Created by the writing and directing team of brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, the eight-episode Netflix horror-thriller series Stranger Things takes place in 1983 in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana and follows the mysterious disappearance of a 12-year-old boy and the strange things that happen there. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into a mystery involving top secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange and possibly very dangerous little girl.

While at the Netflix portion of the TCA Press Tour, Matt and Ross Duffer sat down with Collider for this exclusive interview. During the conversation, they talked about receiving such a hugely positive reaction to their first TV series as showrunners, how long they developed the idea before they rolled cameras, why eight episodes was the perfect length for Season 1, whether they might ever do more episodes per season, how long they see the series running, wanting to continue to follow these characters, and why they’ll have to bring more directors in, in the future.