Netflix finally drops the first official 'Stranger Things' season 4 trailer
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Kim Renfro,Palmer Haasch
Apr 12, 2022, 20:40 IST
A still from "Stranger Things" season three.Netflix
The first official trailer for "Stranger Things" season four was released Tuesday, April 12.
The trailer introduces a new villainous creature, and promises that war will return to Hawkins.
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On Tuesday, Netflix finally gave fans an extended look at "Stranger Things" season four with the first official full-length trailer. The new video hints at what's in store for Eleven, her friends, and of course the believed-dead character of Hopper.
Fans were given a peek of new footage in February 2020, when Netflix released a small teaser confirming Hopper's return. But the COVID-19 pandemic spread shortly after that release, which led to a halt in production for "Stranger Things."
According to Netflix's official synopsis, season four takes place six months after season three's Battle of Starcourt and sees the show's core group separated while also attempting to get through high school. Of course, another "gruesome mystery" arises that could "finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down."
Set to a somber reimagining of Journey's "Separate Ways," the trailer introduces what's presumably this season's new Upside Down villain, a humanoid creature with tendrils extending from its back that seems to be hellbent on bringing war to Hawkins. Despite relocating the Byers family and Eleven to California, they're still not safe — and this time, Eleven is powerless to combat whatever threat is targeting Hawkins next.
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A 24-hour long livestream preceded the trailer, showing groups of scientists in Hawkins National Lab uniforms inspecting a grandfather clock draped with Upside Down-like tendrils. The official "Stranger Things" Twitter account also accompanied a link to the livestream with coordinates that lead to Downtown Santa Monica, California, where the livestream footage appears to have been filmed.
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