Hello Strangers, it’s Mrs. Strange here again. On today’s episode of Stranger Universe,
I will discuss the new, possible release dates for Stranger Things 4. We’ll be ranging
from the popular options and theories, as well as that new set picture that we saw from
the production set in Atlanta, that seems to hint at what time of the year the events
of this season will take place on.
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Before I discuss the new potential release dates, let me give you a brief production
history of Stranger Things 4. This past Valentine’s Day, Netflix and the Duffer Brothers announced
that season 4 had started production, and on that same day, we saw the teaser that revealed
to everyone that Hopper was alive. According to people that were following the filming
of the show, the season started filming for a a week or two in Lithuania, presumably for
the scenes of Hopper in Russia. Then, a few weeks later in March, we saw this video of
the cast reuniting for the table read of the first couple episodes for the new season.
Production then moved to Atlanta as well as New Mexico, everything seemed to be going
fine and well.
But then, as we all know, the apocalyptic event of the year 2020 known as the coronavirus,
invaded the world and changed everything as we know. For Stranger Things and Netflix,
production had shut down on March 16th and according to some of the actors, they only
shot for a few weeks. A stuntman coordinator later on said that they only shot 2 episodes
worth of footage, which many people understood as meaning that the Duffer Brothers completed
filming 2 episodes before the pandemic started. However, he was likely referring to the footage
that they shot of Hopper in Lithuania, which is likely not from the first episode which
started shooting after the table read.
David Harbour then released this video answering the question as to when season 4 was originally
supposed to release.
The popular theory at the time before COVID 19 arrived was that season 4 was going to
release in March or April 2021. This was due to the report from the news outlet TV line
in late 2019 that said the season would have been filming from January to August of this
year. The season only started a month later, meaning it would have finished filming last
month. With a post production period similar to Stranger Things 3, which shot for 7 months
and was in post production for 8 more, this would have put Stranger Things 4 on releasing
anywhere from March to May of next year, depending on how big this season is and how many episodes
it has.
On June 18th, the Duffers revealed on Twitter that the season was completely written, and
as you can see, there is 9 episodes indeed. Now, after 3 months of silence, Stranger Things
4 returned to production on September 28th and has been filming ever since. With only
a few weeks of shooting done, it is safe to assume that the season will finish filming
in April 2021, which could have been the release date.
Now, when could Stranger Things 4 come out? Let’s look at the possibilities.
Stranger Things Day. That is right, there is indeed a Stranger
Things Day. That day being November 6th, because in the first episode of the series, Will Byers
disappeared on November 6th, 1983. Ever since it premiered in 2016, Netflix always released
something Stranger Things related on that day, usually bloopers from the season that
released earlier that year. Last year, the Duffers revealed the title of the first episode
of season 4, which we know is called the Hellfire club. Next year, it falls on a Saturday, so
Netflix can either release season 4 by then, or a day earlier on Friday, November 5th,
2021, and kick off a Stranger Things weekend instead. Speaking of November…
Thanksgiving. As we previously mentioned, there is this
picture from the Hawkins high school production set that mentions an algebra assignment is
due on November 17th. This seems to confirm or at least hint at that the season will take
place in November, another detail that could coincide with the show releasing on Stranger
Things Day. But could we get to see Stranger Things 4 on Thanksgiving, November 25th, 2021?
The benefits to releasing on this day is the 4-day weekend and the merchandise possibilities
to sell on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The season could even end with all the surviving
characters reunited for a Thanksgiving dinner party. However, there is also the risk that
the show will compete for attention against the Macy’s Parade and the NFL Football games.
If this is too much of a problem, the show could release a day earlier on Wednesday,
November 24th, or the following day on Friday, November 26th, 2021.
Last, but not least, Christmas. The show could also come out on Christmas
Eve, December 24th, which falls on a Friday next year, making this the television event
of the holiday season. Netflix could also release the show a week earlier since schools,
colleges, and universities will begin their winter break by then. People will be starting
their paid vacations as well. We still need to see if season 4 will have winter elements
such as snow and characters wearing long sleeves and jackets for the very cold weather. We
might even see the return of Joyce’s lights from season 1 and maybe use it as a way to
communicate with Hopper. Quite frankly, Christmas is the best time of the year and the marketing
potential with all the toys and clothes is endless. Last year, Netflix released The Witcher
at the start of winter break, and it dominated through Christmas and New Years for those
2 weeks, becoming the most talked about show of the holiday season alongside The Mandalorian.
Netflix should do the same thing with Stranger Things 4 and release on Friday, December 17th,
2021.
As I also mentioned in the new actors video, both Thanksgiving and Christmas were teased
at the end of Stranger Things 3.
Maybe the
show won’t come out on any of these days, and might instead release on a random day
in between. God forbid it could even come out in 2022 if the pandemic ruins the production
of the show. But anyways, when do you think Stranger Things 4 will release?
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