Netflix has made our day with THIS Stranger Things announcement

Aug 31, 2016

If you – like millions others – found yourself enthralled by Stranger Things over the course of the summer, then you'll be pleased to hear the good folk at Netflix have officially announced they will be renewing the break-out hit.

While there have been whispers in the works ever since we laid eyes on Mike, Eleven and the rest of the cast, those in the know have kept us in suspense until today.

According to Variety, season 2 of the 80s sci-fi smash-hit show will consist of 9 episodes – one more than season 1 – and debut in 2017.

@Stranger_Things SEASON 2 IS COMING, GUYS. 2017. DON'T MISS IT. #StrangerThings #Season2

— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) August 31, 2016

Speaking prior to the announcement, creators Matt and Ross Duffer drew attention to the fact that the show's arc allows for break-off storylines, saying: "There’s a bigger mythology, and there’s a lot of dangling threads at the end."

"We could explore it if Netflix wanted to continue," he added.

And thankfully, they do.