Netflix finally drops the first official 'Stranger Things' season 4 trailer
- 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.
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."
Now, over two years later, the new season is imminent. Season four will premiere in two "volumes," with the first batch of episodes releasing on May 27, and the second on July 1.
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.
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.
Prior teasers have shown Eleven writing to Mike from California, as well as quick glimpses of the grandfather clock that appeared in the livestream. Hawkins National Lab has also featured prominently in prior teasers for the season, hinting at possible answers for Eleven's past and the experiments that took place.
Watch the trailer below: