Who is Max Mayfield in Stranger Things?

MADMAX · The Party

Max Mayfield (MADMAX) is a character in Stranger Things, part of The Party. Maxine 'Mad Max' Mayfield blows into Hawkins from California with a skateboard, a Camaro-driving stepbrother, and the new high score on every machine at the arcade. She's sharp-edged, allergic to being impressed, and entirely uninterested in being anyone's mascot — which makes the Party's clumsy recruitment attempts both funny and doomed. Behind the deadpan is a kid whose family moved her somewhere cold and gray and didn't ask first.

When does Max Mayfield first appear?

Max Mayfield first appears in Season 2, Episode 1 (“MADMAX”) of Stranger Things (2016–2025, Netflix).

Who is Max Mayfield connected to?

Relationships already established when Max Mayfield first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Billy Hargrove — Step-siblings, hard home

Which group does Max Mayfield belong to?

By the time Max Mayfield appears, The Party also includes Eleven, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Billy Hargrove — Max's stepbrother

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