Good afternoon, my fellow strangers! It’s Mrs. Strange here again. On today’s second
episode for Stranger Universe, I will go over an interview with executive producer Shawn
Levy, who explains the gap between Stranger Things 4 Volumes 1 and 2.
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In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Shawn Levy went over the two part volume release
for Stranger Things 4. After Stranger Things season 3 ended with the action-packed Battle
of Starcourt, fans have been eagerly awaiting season 4, which the Duffer Brothers teased
would have some major changes. Unlike previous seasons, Stranger Things season 4 consists of
longer episodes and a feature-length finale, and its release is split in two. The nine-episode
season is separated into seven episodes making up volume 1 and two episodes making up volume
2, which is set to come out in 1 month officially. As Shawn Levy tells it, the main reason behind
the two-part release was simply a need for more time. He explains that they knew the
last two episodes of season 4 would need more time to complete, but didn't want fans to
wait any longer for the rest of the season. The delayed release of season 4 volume 2
allowed them to "stick the landing" on their ambitious season finale.
“We didn’t think nine episodes were going to be ready in time, and we have made the
world wait long enough. We always knew that if we could deliver the first seven, it’s
such a satisfying breaking point and pay-off moment, that it’ll keep people fed for enough
weeks so we can finish up volume two.”
Earlier today, the Stranger Writers twitter account replied to a tweet made by horror
legend Stephen King, saying that they’re still editing the final two episodes for Stranger
Things 4. It just makes you wonder how much CGI will be in those two episodes. In addition
to talking about the post production of the finale, Shawn Levy also mentioned how the
split volume release was better for this show than a weekly release.
Every streamer is playing around with different models. We’ve seen full-season, binge-worthy
streaming, a.k.a. Stranger Things 1, 2 and 3. We’ve seen Disney+ and Hulu try a weekly
model, which didn’t feel quite right for this. So, we’re happy that we were able
to give our audience a huge meal of story. But it also gives us time to stick the landing
by finishing the last two episodes really strongly and, as you’ve already now seen,
this season relies on next-level visual effects and world-building, and as you can imagine,
Volume Two is very ambitious in its storytelling, and we need a little more time to finish strong.
My unpopular opinion still to this day is that they could have released Stranger Things
4 in a weekly release and it could have dominated social media for a much longer time in between
the lengthy episodes this season. Lots of theories and speculation in between all the
episodes. With that said, I enjoyed binging the first seven episodes and can’t wait
for volume 2, which is coming out in exactly 1 month from today. Here’s hoping that this
epic finale is worth it. Overall, super exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today. What did you think about this new interview with
Shawn Levy for Stranger Things 4?
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