STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3 has arrived, and if you’re like me and the other 20 million subscribers to Netflix, you’ve probably binged all eight episodes and are ready for more. While Stranger Things 3 left us with a whole lot of questions, we do have a trickle of info when it comes to the next season. To help you miss the Upside Down, the Hawkins residents, and the Scoop Troop a little less, we’ve gathered all the information we actually do know about Stranger Things season 4, and what the series might look like after the season 3 finale. (Major spoilers for Stranger Things 3 below)
Season 4 doesn’t have an official release date ... yet
Netflix hasn’t officially renewed Stranger Things for another season, but the chances seem pretty good. According to Netflix, the show’s third season was the most popular four-day premiere the streaming service has ever had. On top of that, both producer Shawn Levy and creators Matt and Ross Duffer have talked about the show getting a fourth season in the past. But, until Netflix announces season 4, nothing is official.
You cant spell America without the word Erica
I believe that this seasons breakout star is Lucas's little sister Erica played by the talented Priah Ferguson. Even though she makes an appearance in season 2, her part even bigger in this season. Everything she has given us this season has made the screen light up and audiences laugh too hard to stand. Let's face it, if it wasn't for her who would it had been to help the gang save the world.
Hopper is alive (or The American), at least according to David Harbour
In the closing moments of Stranger Things season 3, the characters mourned the loss of Hopper and a post-credits teased a mysterious American locked away in a Russian prison. Throughout the season, the main Russian baddie refers to Hopper as ‘the American,’ and having another Russian refer to the mysterious prisoner in the same way was the big giveaway that Hopper is still alive. If Hopper’s really alive, then the next season of the show could involve something as extravagant as a Russian rescue, or could even see Hop return as a brainwashed villain. He could be a tool of the Upside Down, Russia, or both. The one thing we know for sure is that if Hopper is behind that door, he’ll be back for season 4.
The Byers and Eleven have moved out of Hawkins
The end of Stranger Things 3 brought some major familial rearrangements. Following Hopper’s “death,” Joyce adopts Eleven into the Byers fold. We had gotten some nods to the family leaving earlier in the season after learning that Joyce had put her house on the market. However, it’s implied in episode eight that she would consider staying, particularly in light of her romance with Hopper coming to a head. Given his disappearance and the danger that the family can’t seem to shake, Joyce made the decision to pack up and leave Hawkins. This led to some teary goodbyes between Jonathan and Nancy, Mike and Eleven, and Will and his friends. It also fundamentally changed the way that the series works for future seasons: even in the midst of international schemes and Cold War espionage, Hawkins, Indiana remained the center of the universe. With the Byers and Eleven, out of Hawkins there will have to be some character wrangling in season 4. However, season 3's post credit scene has given a possible change in the future. Perhaps this is a natural move to expand the scope of Stranger Things out of Hawkins as well.
The Russians have a Demogorgon
The post-credits sequence of Stranger Things 3 revealed that not only are the Russians in possession of an American prisoner, but they also have a pet Demogorgon that they keep fed with prisoners. It’s currently unclear where the Demogorgon came from, although it’s possible that it managed to slip through the gate during one of the Russians’ early failed experiments prior to relocating to Hawkins. It’s also possible (but perhaps less likely) that it’s the same Demogorgon that Eleven defeated in season 1: while Eleven appeared to have completely disintegrated the monster, she also managed to survive the encounter. Increasingly less likely is that the Demogorgon is a matured Demodog from season 2 — however, all of those appeared to drop dead once their connection with the Mind Flayer was cut off. At the very least, the Russians’ possession of a Demogorgon in addition to their militaristic efforts to break through to the Upside Down imply that they’re intending to weaponize the creatures. While one Demogorgon has the capacity to terrorize a small American town, it may not be as big of a threat on a global scale. Whatever the intended use, a Russian Demogorgon means that the series has gone global, in whatever form that manifests in season 4. Haven't people learned yet that having one of those things can't be good for too long.
Steve and Robin work at Family Video now
Steve and Robin spent the vast majority of Stranger Things 3 in goofy sailor uniforms. Now, they’re ditching their jobs at Scoops Ahoy (because, uh, the entire mall is toast now) and attempting to pick up another gig. In one of the funnier sequences after the battle of Starcourt, the pair apply for jobs together at a Family Video. Keith, formerly of local Hawkins arcade The Palace, interviews both of them by asking their top three movies. Steve manages to spit out Animal House, Star Wars (accompanied by some hilarious Ewok noises), and Back to the Future. Keith rejects him, but after some persuading from Robin, both of them are presumably hired.Between Steve’s goofy attitude and Robin’s dry sense of humors, the dynamic duo was easily a highlight of the third season. While the Scoops Ahoy vein of humor won’t carry over to season 4, hopefully Steve and Robin’s chemistry will.
Strangers Things album!
Many great things have come from this season, but one of the greatest things to manifest from the Upside Down is the Stranger Things Season 3. Have you heard yet? There is a season 3 album! The album comes with many great throwbacks, but what is even better is the featured duet between Dusty-Bun and Suzie-Poo (Gaten Matarazzo and Gabriella Pizzolo) with a rendition of the song The Never Ending Story. Check out the album and you can listen to that last song specifically on our EXTRA SALT page.
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