Stranger Things 4

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Stranger Things 4 is the sequel to the previous seasons of Stranger Things. It will be released on August 19, 2021.

Cast

 * Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
 * David Harbour as Jim Hopper
 * Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
 * Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
 * Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
 * Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
 * Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
 * Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
 * Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
 * Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
 * Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
 * Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman
 * Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley
 * Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
 * Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
 * Tom Wlaschiha as Dmitri
 * Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson
 * Nikola Đuričko as Yuri
 * Mason Dye as Jason Carver
 * Sherman Augustus as Sullivan
 * Jamie Campbell Bower as Peter Ballard
 * Eduardo Franco as Argyle
 * Robert Englund as Victor Creel
 * Linnea Berthelsen as Kali Prasad
 * James Landry Hébert as Axel
 * Anna Jacoby-Heron as Dottie
 * Kai Greene as Funshine
 * Gabrielle Maiden as Mick
 * Joel Stoffer
 * Levon Thurman-Hawke

Development
Following the release of Season 3, the Duffer Brothers stated that should  Stranger Things get a renewal for the fourth season (renewal was confirmed two months later), the season would be very different and would explore newer locations outside Hawkins in order to "open up plot-lines". They also confirmed the season would address the mid-credits scene of the finale of the third season.

In early February 2020, it was reported that the season's length had been extended to nine episodes. In mid-February, in addition to releasing a teaser trailer, the Duffers revealed the return of Jim Hopper who's now imprisoned in Kamchatka likely confirming that he was the American prisoner discussed in the end credit scene of season 3. They added that the season would be the "most frightening yet" with "a new horror" emerging that would connect everything.

In an appearance at Liverpool Comic Con, actor David Harbour teased that Hopper's backstory will be explored in the upcoming season. Actor Joe Keery stated that the fourth season would be "a lot scarier" than previous seasons. Actress Sadie Sink also mentioned that the teens will be entering high school this season. In mid-August, the Duffer brothers confirmed that all of the scripts have been completed and were just being adjusted.

Casting
For the fourth season, Brett Gelman was upped to series regulars.

Production
According to a report made by TV Line, Season 4 was slated to begin filming in January 2020 and would likely wrap in August.

Filming
Following the release of a teaser on February 14, the Duffer brothers confirmed that filming for the fourth season had already begun.

According to a listing in Production Weekly, the season was being filmed under the working title "Tareco". Shooting took place in Vilnius, Lithuania and later moved back to Atlanta, before filming came to a halt due to COVID-19 outbreak. According to stunt co-ordinator Hiro Koda, two episodes of the season were filmed before production was halted. On October 1, 2020, it was officially confirmed that filming for the fourth season has resumed again.

Effect of COVID-19 outbreak
Following the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19, Netflix decided to halt production on all its films and TV series, including the fourth season of Stranger Things on March 13, 2020, for at least two weeks. However, filming for the season resumed on October 1, 2020, almost 6 months since production came to a halt.

Trailers
The first teaser trailer was released on September 30, 2019, alongside the season's official announcement.

A clip from the fourth season was released on February 14, which confirmed the fate of Hopper. Another teaser trailer showing the Season 4 table read was released on March 3.