Will Byers is taken on the night of November 6, 1983, in the first episode of Stranger Things , titled “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers.”

In‑story timeline

  • The series opens in Hawkins, Indiana, in November 1983, and Will disappears after a late-night Dungeons & Dragons game with his friends, while biking home.
  • The in-universe date of his disappearance is November 6, 1983, which the show and official materials reference as the night he was taken to the Upside Down.

Episode details

  • Will’s abduction happens near his house after his bike crashes and he’s chased by a creature later known as the Demogorgon.
  • This event sets off the main mystery of season 1, driving the search for Will and the broader discovery of the Upside Down and Eleven’s powers.

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