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Netflix Streams Stranger Things Season 1 Special Edition VHS

7/15/2026

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Netflix released a VHS Special Edition of Stranger Things Season 1 on July 15, 2026.
The edition streams all eight episodes in 4:3 with fuzzy tracking lines, warped colors and grainy VHS texture.
Netflix says the release lets viewers rewind and relive the first season as if rented in 1983.
Fans discovered the unannounced drop through a What’s On Netflix article after the release.

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Netflix released a VHS Special Edition of Stranger Things Season 1 on July 15, 2026.
The edition streams all eight episodes in 4:3 with fuzzy tracking lines, warped colors and grainy VHS texture.
Netflix says the release lets viewers rewind and relive the first season as if rented in 1983.
Fans discovered the unannounced drop through a What’s On Netflix article after the release.