3 months have passed since ZΣRỖ ǶⓄ𝒰尺 and Hawkins has almost completely been converted into an Upside Down wasteland. Eleven has been captured and her powers have been forcefully used by The Mind Flayer to accelerate the infection of not just Hawkins, but the world. Mike decides to make a desperate gamble to save El, but even if he and his rescue team retrieve her....there will be horrific consequences to pay.