Netflix Releases “First Look” Images For ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4, Premiering May
Netflix has released a set of “first look” images for the highly-anticipated 4th Season of ‘Stranger Things‘, which begins premiering this May on the streaming service.
As we head into season four, it’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.
The fourth season is being split into two parts this year, due to the “runtime being nearly twice the length of any previous season” according to creators, the Duffer Brothers. This season is also set to be tonally darker, as you can possibly tell from the images below. “When we pitched it to Netflix all those years ago, we pitched it as the kids are… The Goonies in E.T.,” explained Ross Duffer in an interview with Netflix. “That’s their storyline. And the adults are in Jaws and Close Encounters and then the teens are in Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween. But, this year, we don’t have the kids. We can’t do The Goonies anymore. And so, suddenly, we’re leaning much harder into that horror movie territory that we love. It was fun to make that change.”
Since its release in 2016, the global phenomenon Stranger Things has garnered over 65 award wins and 175 award nominations, including those from the Emmys, Golden Globes, Grammys, SAG, DGA, PGA, WGA, BAFTA, a Peabody Award, AFI Program of the Year, the People’s Choice Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and many others. The three-time Emmy nominee for Best Drama is one of Netflix’s most-watched titles, with Season 3 amassing 582 million view hours ranking as the second most popular English-language series in the Netflix Top 10, and Season 2 accounting for 427 million view hours ranking at #10.
‘Stranger Things’ was created by The Duffer Brothers and is produced by Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment. The Duffer Brothers serve as executive producers on the series, alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment, and Iain Paterson.
‘Stranger Things‘ Season 4 Volume 1 premieres Friday, 27th May 2022, with Volume 2 dropping Friday, 1st July 2022.
