in a surprising twist, <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://vt.co/entertainment/film-tv/alexei-is-now-everyones-favorite-stranger-things-character-of-all-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a certain smug Russian scientist</a> ended up becoming a firm fan-favourite.

11 Side-by-side pictures of the 'Strangers Things' cast from their first episode to today

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