‘Stranger Things’ launches VR 360 Experience on YouTube [VIDEO]

“Stranger Things” has launched a Virtual Reality 360 Experience on YouTube. The US Netflix horror mystery series puts viewers into a tense scene inside the Byers’ home with the two-minute video.

Mild spoilers ahead for ‘Stranger Things’

The video features a scene where Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) is communicating with missing son Will (Noah Schnapp). In the show, Will has vanished to another dimension, and his mum has found out how to communicate with him using lights. Both actors aren’t on screen in the video; only their voices are heard.

The VR experience allows users to rotate their screens to see the 360-degree view of the room. In the latter part of the video, the screen moves to the telephone, which Will uses to warn viewers of danger.

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This is the first time Netflix has used Virtual Reality (VR) to promote a show. The YouTube 360 degree clip can be viewed with Google Cardboard, Gear VR or any kind of 360 VR viewer.

“Yes, this is the first time we’ve used Google Cardboard and VR to promote a specific show (if you don’t count 360 video),” Netflix told TechCrunch. “Stranger Things is a uniquely atmospheric series that inspired us to create a fun way to immerse viewers in the rich world, allow them to experience the thrills and mystery of the story and excite them to watch the series.”

Meanwhile, with the success of the series, which launched only in July, is almost guaranteed a second season. Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has not confirmed another season, but said they would be “dumb not to.”

Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer would follow the same format of the show if it was green-lit for another season. The second series will also be running for 45 to 55 minutes for eight episodes, but the action sequence will open more slowly.

“We want it to feel a little bit different, maybe a little bit darker, but still have the sense of fun,” Matt said at the Television Critics Association last week.