Stranger Things season 4 is happening! Netflix renewed the series just three months after the premiere of the third season. This isn’t a surprise. Not only does Netflix obviously want to keep the Stranger Things franchise going, but so do The Duffer Brothers and all the other folks who actually make Stranger Things. Otherwise, why keep the hopes of Jim Hopper’s survival alive and reintroduce the Demogorgon into the world? The Duffers themselves have previously stated that they had a fourth season tentatively planned.
Netflix made the announcement on Twitter with a very creepy little promo that teases the dark things coming to the show in season 4. The video also confirms that we’ll be venturing away from Hawkins when the show does return. Watch the teaser below:
Here is everything we know about Stranger Things season 4:
Stranger Things Season 4 Release Date
No release date has been set, and it’s hard to say when Stranger Things season 4 could premiere. The first two seasons were October affairs with season 3 taking a bit more time and eventually premiering on July 4, 2019.
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Stranger Things Season 4 Cast
It’s not secret that Stranger Things‘ most potent weapon is its cast. It’s fair to assume that all surviving characters will be back in season 4, which means roles for: Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, and Sadie Sink. Recurring actors and new additions like Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Maya Hawke, and maybe even Cary Elwes could return as well.
Then there’s the Hopper of it all. There’s no way there will be a Stranger Things season without David Harbour, right….RIGHT??? Based on the Stranger Things season 3 post-credits scene, it’s probably safe to assume that everyone’s favorite taciturn chief will be back.
Stranger Things Season 4 Story
Immediately following Stranger Things season 3, the Duffer Brothers spoke to EW about their plans for a potential season 4. Ross Duffer said:
We don’t want to write ourselves in a corner so we try to have these early discussions with the writers just to make sure that we’re setting ourselves up to go in the right direction. We don’t know a lot, but we do know a lot of the big broad strokes. At the end of season two, we knew about Billy. We knew that the Russians were going to come in. We didn’t know the mall and stuff, but again, we know these big broad strokes. That’s sort of where we are in season four. We have the big broad strokes. It’s just now about filling in those lines in the details. We’re pretty excited about where it’s potentially going to go. Again, like we said, it’s going to feel very different than this season. But I think that’s the right thing to do and I think it’ll be exciting.
Matt added that season 4 would “open up a little bit” by “allowing portals into areas outside of Hawkins.”
Sounds like Stranger Things season 4 could be a global affair.
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