Language English
Originally aired in 2016
Four seasons 33 episodes

When my son suggested this series to me and when I saw the posters I thought it is a children’s comic book story and gave it a miss. But when there was a time I couldn’t choose a series (Netflix and Amazon prime have presented a problem of plenty now) he again insisted that I watch ST. so I watched it and scolded myself for having missed it for so long. Yes it is about children, yes it is a comic book story but what a casting! What acting! What characterizations! What locales! What CGs! It was a complete treat to watch.

It does remind you of ET the extra-terrestrial, Back to the Future, Aliens and Terminator at times but that is the secret of its success because we feel so nostalgic and we get closer to the people. Astounding performances by the cast especially the children, I should mention Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, the kid is simply awesome.

Padmini Satyanarayanan