With the events of the Starcourt mall, Hawkins is a little different. While everyone's lives have mostly returned to normal, those directly affected are forever changed. If things weren't already strange, a new person moves into town. He's looking for a new start and Hawkins seemed to be calling to him. The chaos that will ensue is a whirlwind of emotions. Fighting for love, hate, pain, anger, and their lives. The residents of Hawkins, Indiana are struggling to keep their sanity amidst the storm. As new threats continue to find their way into the heart of the small town and linger within the shadows.

After the events of the Demogorgon that nearly destroyed the Byers' home and seemed to disappear into thin air, Steve Harrington is trying to cope with reality. His parents have been gone for nearly a month, he's uncertain about the situation with his 'girlfriend' and he isn't sure who he can trust anymore. It seems he's made an unlikely alliance with a kid four years younger than him, Dustin Henderson. A big house gets lonely after a while...

Disinclined with the task at hand, watching over a twenty-one-year-old orphan girl, Elijah finds himself unraveling a dark history. The truth of Sunshine Weiss isn't all flowers and rainbows, it seems even she is unaware of her past and how incredibly important her heritage is. Why?

A dark secret haunts Winnie but what haunts her more is knowing that she has the power to change everything. Things in Hawkins, Indiana are growing increasingly stranger by the second. Meanwhile, the Starcourt Mall is thriving with business, unknowingly sitting atop a dark plan that will unveil itself in time. Can Winnie discover the truth, her family's dark secret, and the power she has before it's too late?