Stranger Things
The Duffer Brothers · 2016 · TV Series
It revitalized the trope of a child with powerful psychic abilities (telekinesis, remote viewing) who is both a victim of government experimentation and a hero, blending sci-fi horror with nostalgic coming-of-age themes.
What it is
Set in the 1980s, this series centers on a group of kids who encounter Eleven, a young girl with powerful psychokinetic and telepathic abilities, who escaped from a government lab. It explores her past experimentation, her bond with the children, and the existence of a parallel psychic dimension.
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The narrative of a young girl with powerful, government-experiment-induced psychic abilities being hunted by a shadowy agency is a core plot element shared with 'Firestarter'.
The central theme of a group of children befriending and protecting a mysterious, powerful, and vulnerable being (Eleven) from government pursuit is a direct homage to E.T.
The depiction of government experimentation on children to unlock and control psychic powers, leading to immense and sometimes destructive abilities, draws parallels with 'Akira'.
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