The massive image: Netflix just lately shared a group of pictures from the upcoming season of Stranger Things depicting a decidedly extra mature solid and a darker general really feel. It units the stage for an fascinating pivot because the sequence prepares for its last season within the close to future.
When Stranger Things premiered on Netflix practically six years in the past, many of the core solid members had been nonetheless youngsters. Fittingly, the present had extra of a Goosebumps horror really feel. “They’re not youngsters anymore — they are surely full-blown youngsters,” co-creator Matt Duffer advised Netflix Queue in a latest interview.
This introduced the Duffer brothers with a singular alternative to lean even heavier into the horror style. “We figured they need to be in their very own [version] of A Nightmare on Elm Street mainly.”
It’s a becoming comparability contemplating Robert Englund, who performed Freddy Krueger within the A Nightmare on Elm Street sequence, has a recurring position in Stranger Things 4.
The concept can be fascinating from an Easter egg standpoint. We already know Ghostbusters lives within the Stranger Things universe, so why could not A Nightmare on Elm Street additionally exist? The real-world timing works as the primary couple of flicks within the sequence had been out by the point season 4’s spring 1986 setting occurs. With Englund as a solid member, it would be neat to see a reference to his iconic character, even when solely subtly.
Stranger Things 4 is being cut up into two volumes. The first is about to reach on May 27, adopted by quantity two 5 weeks afterward July 1. In the meantime, you may atone for – or revisit – previous seasons on Netflix and take a look at the 4 trailers for season 4 over on YouTube.