Turning back the clock! Winona Ryder, 44, looks youthful in a red wig as she films 1980s drama Stranger Things

By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:27 EST, 2 March 2016 | Updated: 13:47 EST, 2 March 2016

Winona Ryder got back into character on the set of the upcoming Netflix series Stranger Things this week. 

The 44-year-old actress was pictured wearing an auburn wig as cameras rolled in a wooded setting in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday.

The eight-episode series will follow the actress as Joyce, as a working-class single mother whose young son disappears in 1980s Indiana.

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Supernatural drama: Winona Ryder was back on set filming Netflix series Stranger Things in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday 

Supernatural drama: Winona Ryder was back on set filming Netflix series Stranger Things in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday 

Ryder sported period garb consisting of brown corduroys a green sweater and shirt over the top which appeared to be some kind of uniform with her name tag.

The actress was seen exploring a children's den made from branches and makeshift signs which read 'All friends welcome' and 'Castle Byers'.  

The show - which will debut on the streaming service on July 15 - was created by twin brothers Matt & Ross Duffer (Wayward Pines). 

1980s look: The 44-year-old actress sported a red wig as she got into character in a wooded area

1980s look: The 44-year-old actress sported a red wig as she got into character in a wooded area

Suspense: Winona plays Joyce, a working-class single mother whose young son disappears on the 1980s

Suspense: Winona plays Joyce, a working-class single mother whose young son disappears on the 1980s

David Harbour (Black Mass) will play the town’s chief of police, tasked with investigating the disappearance. 

Meanwhile Ryder recently posed for photoshoot for Interview magazine 

In the accompanying interview she revealed that she was wasn't the frontrunner for 1989 film Heathers, which she eventually starred in at the age of 17.

Striking: Ryder recently posed for photoshoot for Interview magazine in which she revealed she was wasn't the first choice to play Veronica in 1989 cult hit Heathers - which she eventually starred in at the age of 17.

Striking: Ryder recently posed for photoshoot for Interview magazine in which she revealed she was wasn't the first choice to play Veronica in 1989 cult hit Heathers - which she eventually starred in at the age of 17.

'I was not the first choice for Veronica in Heathers,' she said.

'I auditioned and they were like, "Oh, thanks." And I went to the Beverly Center to Macy's and had them do a makeover on me. I went back because I kind of knew that they thought I wasn't pretty enough. They were trying to get Jennifer Connelly.' 

Meanwhile the actress talked about her youthful looks in a recent interview with The Sunday Times. 

'I feel like it sounds ridiculous for me to talk about ageism, because I've been very lucky, in the sense that in other people's eyes, I've maintained this [youthfulness], but I wish society could just celebrate ageing and it could be more of a goal. I do enjoy getting older.' 

Hasn't changed a bit: Marc Jacobs recently joked of the actress that she made a pact with the devil because of her youthful looks 

Hasn't changed a bit: Marc Jacobs recently joked of the actress that she made a pact with the devil because of her youthful looks 

 

 

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