Stranger Things is set to make a triumphant return to our screens in May after filming was pushed back due to the pandemic. Season 3 aired way back in 2019, so fans have been waiting a long time for unanswered questions.
Sadly though, The Duffer Brothers announced that this will be the final season of Stranger Things. Originally, the storyline was meant to last five seasons, but they stated in an open letter that "We are now hurtling toward our finale.”
Luckily, season 4 won't be like the others. Instead of the usual format, fans are being treated to a bumper season of two 'volumes' with nine episodes in each one.
“With nine scripts, over eight-hundred pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots, and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous season, Stranger Things 4 was the most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one,” the brothers said.
Though we were treated to a teaser trailer last May, little is known about the upcoming season. That didn't give much away either, being only a minute long and featuring a rather creepy montage of a children's hospital. The numbers 7 and 11 were featured, as well as an 8 ball saying 'all signs point to yes'. What could these mean?
Another video entitled 'Welcome to California' was released in November last year, showing Eleven in California where she says she has "Finally adapted." The video also tells us the fourth season will be set over spring break, with all of the fandoms favourite characters making a return.
Although its sad that the series is coming to a close, The Duffer Brothers have emphasised that this isn't the end. “There are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of Stranger Things; new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes,"
“But first we hope that you stay with us as we finish this tale of a powerful girl named Eleven and her brave friends, of a broken police chief and a ferocious mom, of a small town called Hawkins and an alternate dimension known only as the Upside Down.”
Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 premieres on the 27th May, and Volume 2 premieres on the 1st July.