We already knew that Stranger Things 4 would take place across four primary locations. There’s the lab, the Creel house, California, and a Russian prison camp. Now, in the first batch of official Stranger Things 4 stills, we get a look at the divided cast across these different settings. And according to cocreator Ross Duffer, the vibe will be much more horror this time around. There’s a reason why, too.
“When we pitched it to Netflix all those years ago, we pitched it as the kids are…The Goonies in E.T.,” explained Ross, via Netflix’s Tudum site. “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.”
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Duffer also confirms some of the fan theories out there are accurate, but of course he won’t say which.
In addition to the primary cast members, actors in the new season will include Jamie Campbell Bower (Peter Ballard), Joseph Quinn (Eddie Munson), Eduardo Franco (Argyle), Sherman Augustus (Lt. Colonel Sullivan), Mason Dye (Jason Carver), Nikola Djuricko (Yuri), Tom Wlaschiha (Dmitri), Myles Truitt (Patrick), Regina Ting Chen (Ms. Kelly), Grace Van Dien (Chrissy), Logan Riley Bruner (Fred Benson), Logan Allen (Jake), Elodie Grace Orkin (Angela), John Reynolds (Officer Callahan), Rob Morgan (Chief Powell), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie) and Robert Englund (Victor Creel).
Stranger Things 4 part one drops May 27 on Netflix; part 2 on July 1. It’s directed by The Duffer Brothers (401, 402, 407, 408, 409), Shawn Levy (403, 404), and Nimród Antal (405, 406).
Take a look at the images below, along with their official captions. What fan theories do you have after looking at them? Let us know in comments,
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Stranger Things 4 Images
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Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Murray (Brett Gelman) look chilly — and worried — in the snow. Perhaps it has something to do with the crashed plane behind them?
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Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
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Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
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Mike (Finn Wolfhard) will do anything to protect his friends.
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Things are looking up for Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Max (Sadie Sink), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Erica (Priah Ferguson).
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Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her friends are ready to face off against evil.
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Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
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Eddie (Joseph Quinn) leads a special meeting of Hawkins High’s D&D club.
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Steve (Joe Keery), Eddie (Joseph Quinn), Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Robin (Maya Hawke) might just be in over their heads.
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What happens inside the Creel House stays inside the Creel House.
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Spotted: Jim Hopper (David Harbour), alive and well.
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Introducing the official dream team of Robin and Nancy.
