Bangladesh, July 4 -- When Stranger Things premiered on Netflix in 2016, it was a runaway success and what the show built with its first season wasn't matched by the second installment. This year, however, things seem better, reports The Indian Express.

Much like the last season, this year too, we are introduced to some new faces in the opening episode. We see a few Russians conducting a science experiment and this, in some way, is connected to the world of upside down. We already know that Hawkins had been a centre of some Frankenstein-like experimentation and now it's revealed that this is also connected to the cold war. The setup is intriguing but if it holds for an entire season, is yet to be seen.

The young kids of Hawkins are teen...