Stranger Things

Without a doubt, the wildly popular Netflix series Stranger Things left fans with quite a few cliffhangers for the end of Season Three. Eleven seemed to have been drained of the majority of her powers after fighting off the Mind Flayer. Joyce together with her family and Eleven as well, look to move out of the seemingly cursed town of Hawkins, Indiana for good. Most shocking of all was the literally disintegrating death of beloved Hawkins sheriff and series fan-favorite Hopper, played with droll comic charm by actor David Harbour.

While Hopper’s death wasn’t directly played out on screen, the shockwaves of his death on the show and in the fan community were heartbreaking at best (who didn’t shed a tear when Eleven read Hopper’s letter at the end of season three?). Fan speculation of whether Hopper died or didn’t die in has had fans of Stranger Things in a hot debate for almost a year. And now series creators and directors of the show, the Duffer Brothers have finally given an answer to this long-awaited question. And they did it in a wholly upfront way with a fifty-second long teaser trailer clip.

Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer

Judging by the newest teaser trailer clip from the Duffer Brothers……Hopper is alive! While this is a welcomed and great relief to many fans of the series who felt his character deserved a proper ending, from the looks of the teaser trailer Hopper is alive but none too well. Fan breakdowns of the trailer appear to show Hopper imprisoned in some sort of Soviet Union mini-gulag or work camp deep within the snows. Along with dozens of other prisoners, they look to be busy laying down tracks of some sort. A quick shot of one working who pauses to catch their breath and remove their cap shows Hopper with a freshly shaven head to be among the prisoners.

The trailer ends without revealing much more thus whetting the appetites of Stranger Things fans all over the globe. Production for Season Four officially started in January 2020 and has an end of production date slated to be August 2020. Judging by the longer than normal production calendar the best guess is to presume that Stranger Things Season Four will premier in the late Winter 2020. The Duffer Brothers did officially drop that the first episode of Season Four is to be called Chapter One: The Hellfire Club. For pop-culture fans, the Hellfire Club was a group of wealthy elites in the X-Men comics who controlled various worldwide events and catastrophes.

Will Season Four be chock full of X-Men references? How did Hopper end up in a Russian prison camp? Will Eleven get her powers back? Keep checking back with FrightFind to stay up to date on all the latest in Stranger Things Season Four news.

The cast of Stranger Things continues adding your childhood favorites. Recently, Cary Elwes of Princess Bride fame and Jake Busey, son of Gary Busey and appearing in just about every other film since the late 80s, have both signed on to star in Stranger Things Season 3.

Cary Elwes joins Stranger Things 3 as the Mayor of Hawkins

Cary Elwes is most known for his nostalgic role of the Dread Pirate Roberts in 80s classic Princess Bride, as well as his role of the protagonist in the original SAW. Elwes has signed on to play your classic sleazy 80s politician in Stranger Things season 3. Elwes role will be that of Hawkins’ Mayor Kline, a “classic 80s politician” who is “handsome, slick and sleazy.”

While the simple farm boy will be without Fezzik or his trusted Spaniard, Elwes has formally requested a holocaust cloak whenever on set with the Demogorgon (not really).

Jake Busey joins Stranger Things 3 as a Hawkins Post journalist

Jake Busey joins the cast as Bruce, a Hawkins Post journalist with “questionable morals and a sick sense of humor.” We’re not sure if “sick sense of humor” is supposed to elude to Busey reprising parts of his Sex Machine role from the From Dusk Till Dawn series, but we’re definitely pulling for it.

Both roles have been defined as “guest roles” but time will tell when Stranger Things returns. Netflix release dates have yet been confirmed.

Fans of Stranger Things may still be reeling from season 2, but that hasn’t stopped executive producer Shawn Levy from offering up the details on the upcoming Stranger Things Season 3.

When is Stranger Things Season 3 release date?

An official release date isn’t on the table yet, but Netflix has confirmed there will be a third season. Due to the previous timing of the first two seasons, it’s quite possible that we won’t see Stranger Things Season 3 until 2019. But that may be good news. According to an interview last month with David Harbour (Chief Hopper), series creators Matt and Ross Duffer are working 12-14 hours per day to bring the next season to life, and thus far the seasons have proven to be worth the wait.

Stranger Things 3 Plot Details

For starters, it looks like Will is finally going to get some rest. Levy assures that while Will will still be involved in the show, and “dealing with stuff,” he’ll no longer be at “rock bottom.” “We’re going to give Will a break. We’re not going to put (him) through hell for the third season in a row.” Levy assures.

Season two also produced some unexpected relationships between several of the characters, and season 3 aims to shed more light on these bonds, specifically the relationship between Steve and Dustin. Levy claims that the creators hope to give them a stronger, more familial connection in season three, stating, “I want them to have a connection like they’ve really had a connection for a year like they’re brothers.”

The Duffer Brothers have also insinuated that we will see more growth between Lucas (played by Caleb McLaughlin) and Max’s (Sadie Sink) relationships and have stated that the third season will deal with puberty and relationships that kids develop as they’re growing up.

As far as the series villains, there are several avenues that are being theorized. Without confirming the return of the Mind Flayer, The Duffer Brothers have not quite ruled it out. Insisting that though they’ve “shut the door on” it, it’s still there, and it’s very much aware of the kids, and in particular Eleven.

As if that weren’t enough for Eleven to deal with, some theories speculate that Papa, Eleven’s dominating father, may make a reappearance in the third installment.

But don’t make the mistake of believing that it will necessarily get darker as the series progresses. In an interview with Indiewire, Matt Duffer made the statement that this season is more about the journey of the characters. “It’s not necessarily going to be bigger in scale.” “What I’m really excited about is giving these characters an interesting journey to go on.”

Stranger Things May Be Going In A Different Direction

The Duffer Brothers have also confirmed that this season is more fluid as far as the writing and production, with no strict boundaries for the number of episodes, even claiming this season may be shorter than the previous two, with only eight or nine episodes expected.

While Stranger Things 3 hasn’t yet begun filming, actor David Harbour has claimed that it will likely begin in March or April, and just this past month, Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) promised eager fans on Twitter that he would keep them posted as progress develops.

There’s a lot more to come, so make sure you stay tuned for the latest developments on this and more!

Is Hopper being forced to work for the diabolical Dr. Brenner? Is part of Will still trapped in the Upside Down? Where is Eleven and will she find her Eggos? These questions and more are sure to be answered in season two of NetFlix’s Stranger Things, returning sometime in 2017.

Fans of the acclaimed sci fi-horror-drama, can rest easy knowing that the cast is back to work filming the second season of Stranger Things. In a surprise announcement, Stranger Things tweeted an upside down photo of the cast with the text: “Back in production. See you next year. #StrangerThings.”

NetFlix released a teaser last week that listed what appear to be episode titles, including “Madmax,” “The Storm” and “The Boy Who Came Back to Life.” While not much is known about the plot of season two, the show’s producers have made it clear that most of the original cast will return.

And while Barb is unlikely to return from the purgatory of the Upside Down, the quirky crew of Will, Mike, Lucas, and Dustin will likely pick up right where they left off: Playing Dungeons & Dragons and saving the world from demented demogorgon.

In loving memory of Barb