Stranger Things 4 has gotten yet another mysterious teaser trailer, the latest in a series of clips promoting the upcoming fourth series of Netflix’s flagship supernatural drama.
We open with a voiceover of Eleven writing a letter to Mike, looking forward to spring break when she gets to see him again. She describes how much she likes school and has made lots of friends (even though we actually see other kids being mean to her). We then get a few quick cuts of a roller rink, Eleven watching skaters and looking upset with some creepy music playing, someone shooting through windows, Joyce looking at a creepy doll, government thugs restraining Eleven, helicopters, explosions, and a dial being turned up (but we cut away before we can see if it goes to eleven).
The details of the trailer revealed that this upcoming season will take place in California, following Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) moving in with the Byers family at the end of season 3. Although an official release date was not shown, the trailer further confirmed that the season will air at some point in 2022. Season 4 officially started shooting in early 2020, but like so many other productions, filming halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is why the wait has been longer than usual the arrival of the upcoming season following the previous, which was released in July 2019.
The new trailer, titled “Welcome to California,” is the fourth of Netflix’s teasers, which the company has been steadily counting off in its YouTube descriptions since February 2020. So far, we’ve had teaser 001 (“From Russia With Love...” promising the return of a fan-favorite character), teaser 002 (“Eleven, Are You Listening?” diving into Eleven’s dark past), and teaser 003 (“The Creel House,” revealing a creepy new location). Combined with the other three teasers, it seems clear that the new season is looking to expand its setting far beyond the town of Hawkins, Indiana in the coming season.
A new trailer reveals that spring break will be the main focal point of this season. This is the fourth in a series of teaser trailers for the upcoming season, the previous three being released periodically following the initial announcement. The clip begins with Eleven narrating a letter she wrote to Mike (Finn Wolfhard), describing how much she likes her new school and all the friends she has made. We get a few quick cuts of the roller rink, Eleven watching skaters before cutting to her looking upset, someone shooting through windows, Joyce looking at a creepy doll, government thugs restraining Eleven, helicopters, explosions, and a dial being turned up.
The new announcement is intended to come as part of Netflix’s celebration of “Stranger Things Day“. This day is meant to “commemorate” the in-universe date of November 6th, 1983 — the day that Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) first disappeared into the dark Upside-Down dimension in the first season of Stranger Things.
Stranger Things 4 is set to return in 2022.
