'Stranger Things' Cast Says Everyone Is in 'Real Danger' in 'Massive' Season 4 (Exclusive)
23.05.2022 - 17:13
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is back with season 4, a much darker installment of the franchise that will be released in two batches on Netflix, with the first seven episodes streaming on May 27 followed by the last two on July 1. While speaking to ET’s Will Marfuggi, the cast opened up about playing more mature characters and an increasingly danger-filled journey that spans Hawkins, Indiana, the Upside Down and beyond. Picking up six months after the events of season 3, which ended with an epic showdown at the Starcourt mall, the new episodes will see the core group of friends struggling in the aftermath.
Not only have they been separated, with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Will (Noah Schnapp) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) now living in California, but they’re growing up and dealing with unexpected changes as they navigate the complexities of high school. Jonathan, in particular, is questioning “a lot about who he is and which path he should go down,” Heaton says. “There’s a lot of fear about what he should do.” Meanwhile, Will and Eleven are really “struggling to [settle] into high school,” Schnapp says, adding that on top of all of that is the fear that he’s losing touch with Mike, who “may not feel like his best friend anymore.” Back in Hawkins, Indiana, Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Max (Sadie Sink), Steve (Joe Keery), Robin (Maya Hawke) and Nancy (Natalia Dyer) are all realizing that things haven’t gone any easier -- and, in fact, the dynamics among them have shifted drastically. Will, along with everyone else back home, is “definitely in an uncomfortable situation,” Schnapp says, noting these guys are no longer “little friends in the basement.” They’re growing up, dealing with more grownup
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